DCasa
Re-design of the magazine, April 2012
DCasa is a bi-monthly interior design, architecture and design supplement, distributed with newspaper la Repubblica, Italy’s most read daily published by the Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso.
From the first issue in 1997 through to 2007, I worked as chief graphic designer for the supplement, leading a team of 2 or 3 junior collaborators. In 2007 I was appointed art director of the magazine: my role also included the ideation and coordination of all production shootings, the selection of photographers, the supervision of the photo editor, the layout and the production.
In 2012, I was asked to restyle the magazine. The publisher wanted to re-position DCasa as a more accessible home publication and to acquire a more immediate language without ever giving up on the elegance that the title had acquired throughout the years.
April cover, first restyled issue in 2012
In the opening page of the magazine, a celebrity talks about his or her most liked object in the home. Three examples
Some pages from the first section of the magazine
Three examples of main production shootings. They express the magazine’s point of view
Feature stories on single pages or spreads
The opening page of the central part of the magazine
Three examples of a style point of view of the month
In each issue, three homes talk about three very different lifestyles
Some examples of opening pages for the monthly shopping
A home that is full of details closes the central part of the magazine
Three examples of openings for the final part of the magazine. Each issue is dedicated to a main theme, articulated under a variety of points of view
Pages from the April dossier, dedicated to welcoming in the home
The work layout of the April issue
Colophon (April 2012):
Editor in chief: Cristina Guarinelli
Deputy editor in chief: Amalia Zordan
Art director: Stefania Giarlotta
Editorial staff: Laura Traldi, Alessandra Parodi (technical control), Chiara Saita (editorial secretary)
