This course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of digital design and visual communications through hands-on learning. You will learn the principles and techniques of effective layout with industry standard Adobe software programs. You will learn to research, plan, design and produce a variety of print communication piece. In addition, you will learn the theory behind effective design.
Shelly Zhang Magazine Layout
Shelly Zhang, an Information Science and Political Science major, designed her magazine around Sabrina Carpenter, a singer whose fame took off this year with the release of her new single, “Espresso.”
Haley Engel Magazine Layout
For this project, Haley Engel, a Consumer Behavior & Marketplace Studies major, created a travel magazine called The Voyageur. This was inspired by her love of travel and looking through these types of magazines. Her magazine focuses not only on travel but sustainability, cultural understanding, and environmental consciousness.
Sona Cyriac Magazine Layout
Inspired by the places she visited during her study abroad experience in Japan, Sona Cyriac created this mock-travel magazine. Sona is a Marketing and Risk Management & Insurance major.
Annalise Sommer Magazine Layout
Annalise Sommer, a Life Sciences Communication major, created a magazine layout featuring African Animals. All the photos you see in the layout are hers except for the frogs and treescape!
Sloane Levine Magazine Layout
Sloane Levine, an Accounting major, found inspiration for this magazine layout in the remarkable work of her Grandpa, a talented jewelry designer for Grandview Klein Diamonds.
Anisia Matejic Magazine Layout
Anisia Matejic, a Life Sciences Communication major, created a magazine titled "Artist Avenue" that focuses on artists and musicians on the rise. She was inspired by Billboard magazine for the contents within the magazine and Hunger Magazine for the minimalistic and artistic aesthetic of the cover.