Welcome to publication design! The next 15 weeks are going to be filled with hard work, stress, and dozens of drafts, but the rewarding feeling at the end of this class will validate each late night you spend staring at… Continue Reading
The New York Times Magazine relies primarily on black and white to tell stories with text. Photographs are often (not always) in color and are typically the most colorful elements on the page. That being said, the magazine sometimes uses… Continue Reading
The New York Times Magazine utilizes a balanced amount of illustrations and photographs. At least one of each appears on almost every page, and each story includes one or more of either. The size varies – most photographs are rather… Continue Reading
The New York Times Magazine’s design approach is simple and straightforward, and although it doesn’t feature much furniture, it uses many of the same templates for stories so each issue is consistent with the next. One element that is used… Continue Reading
The New York Times Magazine name is fairly straight-forward, conveying a well-known brand while reminding readers it will be more creative and less structured since it is a magazine. Headlines are typically short, no more than a few words. Feature… Continue Reading
In 2015, The New York Times Magazine was relaunched with custom typefaces created specifically for the magazine. The typefaces (all under the name “NYTMag Sans”) include a text serif, headline serif, display serif, slab serif, and a sans serif option… Continue Reading
The New York Times Magazine features very simple covers rather than flashier publications found on newsstands. This might be because the magazine comes with the Sunday edition of the newspaper, so they don’t necessarily have to attract their audience’s attention… Continue Reading
Format: The New York Times Magazine is a weekly magazine with an average page count of about 50 pages. The dimensions are 8 7/8 inches wide and 10 ¾ inches in height. While The New York Times Magazine is a… Continue Reading
The advice from past students has helped me develop some expectations for this semester – not just my expectations for the course, but for myself as a student and designer. I often doubt myself when it comes to design, and seeing… Continue Reading