CATEGORYPrintCLIENTDissident WarwickABOUTPrototype of issue 4 of Dissident WarwickDissident Warwick is a magazine and group of political students from Warwick University (UK) who are trying to break the stereotypes which are attached to activism by providing thoughtful and coherent analysis of various social, economical and political topicsThis was an interesting rebrand as it was one which involved taking away rather than adding. The old design was one which harked back to fanzines of the punk era and, if anything, perpetuated the stereotypes and stigmas attached to activism. In order to bring out the most unique selling point of the magazine, the content, I proposed using a strong typographic feel (as seen on the cover) to show the importance of the body copy itself. In order to do this successfully everything had to be stripped back and organised to show that the content was worth taking seriously.This minimalism reflected Dissident's we-are-what-we-are attitude by providing just the content and the views of the magazine, nothing more, nothing less.
