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Spring 2022
Art Director: Nathan Young
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Xhibition is magazine for graphic artists that I created. Each issue features interviews with talented up-and-coming artists, reviews on exhibitions, websites and events, resources and current events.
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When brainstorming design ideas for Xhibition I looked through a TON of magazines. I wanted to get a feel for what a typical layout looked like, how large images where etc. I then began drafting, I spent a lot of time focusing on my masthead, I wanted the “X” to be the trademark symbol for the magazine.
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I wanted to create an unusual table of contents for my magazine. Because the magazine would cover four topics in each issue (resources, current events, reviews and artist profiles) I used the logo mark "X" to form the divisions between each section creating a unique and edgy table of contents spread.
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My faux feature article was an interview with illustrator Rose Wong. Her illustrations populate the cover of my magazine and embellish the pages of the article, interacting with the text.
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This project, though difficult, really helped me to familiarize myself with InDesign. I got over my my fear of complex typography by diving headfirst into it.
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