Update :: a cover story

This is what I’ve been toiling away at for the last month. My next Uni assignment which is due in a little over a week. It’s an 8 page magazine and the mock-ups to a 5 page website for a fictitious magazine called LOL – Life out Loud. Drawing on inspiration from magazines like Dumbo Feather and Cellar Door I really wanted the minimalist cover to work. I think I mentioned how much I wanted to use Kassia’s gorgeous photo which, to me, makes my first attempt sublime with very little effort on my part. I was, however, over-ruled and have been forced to find a photo of my own that is cover worthy. My second attempt uses a photo that I took of my beautiful friend Jess, owner and creator of Brown Paper Bunny. She agreed to become the subject of my interview and put up with me taking literally hundreds of photos of her one Sunday afternoon. My interview is included in this mag along with two others from my fellow students. If you would like to provide any feedback at all on my cover I would be oh so grateful.

 


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8 responses to “Update :: a cover story”

  1. Like most people, I usually hate photos of myself. BUT, you’ve done a gorgeous job. The photo colour treatment, the text, the layout. I absolutely love it!

    1. I had a good subject! I’ve been staring at your face for the last month and I’m not sick of it yet!

  2. I think it is great. Love the minimalist look.

  3. I love the photos…!!

  4. I think they are both great… simple, bold, eye-catching, great fonts! Good stuff!

    Linda. xox

  5. I think they’re beautiful. Sorry I don’t have suggestions. If I hated them, I’d be happy to rip them apart for you. No such luck. They rock!

    1. Oh missrobin you are too funny! I know who to call on when I need something ripped to shreds so thank you.

  6. It is so much easier to focus on what you want when other stuff is taken away. This is so true especially in anything artistic. I have learned this as I started to embrace a more modern minimalism.

    These look terrific!

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