WEEK 3: The week of October 8th – October 12th
Magazine LAYOUT: FROM PRECIOUS TO PRODUCTION
In class:
Switching your mindset from a precious design to assembly line production.
In class exercise: Sprint — flow in body text for remaining portions of your first 3 articles.
BREAK
Meet with your peer-to-peer feedback groups (and small crit groups with me: half the class). Use your Opening Spreads Checklist.pdf below to help guide your peer-to-peer feedback groups.
Homework:
1. Refine your opening spreads for your feature articles.
2. Design the remaining portions of the 3 feature articles.
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)
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
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