Magazine Design

Research Design

Design a magazine layout for any subject matter (fashion, music, automotive and etc.). Students are
allowed to use images sourced via online but are required to reference them (APA style) in their
design journal blog.
a. Design Requirements:
- Magazine front cover design that includes magazine nameplate
- Editor’s note
- Table of Content
- Any content* pages (*Not to be confused with the ‘Table of Content’ page)
- Min 8 pages, max 10 pagesPublication Design MCH307
SEPTEMBER 2012
b. Magazine size: 279.4 mm (height) x 215.9 mm (width) / Portrait Letter
Mode: Individual
Due Date: December 7, 2012 (Week 14)
Submission Format: Adobe InDesign and PDF via email mch307publicationdesign@gmail.com


As I browse through what I need to do, I decided to do Music Magazine. The idea is to keep the magazine as simple as possible in order to keep the audiences or readers to have interest in it. In short, I have kept the design as simple as possible. The pictures and artists that I chose is also well-known to Malaysians since the artists I feature on the cover magazine is a local artist. However, the content itself is not all local content but a mix-match of local and international content with different genre of music and artist. Besides that, the color of the magazine are plainly black and white color to give a sense of vintage vibe to the readers, or u can say a retro touch.


Crafting Processes

Final Artwork

References

Yuna (2012), Fader Label. Retrieved from http://www.yunamusic.com/

Peterpan (2009), Peterpan Last Flight. Retrieved from http://peterpanband.wordpress.com/about/

Eminem (2010), The Best Eminem Forum On The Net. Retrieved from http://eminemfanforum.com/photo.html

Mosadi (2012), Writting Music Lyrics. Retrieved from http://mosadimusic.com/tag/writing-music-lyrics/

" ESCAPADE" Book Design

Design a coffee table book for Tourism Malaysia titled ‘Escapade’ which highlights the islands and beaches in Malaysia. Students are allowed to use images sourced via online but are required to reference them (APA style) in their design journal blog.

a. Design requirements:

- Book front cover design that includes the title ‘Escapade’ and Tourism Malaysia logo

- ‘Foreword’ page by the Minister of Tourism Dato’ Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen

- Introduction page

- Any content* pages (*Not to be confused with the ‘Table of Content’ page)

- Min 6 pages, max 8 pages

b. Book size: 215.9 mm (height) x 279.4 mm (width) / Landscape Letter

Cover Page

        Before entering captions and logo of cuti-cuti Malaysia

Foreword & Introduction

 Crafting in process (before entering dummy text lorem ipsum)

Final

Content pages

         Entering pictures to the content

References

Cure On Tour (2012), Malaysia and People. Retrieved from http://www.cureontour.com/Malaysia_Overview1.html

Frog+Princess Blog (2009), Best Beaches in Malaysia. Retrieved from http://frogandprincess.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/best-beaches-in-malaysia/

Tourism Malaysia. (2012), Pulau tiga Marine Park. Retrieved from http://www.tourism.gov.my/en/Master/Web-Page/Places/States-of-Malaysia/Sabah/Pulau-Tiga-Marine-Park

Ministry of tourism Malaysia, (2012). 1st World Congress on healthy ageing. Retrieved from http://www.healthyageingcongress.com/minister2.php

Objective World (2010), Turning knowledge into wisdom. Retrieved from http://www.objectiveworld.com/jobs/lifeinmalaysia.html

Peace On Earth (2011), Malaysia, Our Next Home. Retrieved from http://pearceonearth.com/malaysia-our-next-home/

Newspaper assignment

Help Newsletter

Design Research

. Newsletter Design (20%)
Re-design a newsletter for HELP University which will be published on monthly basis. Students are
required to use the existing pictures and articles in the October 2012 issue.
a. Design requirements:
- Download the ‘HELP eNews’ October 2012 file here:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_97BRWSlbucOElPVlBmX1BVb2s
- Min 4 pages, max 6 pages
b. Newsletter size: 279 mm (height) x 210 mm (width) / Portrait A4
Mode: Group (4-5 Students per Group)
Due Date: November 30, 2012 (Week 13)
Submission Format: Adobe InDesign and PDF via email mch307publicationdesign@gmail.com



Designing a newsletter for the first time isn’t that easy for our group. But thanks to our lecturer, he did gave us some guideline and advise that could help us to create a newsletter that is effective in terms of attracting to the readers and at the same time, able to create a fresh new look – and a cooler layout for an online newsletter.

Designing a newsletter is not just simply chucking in images and articles just for the sake of making a power-packed pieces of booklet. It is about creating an art of crafting a news article with enhancing the details by fitting in new layout that is appropriate to the overall feel of the newsletter. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the function of this newsletter, and in hoping to know that, we will be able to translate the objective of this newsletter and interpret it in a creative manner.


This E-Newsletter serves as a monthly/bi-monthly bulletin that covers all sorts of happenings within the university, ranging from academic achievements, to student-initiated programs and events. The e-newsletter will be made as a digital copy of the newsletter that serve as a communication media tool for students, staff and every potential prospects of HELP University and HELP Group as a whole.

We have first task divided to the group is to look for at least three example of newsletters. After some brief deliberation and discussion, we decided to snap few shots of magazines which we feel might be feasible for newsletter layout








The objective of this exercise is to grasp as much ideas or details and consolidate into one single ideal feel of design that will reflect the tone and manner of the newsletter that we are to work on. Our group has selected these few magazine layout designs as a reference to guide our layout of newsletter design.

















http://www.google.com.my/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=634&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=IKwZf_zxYOOkwM:&imgrefurl=http://www.epkdesign.com/print-graphic-design-michigan.php&docid=FMEaACCskYy-4M&imgurl=http://www.epkdesign.com/images/p_simmons_news-1b.jpg&w=350&h=263&ei=aUqXUMbTE8uPrgen9IHoDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=724&vpy=276&dur=1203&hovh=195&hovw=259&tx=146&ty=133&sig=117443725769279320223&page=2&tbnh=135&tbnw=187&start=18&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:16,s:20,i:180







http://www.google.com.my/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=634&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=3CMkQobOxKO7DM:&imgrefurl=http://sites.davidson.edu/aroundthed/faculty-homes-before-mcconnell/&docid=ZY7DtAFiiqQs_M&imgurl=http://sites.davidson.edu/aroundthed/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/1958cover.jpg&w=1702&h=1405&ei=aUqXUMbTE8uPrgen9IHoDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=667&vpy=304&dur=105&hovh=204&hovw=247&tx=184&ty=83&sig=117443725769279320223&page=4&tbnh=138&tbnw=167&start=67&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:51,s:20,i:285


ROUGH LAYOUTS
Below are few of the rough layouts that we came up with before processing with our newsletter design.

Crafting

We decided to do a 2-column newsletter for our front cover

                                       

Arranging fonts and pictures to fit the newsletter.

Mix and match different pictures to the content.

Final Artwork

References

Interpid (n.d.), Australia Highlights and Events. Retrieved from http://www.intrepidtravel.com/australia

Hunber (2012), The Business School. Retrieved from http://business.humber.ca/

Corporate Publication (2012), The University of Newcastle Australia. Retrieved from http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research/news/publications.html

CanadaQBank (2011), Our Largest and Best Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.canadaqbank.com/

Pant (2011), Professional Education Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.mit.edu/

Cambridge (2012), Bold Architecture: The Other Cambridge. Retrieved from http://www.cam.ac.uk/