j365designThe website I created is a culmination of the work done from this summer session. While I was finishing the class, I was in Vietnam, and the VPN did not work, so I was unable to publish my work. Here is a screen grab of the top portion of my website.
The layout of my magazine is balanced and cleaner than my original one. In the readers poll, the headline matches the headline color on the first page, while showing all of the covers with the explanation for each next to the images. It also comes out more in the Giacometti pages, the main image of the museum takes up the first page using it as a cover for the Giacometti article. Then on the article pages there are many images throughout showcasing his work, in both paintings and sculptures. The way the images are spaces out it helps break the reading up while not being random.
The fonts seem to work very well together, the headers are bold but not too strong, while having a consistent side, and the body is clean and readable. I used Impact for the headers and Minion Pro for the body. They fit very well together and allow the headers stand out from the body. For the coloring, I used the drop tool and took the grey off the the big ben tower.
Spacing and margins are also a big improvement this time. The text blocks are better aligned, and the gutters between columns make everything feel more open and easier to read. It’s clear you paid attention to where things sit on the page—nothing feels like it’s drifting or accidentally placed. Overall, the composition shows that you thought through the design choices more, and it really makes a difference in how the magazine comes across visually.
Overall, I learned that the small design choices I made, like how the colors matched and how text and images are spaced, helped the story move along in the reader’s eyes. I also figured out what worked and what did not.
The Food Truck Friday event takes place every single Friday from Memorial Day to Labor Day. There is exciting live music at every event weekly, with exciting new food coming each week!
For this project, it was my goal to create a popping poster that was family-friendly for a weekly event: Food Truck Fridays at Cox Hall Gardens in Carmel, Indiana. I wanted the poster to match the atmosphere that the event would have. I wanted to make sure the event name stood out, but did not take too much away from the food truck design in the middle. Through my process, I sketched out a couple ideas with different color ways and this one fit the tone I wanted to portray the best. I looked at the type, choosing a bold letting that is still readable was my goal. I feel that the strongest part of my poster is the energy it brings, showing the colors, layout, and lettering all bring clarity in the event and what is going on during it.