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Magazine Task
Trying Not to Try: How to Cultivate the Paradoxical Art of Spontaneity Through the Chinese Concept of Wu-Wei
article from here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/04/21/trying-not-to-try-slingerland/ by Maria Popova “Our modern conception of human excellence is too often impoverished, cold, and bloodless. Success does not always come from thinking more rigorously or striving harder.” […]
Fictitious Dishes: Elegant and Imaginative Photographs of Meals from Famous Literature
full article here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/04/16/fictitous-dishes-dinah-fried-book/ by Maria Popova From James Joyce to Maurice Sendak, by way of weep-worthy jelly and gifted chickens. Food and literature have a long and arduous relationship, from the Artists’ […]
Typography tutorials
original article: http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design-tips/typography-tutorials-1232719 The basics 01. Typography in ten minutes He acknowledges that it’s a bold claim, but Matthew Butterick reckons that if you take ten minutes to learn and follow five […]
Awesome Additions – What Television Can Teach Magazines and Magazine Media.
I strongly recommend you read the whole blog: http://mrmagazine.wordpress.com/ It has great articles on magazines print and digital, etc. February 14, 2014 Be sure to check out the best Valentine’s […]
Animated gifs
Artistul digital Paolo Ceric continua sa scoata unele dintre cele mai elegante și bizare gif-uri pe care le-am văzut în ultima vreme. Artistul croat se bazează pe softuri cum ar […]
14 Ways to Acquire Knowledge: A Timeless Guide from 1936
entire article here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/04/22/14-ways-to-acquire-knowledge-james-mangan-1936/ by Maria Popova “Writing, to knowledge, is a certified check.” The quest for intellectual growth and self-improvement through education has occupied yesteryear’s luminaries like Bertrand Russelland modern-day thinkers like Sir […]
Scott Belsky on How to Avoid Idea Plateaus
entire article and a video here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/03/18/scott-belsky-idea-plateaus/ by Maria Popova “Ideas are cheap and abundant,” proclaimed legendary management consultant and self-described social ecologist Peter Drucker, “what is of value is the effective […]
What Does the Color of Your Logo Say About Your Business? (Infographic)
BY KATE TAYLOR | March 21, 2014| Article from: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/232401 Close your eyes and picture McDonald’s famous golden arches. Now, imagine if they had been gray. Would the burger chain be the international success […]
Why emerging designers should use fashion films
‘The film portrays the magical-mythical side of Estonia as well as the inspiration behind the designers’ collections.’ Photo by Jana Solom, used with permission. London’s International Fashion Showcase started this week, so […]
Photoshooting tips
Some tips on photoshootings. Thank you http://bodmincollegemedia.blogspot.com/ for the links. Photography Even though editing can correct some basic issues, in order to get top marks and make professional images it […]
Graphic Designer – magazine production process
Creating a magazine: stage three reviewed in more detail Earlier this month I was commissioned by the people at Sync City magazine to art direct and design their exciting […]
Animated paintings 2.5D effect
Using the 2.5D effect, Rino Stefano Tagliafierro brought these paintings to life from Caravaggio to Rubens This is a tutorial on how to create that effect: And further […]
Photoshop is boring
In this video David Hockney meditates on the concept of seeing. On depicting spring, on Picasso’s owl that thrills us, on Photoshop and on why magazine images today are so […]
Ways of presenting your work
There are various types of presenting own ideas or work. 1. TED: TEDx Talks are a showcase for speakers presenting well-formed ideas in under 18 minutes. If you haven’t seen […]
Fashion short presentation films
Fashion Film shot in São Paulo for Studio Swine’s ‘Buttons’. studioswine.com Buttons are an entirely new kind of fashion accessory developed by Studio Swine. Entirely detachable button covers plated in […]
Photoshop for fashion illustration: It’s easier than you think
I don’t really fancy this style of fashion illustration but it might be a start. Explore this course at lynda.com. If you learned to draw with a pencil, it can […]
Electronic paper and impact on print industry
An in-depth look at e-paper technology and its impact on the publishing industry: A playlist with various short videos which present the new technology of electronic paper: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHpu1IPkB2-bm3CqXxeZaWQ
Books in the digital age – Bookfighting
Let’s start with Bookfighting! In 2005, the French made the news all over the world when they installed book-vending machines in the streets of Paris. A few years later, they are literally […]
Some Ted Talks on fashion
Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion’s free culture Isaac Mizrahi: Fashion and creativity
Typography & the anatomy of a typeface
What You Should Know About Web Typography That Will Make You A Better Designer Posted by Jenna Curry on February 6, 2013 “Typography exists to honor content.” —Robert Bringhurst “Designers can create […]
Magazine Reader profile
