Tunage Magazine

Tunage Magazine
Website, Brand, and Logo

Tunage Magazine is an online magazine made to serve fans and bands, established by my friend, Deanna Trombley. The website features playlists, interviews, upcoming shows and events, photo shoots, posters, reviews, and aims to bring new artists to the eyes of the public.

As a graphic designer, I collaborated with Deanna Trombley to help set the website to launch. First, I designed a logo that reflected the magazine’s intentions and motivational edge. Next, we used the logo to brand the website in the header and poster templates. At the launch of the website, I was responsible for designing posters for the bands who came to interview with us. And lastly, the overall dream was to see the magazine as a print. Therefore, I constructed a visual prototype of covers and sample spreads.

Some of the challenges I encountered during this project were mainly adapting the posters to the band or musician’s style or preference. When our clients had specific instructions on what they wanted in their poster, it was easier to follow through. However, I would not have the same contact with each band, whereas they were most indifferent about their poster design. In this case, I needed to do the research, listen to their type of style, and find common factors about their themes and musical style.

Here you will observe the logotype sketches for Tunage's naming stage. With each possible name choice, I created varying logotypes providing a visual presentation of the meaning of the word.

Tunage Magazine was the finalized name for the magazine, and the logo went into further exploration. Using musical ideas, I incorporated audio bars, musical notes and font enhancements using Adobe Illustrator.

When the logo was finalized, a header for the website page was created using the photographs provided by Deanna Trombley. The stage lighting motif defines Tunage Magazine's mission to communicate fans to the scene of their favorite musical artists.