For
this brief, I was asked to produce an editorial piece in response to the
Wilson’s Republic Conference 2017. To do this I had to think about the
different types of editorial work within the field of publications. After I had
a good understanding of this I then had to create my own style of editorial
work. Because of my interest in abstract fashion magazines I decided to work in
this manner. I had to gain a good understanding of grids used within Graphic
Design, this made reflect on Swiss Typography.
“Swiss Style
eliminates distractions for the viewer and allows the information-heavy design
to be read and studied rather than merely seen and admired.” (Budrick, 2015)
I liked editorial work used
within fashion magazines as it appears very delicate. I further enjoy the
aspect of utilising white space and this is something I have always tried to do
within my work. Fonts used within fashion magazines appear luxurious and upper-class,
this therefore reflects the branding of that specific company. In my editorial piece,
I want to attempt to create work in this style, similar to the work below.
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| Darling Magazine (Source: Darling Magazine, 2014) |
Along
with my editorial text I also included an image I had taken at the event. Upon reflection,
I feel like I could have taken a better image however, this was the only
picture I took during the event. In this year, I wanting to improve my photography
skills using a DSLR as I tend to mainly use my mobile phone. I feel that
photography skills will allow me to become a more well-rounded designer, it
will also allow me to take my own pictures of my work.
The
work below shows how I reached my outcome within this brief.
To
create this editorial piece, I used Adobe InDesign. What I noticed about the
fashion editorial magazines I looked into is that the use of white space is
very predominant. In my work, I wanted to maximise the white space therefore
the text is shifted toward the top right corner of the page and appears in
Minion Pro 7pt. I chose this font as I wanted my work to have a luxury feel.
The line spacing allows the text to be deciphered effectively. In fashion publications,
I also noticed that text can appear either horizontal or vertically. To mimic this,
I added a page number and description of the workshop along the inner seem of
the page. Overall, I am very pleased with the outcome of this as I don’t particularly
work with publications in my work.
References
Budrick , C. (2015). Swiss Style: The Principles, the Typefaces & the
Designers. Retrieved from http://www.printmag.com/typography/swiss-style-principles-typefaces-designers/.
Darling Magazine.
(2014). Darling. Retrieved from
http://darlingmagazine.org.
