Week 6 Update
Hey all!
I’ve made a BUNCH of progress on my project this week which is great because last week I was feeling a little stuck. Last week I was kind of going in two different directions with my layouts but the more I worked on my pages the more I figured out a cohesive style. I still have a few inconsistencies and general style issues to work out but I’m definitely more ahead than I was the last few weeks. I’ve been able to develop a clearer style that isn’t (completely) influenced by what I do at work. I’ve finished designing initial layouts for almost half of the magazine so far. My feature stories feel pretty solid and I’ve attached those pages for you all to see. (side note: almost everything still has filler text and the images are low res still but the layouts are complete.) Now that I’m feeling good about my features I need to figure out how to make my other stories – which are all very list like – look cohesive yet not identical. More on that next week…
I’ve also made a bunch of changes to my run of book map and am probably going to be amending my project schedule. Initially my plan was to fully complete a section each week but now I think it’s going to work better for me to have an initial version of the entire magazine done by the end of the month so then I can go in and refine the style and edit the design and place text and hi res, etc. I think I’m going to have to spend more time amending the text I’m taking from the internet than I initially thought too.
I’m also feeling pretty jazzed with how I’m setting up the magazine to bridge the gap between print and digital. For me this means having longer article titles and lots of lists with pictures. I’m basically picturing each story like a buzzfeed article that I’m redesigning to look nice in print. It’s helpful that I’m taking most of my stories straight from the internet so most of them are already in the format I want. I’ve even been coming up with ideas for a hypothetical website and special edition issues, none of which are actually part of this project, but it’s been really interesting to think about.
Sorry for the SUPER long message. I won’t be in class this week because of a last minute work trip but I wanted to keep you guys updated with all that’s happening with the project. Have a good rest of the week everyone! MagazineV1
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