Rinder - Magazine Project

Story and Layout:

The story I chose was something that I wrote. I chose it because I felt it was an article that lent itself to good visuals. I called my magazine ‘Adore,’ because I felt that it represented what the article was about. My cover design has the word love in several different languages. The headline of the article is in red, a different typeface and size to make it stand out.

The first spread uses the same font from the cover in the headline. I chose the red, brick color for the stripes from a picture on the second page. I carried the color onto the second page for continuity. I also used the font from the headline for my pull-quote, and drop-caps.

On the second page, my sidebar is a collection of three stories from abroad that were not included in the article.

Choice of Typefaces:

I wanted the flag of my magazine to have a typeface that was classic and strong. I chose Americana Std Bold. I chose to put the translations of ‘love’ on the cover in the same typeface, but use different weights and postures to give variety. I liked the script front for the headline and first spread. It reminded me of the handwriting on post-cards and letters, which would be written abroad. I used the Caflisch Script Pro throughout the article to keep visual continuity.

I chose New Century Schoolbook Roman for the body text. I felt that it was very readable. To add contrast to the body text, I used Avenir (a sans serif) for the text in my sidebar.

Images:

I chose not to use a photo for my cover and instead used a collection of words. I think it looks more creative than a simple picture of a couple on a date. The picture of Audrey Hepburn on my first spread was large enough, and had movement and character. Her face had an energetic expression and her eyes lead the reader to the text on the opposite page.

On my second page, I liked the photo of the couple by the Eiffel Tower. I positioned the tower so that it was sticking up into the text. For the sidebar, I used a picture of a couple eating ice cream. I felt it went a long with the idea of ‘love stories’ from abroad.