It’s the beginning of the semester again, you’ve got a clean slate and things have yet to unravel. You’re a little anxious and a little excited, as you should be. Since this class is a combination of hard-working tedium and… Continue Reading
If Vanity Fair’s color palette had to be defined, it’d be black, white and red. And two of those aren’t even technically colors. The magazine, based in old-school glamour and nostalgic allure, uses color sparingly to add to its aesthetic… Continue Reading
Generally speaking, the content of the images throughout are primarily of people and sometimes of events and most of the images are wide or medium shots. Beyond that, the way those images are styled depends on where they are… Continue Reading
To start talking about Vanity Fair’s publication furniture, here are two design basics to keep in mind: VF loves letters and lines. Here, we have the top of the Editor’s Letter page. The title is tucked between a thick line… Continue Reading
Vanity Fair is a cultural magazine known for its Hollywood glamour aesthetic and voice, evident in both its photography and journalism. While the magazine tackles serious stories that go beyond the topics of Hollywood, celebrity and scandal, the language of… Continue Reading
Typography is an image that means more than the words it spells. It communicates and grounds a magazine’s identity both visually and verbally, tying together its pages like brand-identity glue. For Vanity Fair, typography is particularly central to its identity.… Continue Reading
Cover The function of the Vanity Fair cover, like most other magazine covers, is to inform the reader about what they’re about to get themselves into. It uses the cover photo to suggest the subject of the cover story, snappy… Continue Reading
Format Vanity Fair is a longstanding American magazine and, according to VF’s Senior Social Media Manager, one of the last great cultural magazines. It’s physical dimensions are roughly 8.3 x 10.7 inches with an average of just over 100 pages.… 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