I had been interested and curious about graphic design for a while, but it wasn’t until this course that I truly got a chance to explore it. This definitely wasn’t an easy course, but even through the long nights spent… Continue Reading
Because National Geographic emphasizes so much on its imagery, its color section is extremely important. On its Style Guide website, National Geographic says that “Color should be used sparingly to indicate special importance, calls to action, or branding.” While flipping… Continue Reading
If there’s one thing people know about National Geographic, it’s the photography, particularly the iconic covers such as this one: Photos dominate most of the pages of any given National Geographic. Some trends seen across images and issues: All images… Continue Reading
National Geographic, in sticking with its branding of clean, classic and timeless design, does not have a lot of furniture. Or, it does not have a lot of obvious furniture. The furniture are elements that an average reader probably wouldn’t… Continue Reading
TYPOGRAPHY The typeface for National Geographic’s nameplate is NatGeo SemiBold, a custom typeface. While it has varied in size, the look of it has stayed relatively the same, even since its first issue in 1888. The nameplate has always been… Continue Reading
COVER National Geographic is known for its outstanding photography, and this is especially pertinent to its covers. Most of its covers present an image from one of the issue’s feature stories, or an image that represents the theme of the… Continue Reading
National Geographic is a monthly magazine with 140-160 pages per issue (the January 2018 issue had 144 pages). It is 6 7/8 x 10 inches, making it smaller than the average magazine. The general focus of National Geographic — the… Continue Reading
GRA 500 was one of the classes I was most excited for going into this semester. I now know that this class will probably be the most challenging out of all of them, but the good news is that I’m… Continue Reading