Well, good job everyone... we survived the first round of many, many more for designing the magazine prototypes project.
I love when we have family critique time. It's so helpful hearing from other designers, instead of my roommates, because y'all actually know what you are talking about and are completely unbiased. And call me a design snob, but I really only listen to the opinions of other designers (yeah, I need to work on that). I enjoyed hearing each individual response. After spending a month with all of you, I've kinda gotten a feel on all of our strengths. Some really excel in typography, while others are amazing on illustrator. So having a class full of designers who are talented on such a wide range is probably one of the best tools I could possibly have.
Anyways, with my magazine prototype, I worked really hard on the logo, design and personality of the magazine the entire weekend. I'm not going to lie, I thought it was pretty boring. The critique really helped me to figure out the weaknesses and get myself to believe that it wasn't as bad as I thought.
(So thanks everyone for the motivational push)
Before I started designing, I wanted the magazine to be innovative and completely different from the rest of the cooking magazines. Still haven't accomplished that, but I'll try to rework my design this weekend to see what I can come up with. Nonetheless, I'm pretty satisfied with the end result.
You bring up a really interesting point: not trusting the opinion of non-designers. But isn't it interested that most of our audience or clientele are non-designers? Unless, I suppose, you worked for Print or a design magazine ... talk about pressure. It makes me stop any think, sometimes. Who should we really be trying to please?
ReplyDeleteUgh, deep questions on a Friday night.
I like Leeann's deep thoughts. I just want to tell her that all you need to do is please cats and then you are doing well in life. But on a more serious note, I really loved the logo you made (not the one with the diagonal lines, but the one the class voted that we liked best). It made the title "Eat Now" look like less of a command and more like an inviting title, which is what it should be. I also was obsessed with the cover image you used. I want to learn how to make that meal! And then get a table cloth the same colors as the one you used and buy a table so I have something to put it on. But really, I think you did an awesome job, especially for a first draft.
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