For my magazine redo, I did not have too much to fix. On the cover page, I moved around the text to make it farther away from the image and then aligned the date. For the 1st spread, I pulled the green from the image and made it the type color for the sub headlines. For the 2nd spread I did not have anything to fix. And for the third spread, I added a picture of Karl Lagerfeld to the “sidebar” part of the page and added arrows to direct it towards his obsessions. I got rid of some of the obsessions as I did not want the page to be too cluttered. I think I cleaned it up a lot and made everything neater. I hope you like it and have a nice holiday!
This is exactly the effect I was going for with my magazine spread. It is clean. The image is clear. the words I easy to read. There are not a lot of competing images. This is a much better example than the one I had previously posted and closer to the one I created.
It was hard finding a magazine spread that I liked. This one is ok but I feel like it is a little too busy. I feel like the shapes are competing with the dominant images. And I don’t like the fact that the font is going into the picture. Things I do like about this spread is the color and the way they used shapes to write the headline of the article. I’m no expert but this is my example of an OK spread. But in the end I feel like there is too much going on.
*To look at the final spread click on the jpeg to see the PDF of the entire magazine!
For the magazine assignment I decided to feature Jackie Kennedy. I’ve always admired Jackie’s classic style and believe that she is one of the most influential fashion icons for American women. After collecting a multitude of images of Jackie Kennedy, I decided to only use black and white photographs. I believe the black and white images emulate Jackie’s simple and elegant style. I titled the magazine “society” because I believe that her style has exhibited a profound influence on society.
I added an inner glow effect on the headline in order for it to stand out from the background. I selected the image of Jackie holding an infant Caroline on the cover because I believe it looked like she was specifically posing for a magazine cover. The advertisement I selected to feature is a campaign for Chanel, which was one of Jackie’s favorite designers. After listening to the suggestion from Professor Harper, I decided to change the typography from a bright red to a darker color.
The first spread is a full-length image of Jackie with her daughter Caroline. I chose to use the font “Snell Roundhand” because I believe it embodied Jackie’s graceful style. After listening to suggestions from the class, I decided to erase my previous image of Jackie and her son JFK Jr., and integrate a large portrait of Jackie that takes up half of the spread. On the second page of the second spread I divided up the text by placing an image of Jackie in an Oleg Cassani evening gown. I used Photoshop to crop out the uneven outline of the image as noted by Professor Harper.
On the first page of the third spread is my favorite image I used in the magazine. It is a large photograph of Jackie looking up to the sky wearing her signature three strand pearl necklace. On the second page of the third spread I incorporated a side bar. I utilized the side bar to illuminate the significant pieces of Jackie’s wardrobe. Since the magazine is about Jackie’s style, I thought is was imperative that I expressed that she is known for wearing pearl necklaces, large sunglasses, and tailored Chanel suits.
After finishing the third spread, I realized that I still had a large amount of images that I wanted to incorporate into the magazine somehow. I looked over the previous spreads and realized that the remaining pictures would be out of place on my already constructed spreads. I then decided to create an additional spread that consists entirely of a timeline of Jackie’s life. I researched significant moments in her life, and placed them with corresponding images. I hope that my magazine illuminates Jackie’s simple and classic style that has influenced countless of women!
For the redo for this project, I added in the technical aspects that I was missing beforehand. I fixed the baseline grid and made sure everything was snapped to the grid. That changed the way the type appeared because I decreased the size of the leading. I also added in the columns that seemed to be missing before and made sure that the textbooks within the columns were all the same width. I made sure the pictures were right aligned to the columns, too. I fixed the pull quotes by removing the closing quote altogether and putting the opening quote in a different box. That gave me more control over the pull quotes. I decreased the size of the captions a bit, too, because they were over-powering the body text. I filled out the body copy to the end of the page so that it was more symmetrically and balanced. The only real design change I made here was making “Human” in the headline on the firs spread the same color as Lil’ Wayne’s skin, as per recommendation of Professor Harper. I think this makes the text and picture flow together more nicely. In the end, this version of my magazine includes a lot of important technical aspects that my original magazine lacked. The rest of the spreads can be seen in the PDF.
Here is a website I found when I was designing a layout of my magazine. It shows you how to wrap the text around an image you want and cool ways to do a pull quote all in InDesign.
When searching magazine covers and spreads, I came across this Rollingstone magazine cover of President Barack Obama. I thought the magazine cover was extremely effective and unique because unlike the majority of covers which are filled with text and headlines for various articles, this cover is able to capture the attention of potential readers solely due to the image. The image itself is so powerful that it is placed over the word-mark of “RollingStone”.
I love Glamour magazine and I think this spread they did about Lauren Conrad is really well done. Not that I think Lauren Conrad in any way deserves a feature story in a popular women’s magazine, but nonetheless, I think Glamour did a really good job with this spread in terms of layout and aesthetic appeal. The huge pink drop-cap is a nice intro to the story and the way the rest of the body text overlaps it is a cool touch. The way they use color to differentiate between the questions and answers makes the interview clear and easy to read. The image links to the rest of the spread, which flows well with this first page. 
As I was looking online for some creative magazine layouts, I came across this one for a fashion magazine. It caught my eye because of how they played with levels in the type and images. It makes the classic full body photo with a description box underneath more creative. By changing the levels of the pictures and slightly overlapping the next, it adds energy without taking away from the focus of the article: the clothes
Just thought if everyone else was like me they could use some inspiration. Click on the pic of the magazine layout to go to different website with an assortment of magazine layouts for everyone to look at.
