For the final pert of the Trashion! project, we had to create marketing materials for the promotion of the magazine. I imagined that there would be people wearing the t-shirts on the streets of a city or in/near a university, handing out goodie bags with pen, notebook and a business card in it letting people know about the brand. Posters, as seen on the bus shelter mock-up, would also be put up around the city.

Following from last week, we had to design a website and app for the magazine. I made a website homepage, 2 article pages, an iPhone and an iPad app. One thing I would change is putting a comments section on the article pages.

We were given the brief to make a vintage fashion magazine using articles and pictures from an ex-student’s 3rd year project. We had to create a front cover and 4 articles; I also designed a contents page, and used a PSD mock-up template to see what the magazine would look like if it was printed. I looked at magazines with similar topics and target audiences (such as Allure, Elle, and Marie Clarie) for inspiration to make my magazine as authentic as possible.

This week, were were introduced to the ‘grid,’ which helps magazine editors put together articles and pages. We produced a sample magazine, experimenting with sticking to the grid and breaking it. This magazine spread has parts that stick to the grid (the body text), and parts that break it (the photos and header).

Presentation on colours and images (specifically photographs) and how they can be used to create meaning.

Overall I am very happy with my design. If I were to change one thing, it would be to spend more time to perfect the dunce cap image on the front cover, as I am still not 100% happy with it. I also had the idea to put ‘grades’ in the column next to the track lengths to make it look more like a report card. I would have used a handwritten font in a red colour to look like a teacher had written it (red pens are often used for marking work).

A brief look at the use of colour, shapes, and fonts in logos, focussing on the logos of Rooster Teeth, Achievement Hunter, and Red vs Blue.

The brief asked us to create a logo for a ‘modern design company’ called Bright Ideas without using a lightbulb image. I chose to create a thought bubble with the word ‘bright’ in a bright yellow-orange colour, and the word ‘ideas’ forms the stem of the thought bubble. I included the green flower/leaf-looking shapes to add another bright, fresh colour to the card and make it ‘friendlier’.