Editorial Design: How to Make a Magazine
Special Editions
A course by Lars Harmsen , Creative Director and Editor
About the video: Special Editions
Overview
“A whole course in itself, but in this case a look at a few things anyone can do: from social media to events. ”
In this video lesson Lars Harmsen addresses the topic: Special Editions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editorial Design: How to Make a Magazine. Discover how magazines are designed alongside the founder and editor of Slanted Publishers, and learn to tell stories through layout, color, and typography.
Partial transcription of the video
“Special offers Hello, today we are talking about specials. What things can you possibly apply to add some extra flair to your whole story? We have e.g. B. for a long time worked with an app which has been particularly suitable for AR, which was unfortunately discontinued: Junaio. There are now new apps but none worked as well as this one. The topic of AR is ultimately about that things that are in two-dimensional space in print very easy in the three-dimensional or can be linked to the cinematic space. We took advantage of this such as in the Paris edition a connection between the printed p...”
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Course summary for: Editorial Design: How to Make a Magazine
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Areas
Art Direction, Branding & Identity, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Storytelling

Lars Harmsen
A course by Lars Harmsen
Lars Harmsen is a creative director from Munich, Germany. Following an internship as a print media designer, he founded the design agency MAGMA while still studying visual communication. He is also a founding partner of the creative agency Melville Brand Designs. In 1996, he created Volcano Type, an independent font foundry with more than 200 different typefaces. In 2004, he started the web blog project Slanted, dedicated to typography and design, which was complemented by a magazine under the same name the following year. This project has grown into what is today Slanted Publishers, an independent publishing and communication company. In addition to his many endeavors, Lars has been teaching design and typography at the Fachhochschule Dortmund since 2011.
His work, recognized at home and abroad, focuses on typography as well as corporate and editorial design. He is also chief curator of the artist's book series 100for10 and designer of Makers Bible. He is the author and designer of many photography, typography, and design books, including Yearbook of Type, Typodarium, Photodarium, and numerous photo books.
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