Magazine Design – Getting Started
Release date:2017, October 31
Duration:00 h 56 m
Author:John McWade
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
The best way to get started in magazine design is to study the greats: magazines like Rolling Stone, Time, and National Geographic. Spend an hour with designer exploring what goes into a successful magazine design. He pages through the digital versions of several popular magazines and talks about what’s going on, inside and out. Learn about construction, and how elements like the cover, masthead, lead spreads, and even the contributors page are designed. Discover the role of typography, imagery, and the grid, and find out how to sustain a look from beginning to end. John also poses questions to help you find your magazine’s “voice” and make design decisions that will help align the final product with the contents inside.
1 – 1. Magazine Stands- A World of Design
E1 – I learned design from magazines
E2 – A look at a magazine- Voice
E3 – A look at a magazine- Saveur
E4 – A look at a magazine- ESPN
E5 – A look at a magazine- Breathe
E6 – A look at a magazine- Fast Company
2 – 2. Building a Magazine
E7 – Construction
E8 – The cover
3 – 3. The Front of the Book
E9 – Front of the book- Introduction
E10 – Contents
E11 – Masthead
E12 – Publisher’s letter
E13 – Contributors
E14 – Columnists
E15 – Small features
E16 – Product pages
E17 – Front of the book- Wrap up
4 – 4. The Middle and Back of the Book
E18 – Middle of the book
E19 – Back of the book
5 – 5. Making a Magazine
E20 – Making a magazine- Introduction
E21 – DNA of the cover
E22 – DNA of lead spreads- Baby
E23 – DNA of lead spreads- Kids
E24 – DNA of lead spreads- Teens
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