PUBLICATION DESIGN
VIS 527 | PROF. CLAUDIA STRONG
Menu Close
  • Home
  • SYLLABUS
  • FIELD NOTES
  • BLOG ASSIGNMENTS
    • REFLECTION: LESSONS LEARNED
    • LESSONS LEARNED
  • RESOURCES
    • LYNDA.COM
    • CC-LICENSED IMAGE LINKS
    • IMAGE RESOLUTION
  • GOOD READS
    • TYPE BASICS
    • i MANIFESTO
    • i & SND 32
    • NO LIMITS DESIGN
    • PHOTO RELATIONS
    • TABLET EYE-TRAC FINDINGS
    • CUTLINES

magazine

Lessons Learned

Posted on May 9, 2019 by nabihaasim

Dear future class: You are about to begin your prototype publication. This is going to be a long yet rewarding journey so get ready to dive right in. You don’t have a lot of time to get this done. Even… Continue Reading →

2019, BLOG ASSIGNMENT, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT advice, design, lessons, magazine, prototype, publication design

Field Notes | Real Simple | Images

Posted on March 18, 2019 by coltonmadore

Real Simple uses images in such a specific manner, that you almost don’t even notice it because it is so uniform. When carefully looking through the magazine, the reader begins to realize the uniqueness to each page and image. Without a… Continue Reading →

2019, FIELD NOTES, MAGAZINE DESIGN COLOR, CONTENT, images, magazine, PLACEMENT, Real Simple, SHAPES, STYLE

Field Notes | The Nation | Week 6 – Furniture

Posted on February 25, 2019 by elizabethwhite

The Nation uses some furniture elements to guide the reader through the magazine in a non-distracting and straightforward way. Starting at the front of the book, each issue has a section called “letters” with short blurbs from readers about previous… Continue Reading →

2019, FIELD NOTES design, Field Notes, magazine

Field Notes| Essence Typography

Posted on February 11, 2019 by saraithompson

Essence Magazine uses a font that is in the Tahoma font family but, customize and copy righted solely for their use by designer James A. Miller IV. The folio of the magazine also maintains the same font but, in a… Continue Reading →

TYPOGRAPHY Essence, Field Notes, headlines, magazine, MAGAZINE DESIGN, meaning, Typography review

Field Notes | The Nation | Week 4 – Language

Posted on February 11, 2019 by elizabethwhite

The average reader of The Nation is 65 years old and college educated. The language used in the magazine reflects the demographics. They use long sentences and more complicated words, but not in a way that demeans the reader. Unlike… Continue Reading →

2019, FIELD NOTES BLOG ASSIGNMENT, Field Notes, magazine

Field Notes | The Nation | Week 4 – Typography

Posted on February 11, 2019 by elizabethwhite

The Nation uses a variety of typefaces. The nameplate is Modern No. 20, a unique serif that conveys intelligence and has a political vibe to it. The nameplate is large enough to grab the reader’s attention, but not too large… Continue Reading →

FIELD NOTES Field Notes, magazine, TYPOGRAPHY

Field Notes | Real Simple | Language

Posted on February 11, 2019 by coltonmadore

Name The name of the Real Simple is straight forward and to the point. As someone who has never picked up this magazine before, I always had a sense that I knew the magazine was simple, modern, and meant for someone who… Continue Reading →

2019, FIELD NOTES, MAGAZINE DESIGN, Uncategorized bylines, cutlines, Departments, FEATURES, GEORGIA, headlines, LABELS, language, magazine, NAME, PROMOTIONS, Real Simple, sections, SHARP GROTESK, Text, words
1

Field Notes | Real Simple | Space

Posted on January 19, 2019 by coltonmadore

Format Real Simple is a women’s lifestyle magazine that launched in 2000. For over 18 years, the magazine has been introducing busy women to numerous ways to make their lives easier and simpler. This January, Real Simple published their January 2019 issue with… Continue Reading →

2019, FIELD NOTES, JOURNALISM, MAGAZINE DESIGN CREATIVITY, design, Layout, magazine, Real Simple, WHITE SPACE

WIRED | Field Notes | Color

Posted on April 2, 2018 by carolinecolvin

WIRED uses an eclectic mix of jewel tones, neons and pastels — never primaries or secondaries. The fact that the publication’s designer mix the dramatic, the brash and the dreamy instead of the basic indicates that they are dedicated to… Continue Reading →

BLOG ASSIGNMENT, COLOR, FIELD NOTES COLOR, color palette, illustration, ILLUSTRATOR, jewel tones, magazine, MAGAZINE DESIGN, pastels, WIRED, WIRED Magazine

Field notes on typography and language: National Geographic

Posted on February 12, 2018 by haleykim

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 →

FIELD NOTES, MAGAZINE DESIGN, Uncategorized bylines, cutlines, Field Notes, headlines, language, magazine, national geographic, pull quotes, sans serif, serif, TYPOGRAPHY

Post navigation

Older Articles

PROF. CLAUDIA STRONG

CONTACT
ccstrong@syr.edu
Room 218 NH I — mailbox on 5th floor of NH I
The best way to reach me is via e-mail using your SU account. SU policy requires me to use it.

OFFICE HOURS

TU 10–10:40 am & 2 pm–3 pm
W 9:40–noon & 2–3 pm
TH 10–10:40 am

BOOK A MEETING

FOLLOW

Recent Posts

  • LESSONS LEARNED + ADVICE
  • LESSONS LEARNED & MY ADVICE TO YOU!
  • Lessons Learned | Jacorey Moon
  • Lessons Learned: Spring 202
  • Lessons Learned

Categories

TODAY’S FRONT PAGES

PRESS DISPLAY

Use your SU account to log in.

RELEVANT SU DATABASES

DESIGN OBSERVER

RSS AIGA

CREATIVE COMMONS

UNSPLASH IMAGES

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

STOCK.XCHNG

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IMAGES

RSS DAFONT.COM

  • e Ember by wep
  • Mishelblanch by Ahmad Kartiwa

ARCHIVES

© 2023 PUBLICATION DESIGN. All rights reserved.
Hiero by aThemes