MAGAZINE DESIGN

MAGAZINE COVER

TASK: Unleash your creativity - design a cover for a new magazine call “SMASH ARTS”.

Aims:
The title speaks of a different kind of creative work, one that breaks through the mundane and mainstream, and that attracts both conventional and un-conventional creative people.

Mindmap I did to brainstorm all my ideas. This is to help me broaden my mind and give me variety to work with.

The theme I've decided to work on is vintage. SMASH ARTS; yes, it sounds new, modern and high-tech. Artist paint on canvas, now artist can paint digitally. Since now, we are advance with technology, softwares are created to make wonders. Thus, I decided to work on more of that expect rather than literally having it visually. With a frame to represent canvas, the image that was painted come to live. It pops out. There's a star representing the artist.

Here are the chosen sketch that I've decided to rework on. I tried out different typefaces and create my own logo.

LOGO:
I make it simple so that it is recognisable.

Then I add in crack brushes and arrange it in a way it flows nicely together.

With this, I design the content page in a way that it is not cliche. So, I make it slanted but at the same time readible.

Followed by a 2 page article layout.
Normally, you see images is being boxed and it's straight. I want to try something different. Thus, I make it slanted. The middle image of the guy is where you put the featured artist face/ the artwork.