36 Stunning Magazine and Publication Layouts for your Inspiration

30 More Stunning Magazine and Publication Layout Inspiration

60 Beautifully Modern and Inspirational Magazine / Book Layouts

42 Excellent Examples of Magazine Layout Design for your Inspiration

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Portfolio Sites

Many people are looking at getting their portfolio site set up over the break. 

Here's some cool sites I've found:

Carbon Made

It's free but the free version is limited, if you want to pay it's not too expensive. Minimal customization. 

Cargo Collective

A few people in the class have this, it's by invitation only - or you can request to join. 

If you're interested in this site, ask around in the Junior class and someone can invite you. 

Personally for my page (www.pamelabarba.com)

I used blogger. Blogger doesn't have very many options, but I found this cool layout and it's the most affordable option right now. ($10/year includes domain name and hosting)

If you're interested in getting set up with blogger, I can help you. :)

A lof of people also use Wordpress (http://akeemmasondesign.com/)

With wordpress you have waaaaay more options as far as cool layouts. It comes at a price though, 

I can help you get set up with wordpress if you are interest. 

Anri uses Yola (http://www.anriolivier.com/)

She designed a bunch of their templates and I'm sure she could help ya, get a nice one set up also. 

I'm not sure about the cost of Yola, but I know it's not as cheap as Blogger.

That's all the portfolio research I have right now! 

If you're interested in getting your portfolio over the break, get started! 

It's really nice seeing all your work together online, and a great way to start on your internship hunt! 

Let me know if you need any help :) 

Paralax Scrolling Comic Book Style

http://graphicnovel-hybrid4.peugeot.com/start.html

Portfolio Websites

http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/five-popular-design-portfolio-website-styles/

Nice Display of Multiple Articles on a website

https://medium.com/frontpage-picks

Finish with all edits done.

I love the way this project turned out. 

Text only no image!

I found this spread where there was only text without any help of images and it was still very nicely layout and affective. I love the white space here.

What I was thinking of to do.

This website reminds me of the look that I'm trying to achieve with my own web version of my magazine.

How to Create a Professional Magazine Layout (using the grid)

This site was great to learn about the grid and how to work with it to create a professional magazine layout.

Here are some layouts I wish I saw for Inspiration!

Here is the top ten on the site there are ten more site to see if you click on the link.
http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=4076

Nov 15, Nov 27 Internship workshops

Internship Workshop – Getting Started with the Search
Thurs, 11/15, 1:30-2:30 p.m., 245 University Center
Tues, 11/27, 2:30-3:30 p.m., 245 University Center
(SAME workshop/different dates/times)

Come learn what you need to get started on your internship search!
Get answers to questions like:
•   Why are some internships paid and some are for credit?
•   What makes an internship different from a part-time job?
•   What should you expect from an internship?
•   How do you find an internship?
•   What’s a cover letter and how do you write one?
•   What does University Career Services offer to support you in your search?

All workshops will be held in 245 University Center.

Questions? Contact Colleen Perry (cperry25@gsu.edu) 404/413-1840.

Claim your cyberspace!

You have 50 MB of space on GSU's Lockerbox 
http://www.gsu.edu/help/28760.html

If you have trouble uploading to it, try a PC. This is a good place to upload a pdf of your resume, so your free website can link to it.

Website Interface made easy?

Lovely concept! See more here.

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Curious what you think about this

10 Usability Lessons from Steve Krug’s Don’t Make Me Think

The Lessons

1. Usability Means…

   Usability means making sure something works well, and that a person of average ability or experience can use it for its intended purpose without getting hopelessly frustrated.
   

2. Web applications should explain themselves.

   As far as humanly possible, when I look at a web page it should be self-evident. Obvious. Self-explanatory.
   

3. Don’t Make Me Think

   As a rule, people don’t like to puzzle over how to do things. If people who build a site don’t care enough to make things obvious it can erode confidence in the site and its publishers.
   

4. Don’t waste my time

   Much of our web use is motivated by the desire to save time. As a result, web users tend to act like sharks. They have to keep moving or they’ll die.
   

5. Users still cling to their back buttons

   There’s not much of a penalty for guessing wrong. Unlike firefighting, the penalty for guessing wrong on a website is just a click or two of the back button. The back button is the most-used feature of web browsers.
   

6. We’re creatures of habit

   If we find something that works, we stick to it. Once we find something that works — no matter how badly — we tend not to look for a better way. We’ll use a better way if we stumble across one, but we seldom look for one.
   

7. No Time for Small Talk

   Happy talk is like small talk – content free, basically just a way to be sociable. But most Web users don’t have time for small talk; they want to get right to the beef. You can – and should – eliminate as much happy talk as possible.
   

8. Don’t lose search

   Some people (search-dominant users), will almost always look for a search box as they enter a site. These may be the same people who look for the nearest clerk as soon as they enter a store.
   

9. We form mental site-maps

   When we return to something on a Web site, instead of replying on a physical sense of where it is, we have to remember where it is in the conceptual hierarchy and retrace our steps.
   

10. Make it easy to go home

    Having a home button in sight at all times offers reassurance that no matter how lost I may get, I can always start over, like pressing a Reset button or using a “Get out of Jail free” card.
    

