WEEK 10 - WEEK 14 PUBLISHING 1 : PRINT MEDIA - FINAL PROJECT
Wynne Pankusya (0333258)
Publishing I: Print Media
Magazine Design
Instructions
Final Project & Portfolio (40%)
The Brief
Magazine Design
Duration of Assignment
6 Weeks (Briefing on Week 8)
DEADLINE
Week 13 Printed Magazine
Week 14 Online Magazine/e-portfolio
Description
You are required to design a magazine based on any chosen topic: sports, fashion, food, interiors music, cars, fitness etc. Consider an area that has personal interest to you. Seriously consider the content of magazine, look and feel, concept, typography the magazine’s name in regard to the target audience.
You have to take into account the best approaches in designing the identity and the branding of the magazine. Define the purpose or function of the content, the magazine’s audience, and the information that needs to be communicated. In order to visualize this task, you will be need to be creative and selective in the application of relevant elements for your magazine design (ie. design and layout, color palette and treatment, grid system, visuals and typography).
The magazine should have at least 16 pages but not more than 32 altogether, including the front cover, content, editor’s note & credits, contributors and resource credits, main feature, review/shorts, single page spread and back cover. We will not consider advertisements in this assignment. Detailed research on the chosen topic is essential and project management skills are vital in order to secure successful completion of this project. Credit all information whether text or images through bylines or photo credits.
The final magazine should contain information and visuals that attract and communicate with the target audiences. You are responsible in every aspect of its pre-production and production including research, concept, content, design elements and the final execution. Remember, you must establish unity across the entire format as identity and concept is essential to a magazine’s representation. Successful magazine layouts must not only be legible and readable, it also needs to be aesthetically pleasing as well as able to offer information in a creative and often conceptualized manner.
You will be guided through lectures, demonstrations, tutorials and feedback sessions throughout the duration of the project in response to the design process of designing a magazine. This includes masthead design, thumbnail sketching, drafting and refining layouts as well as final proofing. You will use Adobe InDesign in your execution of the magazine’s layout and design. Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop is a must.
Requirements
The size of the magazine must be A4. You are required to print the magazine layout in full colour and assemble a realistic mock-up for final submission. It would be easiest to print the spreads on A3 sheets with consideration to pagination. Please credit all sources where necessary.
Additionally, you must document your entire design process with your portfolio submission. This includes but are not limited to:
Research
Research conducted for this project including visual, articles, edited visuals, notes, photographs, mood boards, references, typography, grid system etc.
Concept development
Brainstorm sheets together with notes and sketches or any evidence of formatting, conceptualizing as well as putting content into perspective. Include also a rational on the name chosen as well as the identity and branding of the magazine.
Idea generation
Initial thumbnails, plans, sketches, draft layouts that document the visualization of the concept chosen as well as the pace of the magazine. Evidence of typographic exploration documenting the process of refining the magazine’s typographic identity, layout and grid system.
Design development
Document the process you undertook to produce your project including layouts, refined ideas, pre finals as well as final proofs. Including notes in your layout to justify the design decisions you’ve made along the way is recommended.
Final Artwork
Your final magazine must demonstrate your solution for the brief.
Submission
- 16-24 page magazine of a professional finishing and quality not only in look but also in content.
- Research and design process filed chronologically, in an A3 portfolio.
- Design report in e-portfolio.
- Online magazine.
- CD archiving .indd and .pdf files.
Objectives
- To develop students knowledge and understanding of print media.
- To develop students ability to create layout for a different application and experience.
- To develop students familiarity with the dynamics of design and its components.
- To develop students confidence in working through the design process.
- To develop students time and project management skills.
Final Project
Week 10
To start designing the magazine, I have to decide what kind of magazine I wanted to do and also the name of the magazine. I chose fashion magazine as my topic since I'm familiar with that platform. I decided to use the name "mu:da" for my magazine.
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| Fig 1.1 Ideas |
From the name that I made I searched for inspirations for my magazine cover that would match my idea, look and feel of my magazine.
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| Fig 1.2 Magazine cover inspiration |
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| Fig 1.3 First draft |
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| Fig 1.4 Final Cover |
I created layout for my magazines after I'm done with the cover, and it must contain cover, content pages, feature articles of 4 to 5 pages, and spread with 3 or 4 short stories.
Week 14
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| Fig 1.5 Content Pages |
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| Fig 1.6 Feature Article |
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| Fig 1.7 Feature Article |
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| Fig 1.8 Feature Article |
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| Fig 1.7 Short stories |
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| Fig 1.8 Short stories |
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| Fig 1.9 Short Stories |
After feedbacks from the lecturer, I did certain changes to create more divine and consistent magazine design. Here is the final design of the magazine :
Feedback
Week 11
Very minimalistic look, however there's an awkward placing of the texts.
Week 12
No Feedback
Week 13-14
Different way of showing the marks. Leading is kind of inconsistent on credits and need to be aligned with the grids to create more harmony. The overall look and feel is good and just need to tweak a little details to create more divine layout.
Reflection
Experience
I'm very enthusiastic for this project since I wanted to try designing a magazine. Some parts are tough but I still managed to done everything and I'm satisfied.
Observation
Guides aren't there just to be ignored. If we utilised it correctly, we can create a good harmony throughout the magazine.
Findings
I found that we have to be careful about the look, feel and the purpose of the magazine while designing it.
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