WEEK 7: Articles, Grids, and advertisements

In class:

Review homework from last week.

BREAK

Strategically designing for multi media: print & digital publishing
Structure of a magazine: the physical parts, the general sections which make up a magazine, and a magazine‘s front cover. Review feature article layout, grids and advertisements.

Homework:

Design a sample cover (optional, but not required: redesign the nameplate or masthead of
your cover) and one feature article layout for your magazine based off of your established style/concept board. Add advertisements (FPO grey boxes) appropriate to your magazine article layout. Add small tags to your print design where you think you could have potential to create rich media (e.g. video, links, buttons, slideshows, 360 viewing,
pan & zoom)

Click on these links:

Required

General editorial order of a magazine (pdf file)

Print magazine size specifications (pdf file)
Print cover terminology (pdf file)
Magazine barcode (eps file)

Potential components of a feature article (pdf file)
Sample feature articles with labeled components (pdf file)
Sample grid structures for a magazine (pdf file)
Common ad sizes within a magazine (pdf file)

The top 10 ways to create digital magazines (site)

To inspire ideas for rich media content:
Some feature capabilities of digital magazines promo reel (video)
Some interactive features of digital magazines (video)

To get your brain thinking about the visual experience/navigation for digital devices:

Sample digital magazine promo: Wired (video)
Sample digital magazines iPad vs iPhone: (videos)

Recommended

Vogue Covers 1900‘s – 2010‘s
GQ Covers 1950‘s – 2010‘s
Time Covers 1930‘s – 2010‘s