Design and Construction of a Magazine
The cover, the index and the design of the first pages
A course by Oscar Mariné , Graphic designer
About the video: The cover, the index and the design of the first pages
Overview
“The cover is the presentation and the index, together with the first pages, is the first impression the reader is going to take. In this lesson I explain the importance of each one.”
In this video lesson Oscar Mariné addresses the topic: The cover, the index and the design of the first pages, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design and Construction of a Magazine. Design a printed magazine from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] We reach the cover to the cover of the magazine. Without a doubt, it is page one, what differentiates this product from the others. The option was to work with the typography on the side. It was a brave choice; completely hide the brand. That the brand was the image on the cover itself. We did a typographic treatment with the different elements of the cover. Practically, the option of putting a small caption or, at most, a summary but that the personality of the publication was in the image from its cover. To do this, what we needed was a special image. Then we will talk in depth wh...”
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Course summary for: Design and Construction of a Magazine
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Communication, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Information Design
Oscar Mariné
A course by Oscar Mariné
Oscar Mariné, National Design Award 2010, is a graphic designer, illustrator, expert typographer and professional artist. His internationally recognized work includes iconic designs for film directors such as Pedro Almodóvar, Alex de la Iglesia, and Julio Meden, musicians such as Bruce Springsteen, Psychedelic Furs or Brian Eno, press (El País, C International Photo Magazine) and a variety of brands (Absolut Vodka, Hugo Boss, Camper, Loewe, etc).
With an extensive portfolio in editorial projects, and in the field of journalism, in 2007 the newspaper El País entrusted the design of its editions to its studio. El País Semanal has regained its original name, Babelia has been totally transformed, Domingo provides in-depth journalism for the weekend.
His latest projects include the brand for the Matadero Madrid, the new cultural center of the city. The identity of Mariné covers all the graphic applications: signage, publications, advertising, stationery, etc ...
Other works include: Exhibition "The Workers" by Sebastião Salgado for the National Library, publications for the Universal Exposition of Seville 1991, campaigns for the Junta de Castilla-La Mancha, exhibition graphics for the Reina Sofia National Art Museum, launches for RTVE, exhibition for the UN, and many other projects for the SGAE, Caja Madrid, Santander Bank, 40 Principales, La Ser, Canal +, El Corte Ingles, Santiago Bernabéu, Hugo Boss, Pepsi, Interior Design, Cambio 16, Marie Claire Spain , International Amnesty...
As an artist, Mariné's pictorial work has been the object of individual exhibitions in Tokyo, New York, Milan, Venice, Bologna, Madrid or Ibiza, and is part of relevant collective exhibitions.
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