Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
ART 450 / ART 496 blog
450 & 496 Project Proposal
1. The design
and process of a summarized magazine.
2. Brief
demonstration of a fully designed fashion/woman targeted magazine.
3.
Using different design methods, I will create a women targeted magazine. Type,
layout, color scheme, theme and images will be carefully thought out. Edgy yet
classy layout themes will be the focus as well as useful information
incorporated into the magazine. I want this magazine demonstration to be
something I can present in a portfolio as a great reference in the future.
4.
I am very interested in design and the way layouts are presented and thought
out on paper, screen, clothing etc.. Ideally I would like to be a part of
designing magazines and/or graphics on clothing. I decided to dedicate this
project to my goals and complete a great portfolio for my future by trying to
create an example of both ideas.
My plan is to
Design a magazine targeting younger women and creating t-shirt designs to
incorporate into the magazine. The length goal will be anywhere from 4-6 pages
fully designed, including the cover page. I will mainly be focusing on the
color and layout vs. information provided. Type will obviously be incorporated
into the design but in a minimal presentation.
I want the design to be simple yet full of
character and edge. Color, style and consistency are very important. The design
must flow from page to page yet still be slightly different and able to hold
the reader’s attention. My interest in graphic design is mainly type and layout
of type. I enjoy creating different designs using type and basing my designs
around a type related theme. There is a lot of competition out there with
magazines and I know it will be tough to create a theme that will stand out.
I will incorporate
photos that I take myself, along with t-shirts that I design and print on
t-shits. I will use live models in my magazine as well. I will need to research
good subjects to include in my magazine as well as up to date information the
subjects that I choose. I will have to base my color palate on whatever
photograph I choose to go with on the cover and keep it with in the same on
every page. Every page will be a different color pallet but similar so at the
magazine will not look choppy and messy.
5. I see the magazine being anywhere from 6-10
pages with a full cover and index. There will be black, grey and white shades
along with color in an appropriate amount. Font will be different throughout
the magazine with of course one steady font for the main page and name of the
magazine. Photos using my models and designs will be featured on every page and
subjects will vary from fashion to make up tips, etc. The magazine is not going
to be about the information that I arrange in it, but I am going to focus most
of all my attention on the layouts and design. I plan on designing at least two
t shirts to be featured in the magazine as well as take my own photos of models
to place as extra images. That is the plan, more than likely it will change and
be tweaked along the way, but it is the goal as of now.
6. I
have looked at examples of other popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan,
Seventeen and Vogue in search of ideas to base my magazine off of. I want a
magazine inspired by other successful magazines but of course my own ideas and
views. Each features a beautiful woman at the cover of every issue with some
catchy phrase to draw the viewer in. Visual
Examples:
Color pallets are appropriate as
well as type and the photos featured. These are similar to the goal I have in
mind, I just have to make it my own.
7. WIP
Photographs will be taken and placed as soon as I have visuals to present.
8.
Using Adobe Illusrator, Indesign and Photoshop I will create this magazine and
design images for my t-shirt. I will use Kuler.adobe.com to help find an
inspiration for a color pallet. As far as research goes, I will have to study
the “competition” such as Cosmo, Seventeen, Lucky and Vogue to see how their
layouts are and how I can make mine better or make mine different. I will also
have to research topics with up to date information to add that would be of
interest and will be appropriate for my magazine. On top of designing T-shirts,
I will have to have them screened on to a shirt in order to have them featured
in the photographs and will have to locate a good place to accomplish that part
of my project.
9. Thursday
Feb. 9th have design outline on pages complete
Thursday
Feb. 16th have t-shirt designs finished and ready to be printed
Thursday
Feb. 23rd have t-shirts printed and magazine design completed
Thursday March 1st
have photographs of models finished and placed
Thursday March 8th
have magazine put together and ready for editing
Thursday March 15th
have magazine completed
Tuesday March 20th
be ready to present and turn in with capstone paper(5-10 pages)
10. BLOG
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