Network Magazine hired me to give them a fresh look. I did a top-to-bottom redesign, keeping things clean and simple.
C O V E R S
The magazine’s content was highly technical, and difficult to portray photographically.
Illustration proved a great way to communicate complex ideas and bring a pop of color.
P R O D U C T S O F T H E Y E A R A W A R D S
Each year, the publisher hosted a gala and presented trophies, which were actually chunks of lucite. I suggested they could do better, and could bestow an object worthy of display.
I wanted the trophy to reference the physicality of the magazine. I achieved it by creating a “cover” of aluminum, which was bent so as to be self-standing.
The form became the basis for an identifying logo, and the finished awards made for a beautifully sculptural photo on the magazine’s cover.
(Not shown: individual winners’ names were engraved in the bottom section of the award.)
I N T E R I O R
Typical of trade titles, Network had a very small staff. In fact, the layout of the entire magazine was tasked to the Managing Editor. So the formatting needed to be strict.
A R T D I R E C T I O N
In the News&Analysis section, each story fell within one of 6 categories.
For navigation and visual interest, I hired Brian Biggs to create a bitmap-style icon for each category.
