Magazine layouts

Since the start of the year I have done a number of different pieces of work. For our first brief we had to recreate a magazine layout. First of all I looked at different magazine layouts, I then took a layout from the magazine “Another Magazine”, which I thought was interesting because of the size of the image and the different size type on the page. I started measuring the page for example the image, the space in between and all around the image and type. I then recreated the outline of everything in the layout using indesign.





Once I had drawn the outlines I thought the layout looked a little plain, but then i done a recreation of the layout, once I added the image and type, I think it looked really good as I liked the space around the image.




I then slightly changed the design by using the words delicate and dysfunctional. First of all I done the word delicate, the first thing I done was made the colours a lot lighter but I didn’t think it worked as I lost most of the image, so I decided to change the type to italic as I think it is very soft and light. I benefited from doing this part of my brief with indesign as I learnt how to use it.




I think this works as the type still goes with the theme of the layout. I then done a dysfunctional layout, I only changed the layout of the type making it all mixed up so it is not that easy to read.




I think this works well because I like the pattern the type makes and I also think the white space plays a big part on the page and it works well.
I then chose anther persons layout, I chose this specific persons piece of work because I thought it would be a challenge to try and change the layout. The person’s layout was based on dysfunctional so I tried to make it a lot different.



First of all I made most of the type larger so it would stand out more, I think this works because it is very bold but I do think it looks a little busy. I do think my changers worked a little better because it was a lot more dysfunctional, but I do like the first layout because of the spacing round the information and the images.