Editorial Design (VCDP 2430)

Students in this exciting course will extend their creativity to create a professionally structured magazine from concept to bound product. Through research and case studies, students will inspect magazine design elements, content and how context and message differentiates to varying genres. Students will create covers, logos, a contents page, a feature and department pages. Typography, layout, illustration, photography, info graphics, grids, rubrics, white space, etc., will all become familiar elements in their editorial design vocabulary. How to package editorial material in a smart graphic style that represents your personal aesthetic will be emphasized.