LESSONS LEARNED & MY ADVICE TO YOU!
Ahoy there designers! Buckle up, you’re in for one heck of a ride. I can honestly say this class was one of the most rewarding courses I’ve taken in my four years at SU. But, I won’t lie to you,… Continue Reading
Author: lydiaherne
A FAST GUIDE TO COLOR
For the Color field note assignment I will be analyzing the November 2019 issue of Fast Company. The first thing that became apparent to me after flipping through the magazine looking at their color choices, was that Fast Co. doesn’t… Continue Reading
PUT ALL THE FURNITURE TOGETHER, CALL THAT A HOUSE!
This field note assignment really had me wishing I remembered far enough back to MAG 205 to recall the specificities of furniture in a magazine, but alas I do not. Letter from the Editor: In Stephanie Mehta’s letter from the editor… Continue Reading
BEHOLD THE IMAGERY
Cover: One of my favorite parts about our visit to Fast Company during the Glavin Trip was talking to their EIC about how they pick cover stars and how they shoot the covers. As I mentioned in my previous field notes, they… Continue Reading
WHAT YOU SAY & HOW YOU SAY IT—LANGUAGE
Fast Company name: Though I couldn’t find exactly how Fast Company got their name, I believe it comes down to what the founders were thinking about in 1995 when they created the publication. According to the Fast Company website, and more specifically their… Continue Reading
IT’S TYPE TIME
Nameplate: Fast Company’s nameplate uses the typeface “Grifo.” It’s a serif typeface, albeit it does seem more rigid than other serif typefaces because of it neoclassical roots, the use of thick and thin lines to create contrast among the characters.… Continue Reading
LET’S GET ORGANIZED!
ORGANIZATION FIELD NOTE SEPTEMBER 2019 ISSUE: Fast Co. divides its magazine into several categories. Like most magazines still in print, there’s a Front of the Book (FOB) which consists of just the Letter From the Editor, and several full-page… Continue Reading
GIVE ME SOME SPACE!
FORMAT: Fast Company is a monthly print and digital business magazine which according to its website, focuses primarily on technology, leadership, innovation and design. Fast Co. as it’s often referred to, published 8 issues a year and is based in New… Continue Reading
LESSONS LEARNED FROM “Lessons Learned”
Reading the “Lessons Learned” posts from the last cohort of Publication Design students was extremely helpful in preparing myself for the semester ahead. Some of the most common themes that leapt out at me from the different reflections were as… Continue Reading