Harper’s Bazaar doesn’t have their color palette listed on their website and if you take a look at the magazine, you would understand why. HB doesn’t use color in its publication design arsenal at all. All of the typography is… Continue Reading
Harpers Bazaar is very photo heavy publication. Since they are a fashion and beauty magazine, the photographs are essential and are used both to describe information and also to display clothing, accessories, and products. It is vital to HB… Continue Reading
Harpers Bazaar has several pieces of furniture that they incorporate from issue to issue, in order to establish hierarchy and for readers to expect how the magazine will be laid out. In HB, they heavily rely on the use of… Continue Reading
Typography Harpers Bazaar uses HTF Didot, which is a serif typeface that has become synonymous with the magazine because of how heavily they incorporate it into the magazine. HTF Didot was created in 1991 specifically for Harper’s Bazaar’s redesign and… Continue Reading
Organization: The function of Harpers Bazaar’s covers is to have a beautiful celebrity posing behind a vibrant backdrop. The cover is usually photo-driven and they rarely incorporate any illustrations. They want to convey the best cover stories on the page… Continue Reading
Format: The magazine I will be doing my field note assignments for is Harpers Bazaar. They are owned by Hearst magazines and publish monthly. Publishing monthly has been effective for them because they have such a large circulation and still… Continue Reading
“Publication and design. Sounds like a perfect match” was the first thought I had when I saw this class was available for me to use my Newhouse elective credit. While I didn’t have a complete understanding of what this class would entail, I… Continue Reading