The major textual content of the magazine is food and drink recipes. Thus, the magazine makes a very informed decision by choosing very clean and clear typography so that the steps can be easily read. They also showcase more than… 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
I have always appreciated design as a spectator, but never as a creator until I took my first graphic design class. While taking the class, I couldn’t decide if I liked it or not. Most of the feelings I experienced during… 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
During my time as an undergraduate student, I briefly worked in Photoshop in two courses. I edited photos – making them darker, lighter, setting them to black and white, etc. I remember thinking how I wanted to learn more. Little… Continue Reading
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
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
Many reasons have been given by hip-hop elitists and those with esoteric taste as to why Drake and the October’s Very Own collective are worthy of disdain: “They’re too soft.” “Drake is so sensitive; he’s always in his feelings.” “There’s… 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