03 Magazine

 

We will be expanding your information graphic into a variety magazine. Each of you will have 16 pages to explore your topic further. We will need articles that discuss the topics to blend with the information.

Your job is to expand the topic and frame it for the viewer. If your topic is personal such as your collection of playing cards then find articles that discuss playing cards in general. Find


Post: Magazine Research

Category: 03 Magazine Research

Create a post with links to sources of further information, articles and interviews. Your

Post Name: Topic Name

Contents of Post:

01
Brief description of project in H3 size

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Links to the following types of articles:

  • An interview(s) with a key player in this field
  • A popular article that act as a survey of the topic
  • A scholarly article that focuses on something technical or in depth
  • A history of your area if possible. For example the history of inks used in playing cards. or the history of the playing card through time.
  • Another article or two that expands your topic

Our goal is to have 4000 words to accompany your infographics.

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Related Image Gallery

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Links you used in your infographic

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Images of your final infographic

Use some of these ideas to get you started…

Magazine Research Prompts


Monday, October 27

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Final Infographic posted here: 02 Infographic Final

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Magazine research Post

 


Wednesday, October 29

Curate and Gather the Content

You need about 4000 words of articles for your spreads. Talk with me and your classmates to figure out what the message of your spreads will be. Then collect those articles which meet that vision. Its ok to collect more than you need.

Put the following into your own DropBox account:

  1. Create a folder called 03 MAGAZINE
  2. Put a folder in there called MAGAZINE RESOURCES
  3. Copy your articles into word files.
  4. Paste the text as “unformatted text” to strip the formatting from it.
  5. Check the number of words at the bottom
  6. Add the URL of the article at the end in case you want to find it again
  7. Name the file with the article name and the number of words
    For example: effects_of_gaming_911.docx
  8. Save the text and any images in a folder with the name and number of words
    For example: effects_of_gaming_911
  9. You can use historical, or factual images (a place, a person, etc) but cannot use other designers illustrations in your final spreads (but collect them anyway).
  10. Do this for all articles until you get to 5-7 thousand words
  11. Collect some images not in the articles to use or be inspired by. Put them in a folder called “Inspirations” or something
  12. Save other graphs, charts and info stuff too

Overview of key steps

 


Monday, November 3

Read and Explore

03.1 Anatomy of a Magazine

03.2 Visual Examples

03.3 The Grid

Magazine Process Post

Category: 03 Magazine Process
Post title: Your favorite title so far…

Create a post with the following:

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Three to Five Titles and subtitles for Your Section — Post

This may be different from your infographic or articles. You get to name the section. List five clever and appropriate titles that speak to the company and its privacy policy. It should be punchy and evocative.

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List of Article Contents — Post

Based on your research, list of potential features in your spreads starting with the Privacy Policy.

You might include:

  1. Whats on the opening Spread
  2. What specific infographics go where?
  3. Main article — Title + Description
  4. Smaller articles — Title + Descriptions
  5. Single spread Layouts (i.e. images of non-sustainable foods))
  6. Side bars — one sentence description
  7. Smaller elements — images, stats, textures, shapes
  8. Other elements…

You do not need to show your sources at this point (or even have them) they are what you would like to include.

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Three or More Type Pairings — Print for Class / DropBox

Use this template set type at various sizes. Use display typefaces for larger text only.

template: lastname_magazine type.indd

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Two Pages of Thumbnails (four concepts) — Post / Dropbox

Draw specific layouts with specific images. Empty boxes mean nothing.

Template: Magazine_Thumbnails_2025

 

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Mood Folder — DropBox

Collect images and layouts that inspire you and may inform your project.

 


Wednesday, November 5

01
Layout the same large article in inDesign on three grids.
Template: lastname_magazine_topic.indd

  1. Use your thumbnails to inform the layouts.
  2. Try to recreate the same thumbnails using the three grids.
  3. Use gray rectanges to indicate images
  4. Use pull-quotes, drop caps, and captions to create hierarchy
  5. Export aslastname_magazine_topic_v1.pdf” and upload to your Magazine v1 folder on DropBox.

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Points and Picas Quiz!

Picas & Points

 

Monday, November 10

01
Add Folios to your Document (page numbers)
Add bleed marks to document — 0p9

02
Comp of 16-page magazine with

  1. Two-Three Articles
  2. Title pages and or spreads for articles
  3. 7-9 pull quotes — in different styles to compare
  4. Specific imagery (photo and/or illustration)
  5. At lest three sidebars
  6. Page Numbers

The PDF must be prepared for online review:

  • No Crops
  • No Bleeds
  • Export as Spreads at Highest Quality

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Upload PDF here: Magazine v2 Folder

Folder: 03 Magazine Comps
File name: lastname_magazine_v2.pdf

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PRINT 11 x 17 Full Color Thumbnails from PDF

  • 11 x 17″ size
  • Print multiples at a  2 x 4 image gird (see image below)
  • Check “Print page borders”
  • Color


Wednesday, November 12

 

Full Class Crit

01
Complete color Print of Magazine — Trimmed and Taped

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Upload Revised Magazine PDF
(replace the old one)