Week 9: Starting the Magazine

The first part of our class has focused on the actual construction of art, using some of the tools available to graphic designers. Now we're going to combine our art into a magazine that will be available in several different formats. We will be working with Adobe InDesign as well as some e-publishing tools.

Here are some of the requirements that are being asked of us as we go through the process.

1. Look at several different magazines to get an idea of a layout. Some of these magazines include those by past students...giving us an idea of what to do and what NOT to do.

2. The magazine must be 40 pages at least. If we go over 40, then additions have to be in multiples of 4. (44, 48, etc.)

3. There must be 4 orders of text per spread. This can include the title, subtitle, a pull-quote, a drop-cap, a list or image description.

4. Body copy must be 10pt font, either Arial or Times.

5. Stick to 3 main color values per spread, 2 or three font types for the entire magazine.

6. All art MUST BE CITED if it is not your own.

7. Body copy must be in 2 columns.

8. Put text into blog or text editor prior to putting it into the magazine.

9. Edit all images with Photoshop/Illustrator..not in InDesign.