Layouts to Love I- Poster

Layouts to Love III- Brochure

 

Magazine Layout and Flow

Repetition and Magazine Layout

Alignment and Magazine Layout

Contrast and Magazine Layout

Magazine Layout and Color

The Best In Web Design III

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When Gestalt Shows Up In Mag Layouts!

I love magazine layouts!  Images and words have a way to captivate us even without reading the text.  I love the way the black and white balances the color to the left.  I like how the layout of the text does not overpower the image.  Great Use of Gestalt in the Typography!  The grids of text are clean and crisp! Haute!

How to Use Adobe CS5 to Create a Newsletter

Newsletters are a great way to reach your targeted demographics. Adobe products such as Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator can be a help to create the newsletter.  Below, the various parts of the newsletter are placed under the best program for the design:

Adobe Indesign

Mailing Panel

Captions

Pull Quotes

End Signs

Headlines

Decorative Text Elements

Table of Contents

Masterhead

(staff names, contributors, subscription information, addresses, logo, etc.)

Headlines

Page Numbers

Bylines

Adobe Photoshop

Photographs

Illustrations

Adobe Illustrator

Logo

Name of newsletter





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Layout Design: Balanced and Still Moving!

In my recent readings on layout design, the author pointed out that layout design is a balancing act in two senses.  According to Graphic Design Basics by Amy Arnston, layout design relates the diverse elements on a printed page in a way that communicates and has aesthetic appeal.  Also pointed out is that in all layout design, every element on the page affects how the other elements are perceived.  In this layout there is boldness and the circles convey movement.  The three colored columns with print on the left page balance the symmetrical image with the black background on the right page.

The Hip in Layout Design

Reading a publication design book, I came accross this layout design.  This layout design was located in a hip hop magazine.  The layout uses colors, typography, and images to reach the audience.  I believe the designer did a great job at balancing the images with the typography and the columns filled with text.  While the article offered a lot of information, it did not negate layout design.  The article pulls you in for a read.