If you want to learn more about design and what it takes to complete a publication layout, then you’re in the right class. This is a great class that prefaces the work and decisions that designers have to make in… Continue Reading
If you’re looking to learn more about design and prepare for a career in graphic design or art directing, you’ve made a great choice in taking this course. You’ll go through some growing pains, but you will learn a lot… Continue Reading
After a semester in Professor Strong’s publication design, I’ve learned so much about what design means and how easy it can be to become a designer in just a few short months. It was a challenge trying to narrow down… Continue Reading
Style & Content Cover Images: The cover images are always about the cover story being showcased in that issue. Being a food & drinks magazine, the cover image is most of the times, an insanely yummy looking dish or drink,… Continue Reading
Along with highlighting graphical elements in my previous post, there is a consistency in the textual elements as well. To begin with, the headline is the textual element that has the maximum line weight followed by the deck line, which… Continue Reading
A Condé Nast publication, bon appétit, uses a pure geometrical shape as its furniture elements. They mostly consist of underlines, small triangles towards an image linking the image and its respective headline for the story associated with it. They also use white… Continue Reading
The name of Esquire exudes confidence and sophistication. There’s a certain man that most people think about when they think about the name “Esquire.” I think that the name of the magazine fits the content well. Esquire is supposed to… Continue Reading
NAME Wired is a technology magazine that focuses on how new technologies interact with the world around them. The name “Wired” is very successful in alluding to this idea. It plays on the literal aspect of technology with wires, but also… Continue Reading
Wired alternates between a few typefaces that make up the visual identity of the magazine, occasionally, adding novelty fonts to become a distinct visual element of certain spreads. The first typeface I’ll discuss is a unique typeface that is found consistently… Continue Reading
Cover: The cover of Esquire is to let people know what publication they’re reading, but also to distinguish what types of readers the magazine wants to read the publication. The cover features some of what the publication thinks are its… Continue Reading