- This magazine was one of the first things i posted in here and at that time i was so excited to add projects like crazy that i didnt make a presentation that could justify all the work that me and my friends have to make this project happend.
I was just going to update the first project but there are so many changes and new stuff add that i decide to create a brand new and just unplublish the old one.
Now i make a new presentation, with a lot more details and the complete magazine and i hope everyone enjoy it.
Id like to thank everyone who appreciate the first encarnation of this project and a special mention to John Mark Herskind, Mai Saraiva, Rodrigo Nectar, Tom Thanachart and Guilherme Krolow for the kind comments they give. :-)
- the atomic ghost
DESIGN (+) is part of my graduation work in the SENAI Graphic Arts School. Its a magazine wich the main theme is the work of designers of my city but the mag have the intention to talk about the work of professionals of other corners of the planet as well. As long is it good, would be there. Also talk about pop culture and everything else related to design, creativity and inspiration.
Our intention was to create a free distribution printed magazine and also having an on-line distribution, like all the PDF mags that exists out there, trying to reach as many people as possible through online and offline midias and counting with the participation of colaborators and readers to make something that could really reflect the expectations of our audience.
The editorial content was influenced by online and offline pop culture and design magazines from Brazil (ZUPI, MAIS SOMA, COMPUTER ARTS BR) and all around the globe like NEWWEBPICK, JUXTAPOZ, COMPUTER ARTS UK, etc.
The layout is simple and clean, keeping the reading pleasant and to valorize the art. The pages layout dont want to call more attention than the art, all the lay out was projected to make the artists and they work be the most important thing of the magazine.
- The logo was created to be a powerful icon, an identity that could change some of his characteristics in every issue to be in harmony with the cover art by changing the colors or adding textures but, at same time, keeping a format familiar and recognizible for the reader.
The inspiration was the MTV logo: consistent enough in his design to change some of his characteristics and still be a reconizible identity. Mutant to reflect the dinamic times we live and strong to reflect a consistency, some kind of order, a familiar feeling that everyone needs in his life.
Apply in the magazine the logo would have all the information "orbiting" around him, giving to the reader all the information he wants to know in the instant he saw it on the web or the newsstand. The price, month, edition number, website adress and even the magazine slogan ("everything is design") would be easily seen circling around the logo.
At the bottom of the page, a line showing the other headlights of the edition, in a really clean aproach to valorize the cover´s art. These design layout would be repeated in every edition of the mag, what would help to create a strong identity for the readers. In a newspaper stand all the magazine covers are competing to get the reader attention and its important to have a layout strong enough to be recognizible and get notability.
We also have the intention to create in the future some on line edition in english for an international audience, so another intention was to make a logo that could represent the magazine for the people all over the world very easily. Thats why we choose the "D+" abbreviation to represent the magazines name.
There wasnt magazines enough to give for everyone who watch the project presentation, so we created this flyer to distribute to all the people present with the called “Explore the unknown” and an website adress with an on-line magazine version to read or download in PDF format.
The website still on in www.design-mais.blogspot.com.The intention with this flyer was create not only a promo material, but also a cool and misterious piece that the person wouldnt like to throw away later. We wanted to create a rock and roll band posters vibe and we use the radar image of the section RADAR HYPE in the center of the art to have and element to relate with the magazine.
- DESIGN (+) is the collective work of Rafael Castilho Monteiro, Roana Kinue Santos Takao, Wagner Ferreira dos Santos and Ludmylla Leão Peres.
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