Research for Magazine Layouts

Domino Magazine

My Comments:

The neon yellow complements the black very well. They immediately grab your attention. 

 

Geiger Magazine

Alex Honnold: ' Death is No Big Deal'.

Concept:

To depict free-soloist Alex Honnold's playful way of challenging death and the danger of climbing Yosemite's mountains. 

Design:

Gabe Ferreira

Photography:

National Geographic

My Comments:

Small details such as the page number gives the 2 page spread an extra boost to the design. 

Mod Magazine (Above)

Brief: 

Source and redesign articles covering topics such as art, design, architecture, photography, music, fashion, travel, culture; fashioning a masthead and 20 page prototype for the non existent magazine.

My Comments:

Small details such as the page number gives the 2 page spread an extra boost to the design. 

SOS Magazine (Below)

Environmental magazine

My Comments:

Great concept and shape of the magazine. Excellent choice of wood for the front cover, as well as the masthead- directly links to what the magazine is all about.  

Redesign of Who's Jack Magazine (Above)

My Comments:

Good use of typography. 

U Magazine ++ and Other layouts (Below)

Poster Magazine (Below) 

Designer:

 Toko

My Comments:

The editorial design of POSTER is playfully sophisticated. The use of typography is edgy and experimental going hand in hand with fantastic photography as they interact on the page. Toko has done excellent with the design and communication aspect of the magazine. 

In a magazine there are usually a basic format, style, layout throughout the pages. For example, the colors used are the same, fonts. These help to make the pages of the magazine have a nice flow and connect to each other. 

A successful two page spread to me is that the page looks visually pleasing as a whole, one page, and as two pages. The title also goes straight to the point about what the context is about. Furthermore, if the picture gives enough focus and an idea to what the context is about and also draws the audience attention to want to read the article, to me it is successful. A successful two page spread to me also means that it is different from the rest, yet it seems as if  it follows the norms of how an article in a magazine looks like. In addition, it is successful if they can make a whole bunch of text: readable, engage-able, pleasing to the eye, and most importantly the content is good. Photos and typography balances out well.   

A successful content page to me is one that can turn a lot of information to something visually engaging and still put all the necessary information in.