Arresting forces

The style of design I am always excited to see is what I have coined, hurricane images. Hurricane images stop you dead in your tracks and instill an immediate and powerful sense of awe.

From what I can tell, each image in this realm is built upon a specific environmental structure. Two different, but not directly opposing factors intertwine creating a new and unusual picture. To work it out in my own head I think of colors. The two factors don't exactly interact like black does with white, but instead share a more complex relationship. One that incorporates elements of environment and camera angle. A black hat with a purple electron if you will.

I ran across two good examples today. One is a phrase, the other is a picture.

First,
"Credit Suisse Report Sets Gold Market On Fire"
Gold on Fire. Wow. That is an amazing image.



Second,


This man's name is Akeel. He is a lawyer.