Below is an ISSUU condiment containing the final boards for Stack Magazine:
At first, this brief was not promising. The client I am
working with on it seemed very disorganised, and there was poor communication
on her end. A brief was never put
together in full, just emails sent now and then with information and possible
influences. Not having a set brief to look at made the whole process much more
difficult. For this reason, I compiled all of the relevant information into one
document and created a brief. This made the whole process much easier, and
allowed me to make design decisions.
As the brief progressed, the overall job was made much
easier. Charlotte sent through all the body copy, allowing me to get started on
layouts. I was also allowed entire creative freedom on the magazine, with
nothing but positive feedback in return.
Although all the body copy was sent through, Charlotte is
still waiting on a lot of the imagery from illustrators. I had to randomly
leave spaces for the imagery, which could cause issues if they’re not the right
format.
Although the magazine is not finished yet, I’m really proud
of it’s progress. I think it certainly has it’s own unique identity, and I did
not fall into any obvious cliché design decisions made with independent
magazines. Creating a full magazines pushed me in terms of layout and type
setting, and working with existing body copy. Pages seem well balanced, and
also varied visually.
I cannot wait for the finalised magazine to be printed at
mass, partly because I will be paid, and partly because of the pride behind it.
I look forward to working on future editions.
