When I first enrolled in publication design, I didn’t think it would be easy but I also didn’t think it would be this hard. I have a newfound respect for editors and designers. There have been many long nights agonizing… Continue Reading
Fast Company’s use of colors is something that I have been fascinated with since the beginning of the semester. In my opinion, the color scheme of Fast Company is dependent on the color schemes of the portraits they use. The… Continue Reading
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but the images used in Fast Company are worth much more than that. Images are the cornerstone of this publication. They range from bright and bold to muted and monochromatic… Continue Reading
Fast Company is a very straightforward publication. It does not utilize a lot of obvious formatted elements or furniture. One set of formatted elements that are consisted throughout the publication are the lines across the top and bottom margin of… Continue Reading
Typography Fast Company uses a variety of serif and san serif fonts. For the section fronts, the magazine uses more decorative font, as depicted below: According to Fonts in Use, Fast Company uses Meret Pro, Kaiser and Zizou sans/slab. Examples… Continue Reading
Cover The cover of Fast Company magazine serves as a place to highlight the most important stories in the given issue. Sometimes there are several coverlines and other times there is only one story that is given prominence. For example,… Continue Reading
Fast Company is a business magazine that is published in print and online 10 times per year. It averages about 100 pages per issue and has the dimensions of a standard magazine. The cover is thick with almost a rough,… Continue Reading
I am particularly excited for this class because during GRA 617, I excelled at the magazine spread project. I heed the last class’s warning when it comes to picking a concept that will grant me enough photographs. My classmates and… Continue Reading