Magazine and Editorial Design
From the cover to the contents and everything that comes after, magazine and editorial design is something I have a particular passion for.
Editorial design has to be dynamic to ensure the reader experiences something new on each spread, while maintaining a consistent visual language is being communicated from cover to back.
With Control Gaming magazine (pictured left) I wanted the cover to feel like a controlled trip of colours and angles was being uncovered from a redacted document.
The opening spread continues this pattern through to the contents page, giving the reader the impression that there is a vibrant adventure beckoning to be explored.
For more on this particular project, visit the Control Gaming magazine page.
Before a brand identity can be concluded it is essential that variations of the design have been experimented with and compared with each other. For cover designs I always create a minimum of four that I would be happy with being the final product, and then allow the client to pick the best one.
Equally I have found it beneficial for the client's confidence in the product by presenting the development stages of the project in one single slide, as can be seen below.
It is essential for the visual language of a magazine or book to go beyond the front page, otherwise the role of the graphic designer wouldn't be so important. In Control magazine (pictured below) the branding and colour pallette extends into the contents page and back cover, and throughout other aspects of the magazine.
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