Magazine Spread

Hey there, firstly lets recap the main points of my last blog which says that I have chosen Vincent Van Gogh for my Museo magazine. Using colours blue, green and yellow give a perfect combination to the layout. And here how it looks like:

SPREAD

Now moving forward with the inside pages of magazine, I did mood boarding which has a few rough sketches of my magazine pages' layout. It's important to decide the colours, fonts, look and feel, images, deciding the content which has to be related to the cover page and the theme. 

         

PAGE 1

Then working on each page which starts from the AD which is on the inside front cover page.

It's about the Art Nouveau style interior designing company. The ad is quite related to the theme because of the Target audience of Museo magazine. So, the advertisement has to be related to the theme and there are more chances of the sale.

PAGE 2

Then the next page talks about Who said what? This section is always related to the theme. So here a quote by Vincent himself said related to painting. This page kind of motivates the reader and makes him/her understand about the importance of a particular theme. 

Also, its a good way to attract any reader.

I have kept this quote on a white page with black font colour because the minimalist style of designing is more effective than anything. It creates an impact by itself. The reader feels easy to read and due to breathing space, it becomes an effective and a powerful message. 

PAGE 1 & 2

PAGE 3

This is the 3rd page where it is covered by the Vincent's self portrait with his name. I have put a blue layer over it which highlights the name of the painter really well. And then the next page is on article of Vincent Van Gogh.

PAGE 4

Table of Contents is very important element in any magazine. So here is Museo's table of contents. I have kept the entire page in black and white to make it read easily for the reader and more impactful. Also the flow of the contents reflect the Art Nouveau style. 


In my magazine I have talked about :


-Vincent Van Gogh
-What exactly is Art Nouveau.
-Vincent's paintings and his style of art which is "Van Gogh from Expressionism to Impressionism".
- Vincent's most popular painting "The Starry Night".
-Exhibition announcement and it's details.

                                                          PAGE 3 & 4

PAGE 5

This page is about the Vincent Van Gogh, an article by Shrutika Shedha. About his journey, achievements and art. It includes painting called "The Potato Eaters" because this painting was one of the famous paintings.  

The letter "V" starts from the painting which signifies the name's initial of the painter and a little bit of typography is also done. 

PAGE 6

Then this letter goes to the next page where the content of the topic is giving it a proper shape. 

PAGE 5&6

PAGE 7

Next page is an article on Art Nouveau, which explains about the heading itself. This picture at the background is a painting by Edward Okun. The name of the painting is We and the war.

PAGE 8


This is the same picture which continues to the next page.

PAGE 7&8

 


PAGE 9


This page again continues to have a little more explanation about Art Nouveau in Architecture. The article explains the style, design and the art in architecture. To make it more clear I have used an Art Nouveau architectural old building image where the style and the design is unique.  

PAGE 10


On the next page, I have put all the focus on the Impressionist art done by Vincent Van Gogh. I have used quite of his paintings to make the content more attractive for the readers. As you can see, there is a white box at the centre of the page, which is a cut-out in the square shape. The text written on the next to next page will be seen from here.
 

PAGE 9&10

PAGE 11


Next page is about the Vincent's work and style of art. "Van Gogh between Expressionism and Impressionism" is the article which means how Vincent used to get influenced by his dreams or the people and then he used to paint it in his own style of art.
At the centre, this box is the cut out of the previous which automatically is here as well so I have wrapped the text around the square shape so that my content doesn't get cut off.
Here the article talks about the paintings of Vincent.

PAGE 12


Alright, so here is the most famous painting called "The Starry Night". This painting is quite popular because he was inspired by his dream while he was hospitalized. He drew it and he actually became popular after this painting.

PAGE 11&12

PAGE 13


Coming at the end of the magazine, the exhibition announcement / invitation is important. I have mentioned the timing, venue, date, description of the exhibition, information about it and all the important elements which is required for any reader to understand.

PAGE 14


This is the collage of a few paintings from the exhibition. I have placed this to give an idea to the readers about the exhibition. And then highlighting the announcement clearly.

PAGE 13&14

PAGE 15


This is the 2nd advertisement and the last page of the magazine. The ad basically based upon the Art nouveau stylish pen. As its clearly seen that the ad is targeting to the high class people.

And this is the final mockup! Enjoy!!!

Things that I have learnt during this project:

-Understanding the theme or concept is a must.

-Message or idea should be conveyed properly through designs.

-Having a reason even for a single stroke is necessary. That’s what designers do.

-Follow one path or direction and don’t follow all of them.

-Each layout should be clear and understandable.

-Understand your Target Group is really important.

-Keep trying.

That's it for now! Thanks for your time. Keep following!