Outside Cover Draft

So here's where I'm currently at in regards to cover concept. I didn't take this picture so I found a working stand-in. While the image isn't mine the concept is the same, I plan on getting out and taking photos in the woods or at a park where I can later saturate the image in photoshop.

Magazine Cover- likely to upadate

Cover draft for Outside Magazine

Horticulture Cover Draft

Magazine Cover Drafts - GRD4100

Hyun Jin - Taste Magazine

 

Here is a draft with the name plate and cover photo. I bought some macarons and laid them out in the bowl on top of a napkin and took the photo However, I plan on changing to a photo of a fruit tart or slice of cake that I bought yesterday. Stay tuned!

Edit--

Version 2! New and improved. I bought a slice of raspberry pie and a berry fruit tart, laid them out on a white napkin on top of a black towel over a table, and set up a desk lamp for lighting, then took photos.

Color and Contrast

Nice article on AIGA's website about color in editorial design:

Kawakubo goes against the grain

Apple product PSD mock ups

You can download apple product (and more) mock ups here for your apps.

http://www.designyourway.net/drb/free-psd-mockups-to-showcase-your-work-to-clients/

For your boards

drop your layouts onto a blank magazine

Tips for Magazine Design

http://www.dreamtemplate.com/blog/web-design-tips/10-really-useful-tips-for-designing-a-magazine/

Somewhat useful despite being titled "Seven tips …"

Seven design tips for making great infographics

Not about inspired design, just a commonsense checklist on Huffington Post.

Content Aware tool and photo manipulation

I know we're all or most of us are using photography in our magazines. This is a cool tutorial on how to manipulate photos without all the hassle.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrlsnQ32YhY

You might want to download this and keep it on your desktop. BTW in InDesign, you can insert a column break by hitting the "enter" key on the far right of your extended keyboard. The symbol for "enter" is similar to the symbol for "control."