http://hellomagazinemediapack.com/the-reader/ Example of a reaer profile, lifestyle reports, demographics and about audiences. THE READER HELLO! reaches 1.3 million adults in the UK every week. Read predominantly by women (89%), it is […]
Visual mess- how to create “clean” and effective design
taken from here: http://www.visualmess.com/#sec1.1 Preface If you’re like most people, you feel like a baby when it comes to visual design. You sometimes have a vague sense of what you want, […]
About logo design | PBS Offbook series
Meanings in logos:
The basics of design
http://justcreative.com/2008/06/13/how-to-design-learn-the-basics/ Want to know how to design? Then you should learn the basics of design. The basic elements of design include colour, line, shape, scale, space, texture and value and these are […]
The lost principles of design
http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/the-lost-principles-of-design/ The Lost Principles of Design By Chad Engle The Lost Principles of Design In the instant age that design has evolved into recently many of us often stray away […]
Pantone Color of 2014
http://pantone.com/pages/index.aspx?pg=21131 Colour of 2014: Radiant Orchid A short video about physics of colours There is no pink light
Case Study: Scribd Subscription Programme
Here is an e-mail I have received from Scribd, it is about the new subscription programme they have for reading, just like other websites are for music , this is […]
Logo design – tips
Ten logo design tips from the field article taken from http://www.logodesignlove.com, there are many useful resources regarding creating a logo and graphic design in general. I’ve learned from quite a few […]
Great Radio logos from around the world
A selection from across the world which features also Radio Guerilla, a Romanian radio station: http://neatdesigns.net/35-great-radio-logos-from-around-the-world/
Cover of W magazine by Kusama
this article appeared here http://blogs.artinfo.com/silhouettes/2013/12/02/spotted-george-clooney-by-yayoi-kusama/ Blouin Artinfo http://blogs.artinfo.com/ – good info website about art, fashion, performing arts Spotted: George Clooney by Yayoi Kusama George Clooney, star of such films as Gravity and […]
Good Font, Bad Font: 5 Ways To Tell The Gems From The Junk
http://speckyboy.com/2013/11/14/good-font-bad-font-5-ways-tell-gems-junk/ Type can be confusing for designers today, who have access to thousands upon thousands of different fonts, many of which are free to download and use. This results in […]
Inspiration for Fashion Magazine
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the skull scarf, Alexander McQueen presents an exclusive collaboration with Damien Hirst. The iconic skull scarf has been a signature accessory of the […]
Inkling from WACOM
Inkling. The designer’s tool on the go. Do you start your artwork with pen and paper? But at the same time regret that your work is stuck on paper until […]
How to publish a magazine
http://money.howstuffworks.com/how-to-publish-magazine.htm The publishing business has a reputation as being a wonderful, glamorous, lucrative business. Nothing can be further from the truth. In reality it’s a difficult, competitive business, which is […]
What does it take to publish a magazine?
A guide to self-publishing http://www.wikihow.com/Self-Publish-a-Magazine
Print Media – elements
Print Media Print media are lightweight, portable, disposable publications printed on paper and circulated as physical copies in forms we call books, newspapers, magazines and newsletters. They hold informative and […]
History of Print Media
Irene Piechota IMA 505 02/13/02 Means of human communication though time. http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/paievoli/finals/505Sp_03/Prj1/irene_piechota.htm History of print media and written communication follows the progress of civilization which, in turn, moves in response […]
Insight from a former graphic designer – The Printing Industry
http://voices.yahoo.com/why-quit-printing-industry-why-should-11984962.html In the beginning, I was proud of my success as a graphic designer; after all, as a young girl, I have always wanted to be a commercial artist. In […]
A guide to popular printing techniques
Embossing/Debossing Embossing and dembossing are similar processes that create a different result. Both processes involve making a metal plate and a counter. The plate is mounted on a press and […]
How to choose a colour scheme for magazine
It’s very important to decide on a color scheme that helps create the style of your magazine and be consistent in message and image. First what is color: Below can […]
Double Page Spread Design
A presentation on Slideshare regarding the codes of designing a double page spread for magazines. The presentation goes very well with a pinterest board on the same topic: http://www.pinterest.com/grocottp/magazines-double-page-spread-design/ Codes […]
Students coursework examples
Examples of other students’ coursework for Magazine Task. This list will be updated as I find more: http://danielleherbert.blogspot.ro/ http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com/as-inset-materials.html
The secrets of magazine cover design
The secrets of magazine cover design by Tony Quinn: 1. The key ingredients Ingredients Use on front cover Masthead (title, logotype, logo or nameplate) The name of the magazine displayed […]
Example of Creative Table of contents
Hello! Here you can find great examples of creative design of table of contents. “Table of contents is often considered to be one of the most unspectacular design elements ever invented. […]