Chris Cefole_Exercise1

 

I designed these three layouts in a way that made sense to me with the given grid structures. I chose to keep certain elements in each layout consistent by using horizontal lines. My target audience would be 20-25 years of age and well educated. I say that because I purposely left certain blocks of text because I knew my target audience would be able to read through the text without losing their attention or feel overwhelmed. The colors I chose were very picture oriented because I wanted each page to have unity. 

Tyler O'Brien - Exercise 1

While designing with these different grid types, a certain target audience should be considered in mind. For these three examples of department pages from the Habitat Magazine, my goal was to reach out to teens who like to read in order for them to gain factual knowledge. The age range lies between 15-19 years so I tried to use colors that would create interest without being too childish. I stayed within the structures of the grids, but I'm still currently teeter-tottering on how to handle the textual content on the pages. With that said, I'd appreciate any feedback from the class in order to help me pull this in the right direction!

Exercise 1 - Revised!

Sorry for not realizing I was not doing departments earlier, I revised my exercise using the correct content!

Also after looking at the feedback I got for the first one I posted, I tried adjusting things a little, and changing my target audience. Since I absolutely want to use a lot of color in my magazine, I decided I am shifting my target audience to high school kids. Any grade under high school seems too young for the reading, and I feel like high school students would like to learn this information. College students could be interested, I'm a little on the fence on who would be more suited still..

I changed around the font for the body copy of the page like suggested, and I think it makes the reading more legible. Body copy in black is always easier to read, but I feel like now that I toned down the colors, it does not cause any readability problems and really compliments the images I chose.

Thank you!

David Perricone Assignment 1

         I adapted my design to each template as according. I used powerful photography and visually interesting headlines  to pull the reader in. My target audience is in the early 20 to mid 20's. Modern feel was my intent, I branched out a little to a more traditional feel for the second design. I went really out of my comfort zone with the 3rd and had a bit of fun with it. 

Nazar Exercise 1

With my layouts, I kept the idea of people my age and older who live active and fast paced lifestyles in mind. Those who gravitate towards anything colorful and seemingly helpful in our quest to be as healthy as we all possibly can. I kept the body text typeface the same throughout because it is a neutral and simplistic typeface, Source Sans, and I didn't want that to detract from any design elements. The headlines for all three layouts and different, to give a slightly different feel. I wanted to play around to see what styles may or may not work moving forward. Thanks!

Izzy Bains Exercise 1

My target audience, I haven’t 100 percent decided but I’m thinking more along the lines of younger working professionals who are into fitness and healthy lifestyle as well as foodies and younger chefs. Mostly people living in urban areas who are not opposed to stopping in the local gourmet grocery store or organic food stand to grab some food to cook for dinner. My 3 layouts are rough mockups of three styles and different elements so that I can figure out which direction to go to. I haven’t totally also decided which typefaces and spacing I like but I wanted to try a variety of things to then narrow down.

Michael Eggerl - Exercise 1

My designs are clean and simplistict.  My target audience is that of a more senior readership, say ages 40 to 60.  Colors used are primary, i.e., Red, Green, and Blue.  Imagery is used to help fill the page(s) and attract the viewers attention.  Typeface is sans serif to keep readability to a maximum.

Carissa Colclough - Exercise 1

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My target audience is young adults, age range 20-30s. To be more specific, I am targeting young adults who think a little more out of the box and enjoy a fun, but informative read. My audience will be an outgoing bunch who wishes to stay "healthy and safe"; they wish to know what foods are going to help them stay fit, and also what foods to stray away from that could harm the body. In an essence, "health nuts".

I am using inviting, large font for the headlines, hoping to reel them in at one glance. I also am using images that would entice healthy food habits, like fresh fruits. I chose to make the body copy the same color as the overall "feel" of the page because I believe it brought out the pictures more, and helped unify the page. Not many magazines will use anything but black for body copy, but I feel like I used dark enough colors that it would not strain the readers eye or make it difficult to read.

Thanks!

Jehan Said Exercise 1

For my target audience I am aiming the magazine at young professionals (mid-twenties to mid-thirties), most likely city dwellers who may have more of an innovative mindset. I feel like people in the city either buy groceries or go out to eat, very few grow their own foods so they would be interested as to where their food is sourced.  My three layouts are stylistically pretty different as I am trying to figure out what I really want to do with it.  Let me know what you think!

Rob Stewart Exercise 1

 

Hey class,

 So here are my exercise examples for this week. I have decided that my audience for my habitat magazine will be young professionals (25-30) who have an invested interest in the environment and their overall well being. My audience is also an educated group, who make a comfortable living for themselves. With my Habitat magazine I want it to have a contemporary feel with a good use of white space, dynamic imagery, and a occasional pop of color.

Looking forward to any and all feedback!

—Rob

Brannelly Exercise 1

For my Habitat Magazine, my target audience is people focused on living the "fit life." Many fad diets have lately been replaced with new high-protein, weight-lifting, fitness lifestyle changes. Instead of dieting to shed unnecessary weight, these fitness advocates are aiming at a complete lifestyle overhaul that will make them healthier and stronger. Strong is the new sexy. This audience is early 20s through mid 30s and are very active people. I tried to use many strong modern typefaces and fitness focused images to grab their attention. Let me know any and all feedback. Thanks!

Savard Exercise 1

Naidin Ticas_Exercise 1

Hello Class!
I am still on the fence and deciding what my Audience will be. My initial idea was students in high school. More geared towards the 11-12th grade, because after reading the content I think it would be very important for them to be mindful of what they are eating/consuming and to be knowledgeable about farms/crops in other places around the world and how this affects them, because I think most teenagers probably don't care or think much of it. So I played around with that in mind and making the headlines fun, and eye-catching, edgy, yet still keeping a serious tone. For the first grid I went with a playful look, using colors and imagery and typeface that add a youthful look with the decorative serifs. Then I got a little more serious on Grid B with Bold strong typefaces. Then again in Grid C I got whimsical using a geometric typeface, that also has a sans rounded version as well.  
 

Chelsey Roy - Exercise 1

Chelsey Roy - Exercise #1... Working with different grids

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