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Punk Uncovered

With this project I had to design and layout a magazine spread for an article on how the Punk movement affected record cover design. The design needed to reflect the nature of the article (Punk record cover design), but with a more contemporary look.

The typeface used is Serifa, this Slab-Serif has an aggressive, masculine look that suites the punk theme, while also looking good both as a display (bold) and body font (readability). The paragraphs have been broken up into disjointed blocks, this was so that they would feel as if they had been cutout of magazines and newspapers and pasted together (ransom note).

Emphasis has been placed on certain paragraphs, words or quotes with the use of reversed text out of jagged ‘cutout’ black shapes. A minimalistic colour palette was used and some of the images had a halftoned effect applied to them to reinforce the photocopied look.

Becks Incredible Film Festival

NOTE: This design was created as part of a lesson plan on theme boards.

With this design I wanted an old world, gentleman’s club look. This was achieved through the use of the background texture (old wallpaper) and an eclectic mix of themed imagery (old playing cards, opera glasses, cigar case, etc.).

By isolating the text onto pieces of old paper and card I was able to improve its contrast and readability while adding another layer of character and substance to the overall mood/theme of the design.

Milk Monitor

This design has a clean minimalistic feel to it, with great care and attention being placed on the hierarchy and readability of the text. The illustrations were also done by me.