Paradise Lost “Paradise Lost” by John Gonzalez is a derivative of “Homeless and cold” by Ed Yourdon, which is licensed under Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0). Originally downloaded on 02/08/26 and edited with Canva. February 9, 2026 by John Gonzalez Spring 2026 1
Hi John! Wow, what an impactful image! Holy cow, it’s gripping me strongly from an emotional standpoint. I like how the figure is placed in the right third of the photo, making for a perfect addition of text on the left side. And his body language leans toward the text as well, naturally drawing the eye to the text. Immediately though, I take issue with your text font. Firstly, it’s a bit hard to read–too small but also the contrast is too high. I had to kind of squint to read it (which could also be my age LOL). The other issue is that both your header and your text are using serif fonts which are in the same family. Even though they’re obviously different fonts, they are clashing a bit. While I love the font itself that you chose for the “Article 25” (the serifs echo the spikes in the fence which is cool), it feels too happy somehow. The fact that it’s rounded makes it feel so much less serious than the topic deserves. I like how you aligned the “Article” word, placing it on top of the metal piece of the fence that travels along the top of the photo, I just wish it were straightened out. You did a nice job of creating a background for the text which makes it more legible and using the color white for the text makes perfect sense and ties in the white of the man’s shoe, the highlights of his jacket as well as the worn bench. An excellent pairing of image to article!