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!

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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."

 

Generally speaking, diagonal arrangements look awkward in a rectangular frame. 

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