Last Friday morning I went to interview my subject for our magazine. I interviewed one of the Communication Specialists at South Dakota Soy Bean. Outside of her job as a Communications Specialist she is a photographer. I was eager to ask her for tips. I went away with a lot of information. It was interesting…

Contrast within compositions is a key element in a successful composition. There needs to be contrast among elements to create interest. It helps create an understandable hierarchy. Certain types of contrast can be more effective than others within a composition. When the viewer has immediate impact with the composition large vs. small, spacing or density,…

When creating compositions it’s important to narrow down what’s most important in getting your message across. From there consider what elements are necessary in helping you do so. The composition as a hole should attract the eye of the viewer, allow them to pick out what’s the most important, and most importantly get your message…

In our Design class we are working on a project with the Pharmacy Technician students to create a poster or brochure for their topic of choice. They provided us with all the information and it is our job as the designer to work with that information. For my particular subject of informing high school students…

This week in class we had to pick a subject in the industry to write our magazine article on. So far, I have contacted my subject and came up with questions to ask her. I chose and found my subject through some of the work she has done. I go to a coffee shop in…

As I have said before there is logic and reasoning to everything in design. We learned a little more about this in the world of marketing and research analysis for companies today in our New Media Development class. We learned about all the research, data, and analytics that are the driving forces of a lot…

As I was driving I saw a new car wash and the logo symbol caught my eye. It was two swooping blue lines that formed the silhouette of a car. At the end of the line was a splash of water. I have seen something similar before but much more busy. This was a few…

In layout class we have been covering magazine designs. Last class we learned all about the impact of the cover of the magazine. The cover sets the tone of the entire magazine. It the first impression to the viewer that will convey your voice. As we will be building our own magazine this semester I…

For my Layout class this semester we will be creating our own magazine. So far we have been learning all about designing and the common layouts of magazines. Because we have to create our own we need to start thinking about the style and tone of our magazine. So to do this I have been…