Publishing 1 // Exercise

Exercise Brief

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Reflection

Throughout the exercises, I was playing around with white spaces and the edges of the page, while I did some harmless experimentation with the rest. And I quite enjoyed the little nuances of space and feel each spread gave out. Although I’m not very satisfied with the works I created for these exercises. It felt like I wasn’t asking myself enough questions; the right questions. Consequently, I didn’t push myself with my work and did not have a clear direction. 

I previously talked this out with my counsellor and we agreed that it would be a good idea to bear the principles of design in mind whilst working on assignments; to focus on how I can push the layout design rather than what I think the lecturer wants.

The exercises were certainly a good introduction to the principles of magazine layout and design. And I certainly hope to improve as the semester goes on.