Hell0 designers! By now, I’m sure you’ve been made aware that these most recent posts are a place for students who have already made it through the course to offer any insight and feedback that could be helpful as you… Continue Reading
Food is entirely a sensory experience, and Cooking Light knows that well. Aside from producing top notch recipes, each issue comes chock full with just as many accompanying drool-worthy images, stimulating one of our main sensory experiences with eating. Every… Continue Reading
Furniture is an underrated but certainly not underused component of publication design. Helping to invoke certain emotions and create a consistent visual style, these individual design decisions have a much larger impact on our overall perception of the publication than… Continue Reading
Language While this course is aimed at challenging and growing our design chops, an understanding of copy and language with regard to tone and personality is just as important because they are one of the many factors that will help… Continue Reading
Typography After considerate searching through media kits, the physical publication itself and their website, I sadly regret to admit that I was unable to identity the typefaces used for the print issue. Seeing as they have just recently rebranded, a… Continue Reading
Cover Much like other magazines, Cooking Light uses their cover as a space to not only highlight the theme of the entire issue, as well as to bring attention to the feature articles, but also as a space to display… Continue Reading
Cooking Light An American food and lifestyle magazine, Cooking Light has been a staple in American kitchens since its establishment in 1987. Owned by Meredith Corporation, the magazine has recently undertaken a complete redesign, receiving a gold medal for Best in… Continue Reading
There are few things I love more in this world than publication design. While I only began to understand graphic design two years ago, I’ve been utterly obsessed with book sleeves and magazine spreads for as long as I can… Continue Reading