Cool examples of websites

http://www.thebestdesigns.com/page/111/

anatomy of a perfect landing page

Parallax Scrolling Web Design

I think that in general that most web users do not like to scroll down and view the entire page due to most of the most important information and main navigation is placed in the topmost areas.
Parallax Scrolling forces the reader to scroll down to view the content however when it is used well it can be very interactive and fun. Heres 3 of my favorites and a link to a blog that features others.


http://www.nike.com/jumpman23/aj2012/

http://www.samsung.com/us/microsite/galaxysII/

http://www.ok-studios.de/home/

http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/18-beautiful-examples-of-parallax-scrolling-in-web-design

This could be really useful!!

http://www.typetester.org

Hope this works :)

Comp Arts article on digital media for InDesign

Thought this would be helpful in transferring our magazines into our digital versions.

Magazine revisions thus far

My latest revisions so far include the 6 rows I added to the page margins to help align subject matter across spreads more cohesively, a revisit to the layout of the table of contents, and polishing up of the M. Conway spread. Soon I plan on adding in 2 more articles with my own photography of Alex Leon and Laura Ospina. I've been having fun creating the spreads and I look forward to doing some infographics soon!

Here's my in progress post!

More to come soon!

http://wp.me/p1W4bq-gu

Akeem

More Magazine Inspiration!

Just in case you wanted even MORE.

Magazine Inspiration

Hey guys, check out this artist 

Bartosz Kwiecień - Polish Artist

I really enjoyed looking through his work and thought you might too :)

Let's talk about infographics Monday

Wonder what you think about this:
Infographics: The True Cost of Food

Check out these Info Graphics

http://www.bryanconnor.com/work.html

USA Today

So why exactly has USA Today's logo replaced with a giant circle? 

Granted they needed a logo, surely they could of better than this!

USA TODAY’s Reimagined Brand

Putting Everyday Americans at the Center of the News

One year ago, USA TODAY began work on the reinvigoration of their brand. And starting Friday morning, as the newspaper enters its 30^th year, its millions of readers will be welcomed by a contemporary and refreshed redesign. 

The new USA TODAY remains true to the original, but with a more current approach; smart and succinct, relevant and useful, trusted, unbiased and as always, straight to the point. Wolff Olins is thrilled to have been a part of this work, which includes a refresh of their masterbrand logo, full redesign of the newspaper, creation of a flexible brand system, content strategy and launch advertising, and a new brand story developed with Co:Collective.

Incepted in 1982 and built on its founder Al Neuharth’s goal to be a ‘forum for better understanding,’ USA TODAY quickly cemented its position as one of the nation’s largest and most respected news organizations. They achieved all this through visual story telling, concise copy and a dedication to telling the news in a way that made it relevant to the lives of everyday Americans.

But 30 years in the game, USA TODAY’s pioneering vision had become lost in a sea of imitators and parody-makers. The brand was looking dated. And internally, the pressures of navigating the changing media landscape had led to a fractured brand and a lack of consistent vision for the future.

It very quickly became apparent that bringing this new brand identity to life would require a wholesale redesign of their flagship product, the newspaper. While USA TODAY has a highly successful suite of digital products, their printed product still remains the most prominent footprint for the brand. Together with the marketing and editorial teams, USA TODAY and its partners established a number of task forces to focus on every part of the paper and develop a new approach to content and how they present it. 

With today’s unveiling, the next generation of USA TODAY evolves the brand, with a bold new look that takes their iconic visual storytelling to the next level. The redesign includes increased color, photos and infographics.  Several of the fan-favorite sections have been enhanced including the States and Weather pages. And the Tech and Travel sections have been expanded to include increased coverage.

Larry Kramer, president and publisher of USA TODAY told press today “We are making a real investment in USA TODAY, and putting a major focus on reinvigorating the value of print media while introducing new digital products… We are America’s newspaper and we take that responsibility seriously.”

We couldn’t be more thrilled at that!

For more information on this exciting launch, watch the new brand video, go to USA TODAY’S announcement, or follow the conversation on Twitter #newusatoday.

This appears to be a .PDF with many different colors that you can use to test your printer.

Link

Stephanie sent an interesting article

examples of bad magazine layout

A lot of things that you can get here you normally have to pay a lot of money to attain

Digital Aquarium anniversary

I went on to behance and just typed in editorial design and it was pretty cool stuff http://www.behance.net/search?field=32

Some new trends that are happening in the graphic design world

http://designpink.com.au/web-and-graphic-design-trends-for-2012/

This is great for sending large files! up to 100MB if you have acrobat then you can create an account. It is great so read up!

This is the cover of jet from 1955....not much has changed. Good or Bad Thing?
http://vintageblack2.tumblr.com/post/13176502236/lulu-guerrero-wears-the-chic-look-in-easter-hats

An Atlanta restaurant's menu, from 1899.

set up a virtual private network, "a small privacy tunnel that is created within a larger, existing network"

FOLIO Magazine

Take a look at the business side of the magazine industry

Visual Literacy in magazinesThis video gives you an idea of how a writer thinks about magazine layout.

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