WEEK 11: The week of december 3rd – december 7th
Presentations & hand in work
In class:
Final presentations in small groups. After the presentations, you will be paired up with another student and be given an evaluation sheet to fill out while you are reviewing your partner’s magazine.
Please make sure you hand in the following:
1. Hand in your printed copy of your magazine.
2. Hand in your filled out evaluation sheets with your name on it.
3. Drop your final PDF presentation into the Lessons folder >> Jill’s Drop folder.
Have a great break!
Week 11 links:
Presentation Format Template (pdf file)
Printing:
How to download/install a PPD for your laptop
How to print your magazine signatures to the Docucolor
How to print your magazine to the Docucolor, part 2
Tips for printing your magazine cover
Syllabus
Week 1 - September 24th – September 28th
Week 2 - October 1st – October 5th
Week 3 - October 8th – October 12th
Week 4 - October 15th – October 19th
Week 5 - October 22nd – October 26th
Week 6 - October 29th – November 2nd
Week 7 - November 5th – November 9th
Week 8 - November 12th – November 16th*
Week 9 - November 19th – November 23rd*
RESOURCES
Style/Concept Board Template (.indt file)
Sections of a magazine: Editorial Order (pdf)
General editorial order of a magazine (pdf file)
Common ad sizes within a magazine (pdf file)
Sample grid structures for a magazine (pdf file)
Flatplan template (.indt file)
Final presentation document (.indt file)
Print Magazine Size Specifications (pdf)
Potential components: feature article (pdf)
Feature article: labeled components (pdf)
Good Body Text Checklist (pdf)
19 Top Fonts in 19 Top Combinations (pdf file)
Type Classifications: Review from last year (pdf)
Choosing Typefaces: Review from last year (pdf)
Choosing Typefaces: Samples (pdf)
Capabilities of screen based magazines (pdf)
Potential Brand Expansion Channels (pdf)
Indesign keyboard shortcuts (pdf file)
34 Typographic Sins (pdf file)
SITES
Mood Boards: Dressing for Different Occasions
Magazine Columns Part 2 (site)
The Future of Creativity (start at 10min into the video for Project Context) video
*Fonts in Use (I love this site)*
How To Choose The Right Face For A Beautiful Body (site)
Selecting typefaces for body text (site)
29 Principles for making great font combinations (site)
Four Techniques for Combining Fonts (site)
Best Practices of Combining Typefaces (site)
Major US magazine producers:
Condé Nast
Ways to produce/publish magazines:
Mag+
Publishers Diversify Their Businesses with Innovative Brand Extensions
Decisive Strategic Shift Toward Ecommerce
When Commerce and Content Converge
7 Ways Print Magazines Are Using Social Media to Engage Readers
How Magazines Use Analytics to Refine Digital Initiatives
The Podcast Opportunity for Publishers
Media Metrics: Industry Trends and Forecasts for Magazines, Digital Circulation,
Social Media, Tablets, Print, Books, Internet Use, and More
Publishing innovations newsletters
Cover Browser: Magazine Covers
Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years
Mashable: Iconic Magazine Covers
The New Yorker Covers 1920’s – 2010’s
Print Magazine Covers 1940’s – 1950’s
Sunset Magazine Covers & Logos 1890’s – 1990’s
Seventeen Magazine Covers 1940’s – 1990’s
Brief History of Magazines (site)
How to simulate gold leaf in Photoshop
How to simulate text burned into wood
How to simulate distressed texture in Photoshop