Text layouts

I knew I wanted my paragraph text to be graphically strong but when I created my sample spread I was told by my tutor to not over do the distortion. I agreed as I thought it took away from the imagery. This led me to consider new avenues of graphic design. I wanted the overall look of the magazine to be extremely sophisticated but not boring. I decided to create simple but effective layouts by changing the shapes of text boxes. This can be seen in the styling, doomscrolling and finding joy pages.

The text often replicates my imagery. In the styling section I kept the typography simple as the imagery is complex. In the doomscrolling section I curved the text around an object to look like the shape of an Iphone. Finding joy mimiked the angles seen in my scans when collaging multiple images ontop of eachother.

In the performing arts interview section I decided to keep the paragraph text simple as there was quite a lot of it. To add elements of design I created a title bar and number for each section. It is hard to explain but when you see the feature you will see that the title bars look like a piece of sheet music. It is not so obvious that it is cliche but it still relates to the overall narative. These subtle nods to design bring the magazine to life by making it more interesting to the eye.