Tru Dinh Newsletter Revision

 

Some small edits based on the feedback from the blog.

Cinelli_Newsletter

Just figured I'd post one more time. Thank you everyone for the feed back it really helped a lot! :)

Pirperis_Final (Revisions)

For the front cover, I made the "Central Asia Institute Mission" blend in with the body copy to rid of the widow and blend better. On the back cover I fixed the quote so there was more space around it. For the inside pages, I got rid of the stacked quotes and picked one out to stand out with a little triangle element to give it a better appeal. I changed the colors of page 3 so it went along with the rest of the pages. I wasn't too much of a fan of the purple-ish color anyways.

fernandes newsletter after some revisions

Pirperis_Final Newsletter (Page 3)

I am re-uploading just my page 3 because I realized that my line length was much too long, so I broke up the text into 3 columns.

Pirperis_Final Newsletter

For the final copy, on the front page I tried boxing in the mission statement and pushing it to the top to avoid the empty space above the logo/title. Which then gave me more space for the paragraphs themselves. I also changed the logo. Rather than the solid black hands, again keeping my triangle them, I made the hands out of little triangles. For the inside pages, I tried shrinking down the point size of the text to fit the complete article and made the paragraph breaks smaller. For the back cover, I added a photo with a quote that I got from another existing issue from a CAI newsletter.

Tarr Final Newsletter

Since the audience I'm trying to attract are retired CEOs, I decided to make this layout a little more sophisticated. By sophisticated I mean, more book like rather than a teenage girl pop magazine with thousands of colors or some DIY home decor magazine that has a more relaxed feel. I kept the number of colors to a minimum and went for cool trustworthy colors, like a dark and a light blue. For fonts I also made it so one serif font was for headings and one sans serif was for subheadings and body copy. As for the way I layed things out, I started with the bulleted section on the front to get right to the point of the newsletter to give the reader an idea on whats going on and why they're receiving this newsletter. I used columns on page 2 and 3 to make it easier on the eye to read and i kept the text black with a white background also for readability. 

Cinelli_Newsletter

Here's an updated version of my Newsletter. I could really use the feed back 

Fernandes second version of Newsletter

Tru Dinh - Newsletter

For the changes, I removed some of the smaller images to make room the for a larger image on page 2 to establish a higher level of hierarchy to the design. I also re-sized and aligned all of the smaller images to it column instead of it breaking out. I also broken up page 2 to a 3 column grid to make it proportional to the 3 lists items. The 3 quotes are redistributed to the article where they fit best.

Cinelli_Newsletter

Here's what I have so far for my newsletter, I'm a little stuck on where to place the images, any ideas guys?

[WIP] Varmac — Final Newsletter

[Back, then front, then p.2 & p.3]

Here is my working final! The back cover is totally unfinished with assets just thrown on for future's sake, and I plan to put the quotes there. The other three pages are what I'm really looking for constructive criticism on. I think they're excellent, but that doesn't mean a whole lot in the end .:p I'm especially curious about what people think of the photos, namely my selection thereof. I'm also not completely confident in how they'll print, so I intend to test that out as soon as I can.

The back I'm not completely sure of what to do as well. Maybe a seventh photo? I'm extremely open to suggestion there.

As a side note, it was a personal goal of mine to include every passage in the manuscript in the final product. Given that I'm targeting women in higher education, I think being heavy on  the content is a good thing, as it theoretically lends credibility.

Fernandes Newsletter version 2

Cinelli_Coverpage

I'm late but here's my cover page.

Pirperis_Front Page Design

After our class critique, I tried making the logo larger and having the title blend in with the logo as well to have more of a connection. I then made the mission smaller than the rest since it should not stand out too much. I decreased the point size of the body text from 12 to 10 pt. I put a text wrap around the body text so it could "hug" the photo rather than overlap and therefore, gave me the ability to have the photo full bleed rather than lowered opacity.

Dinh - First Page

I revise the masthead a bit by composing the line in a way to portray a "unlocking" feel to them. I remove the accidental boxing of the mission statement with the lines and boxed it in a light blue box to increase its importance. I extended the "spring 2016" banner downward and the heading "place" toward the right to close up some of the white space that was there before. The last revision I did was that I lower the body copy size down to 12pt and increase it leading to improve readability. 

This is almost all refinements, and I think it now has a truly modern appeal. I redid the masthead in the vein of Coni's direction, and replaced the Minion Pro with Garamond for the serif body copy, and used Eurofurence everywhere else. Eurofurence's roundness makes a more elegant and friendly appeal. The paragraph rules have been spaced more.

The photos have also had their corners rounded and are now outlined in orange, and everything has more breathing space. I am exceptionally proud of this design.

The only thing I'd like to do here (beyond add real body copy) is add a page number in the center, which I intend to do on the next/final drafts.

Elvis Newsletter in progress

First Page In Progress

Fernandes second version of the newsletter cover

Fernandes first idea of the newsletter cover

Fernanades design brief updated.

Newsletter Design Brief_Tarr

For my design brief, I have decided to create a more sophisticated, high class look based on the audience I'm trying to reach. Retired CEO's are usually very wealthy and that reminded me of banks and big corporations in which their colors are similar. Dark and subtle blues are known as calm and trust worthy. I chose the name Helping Hands because that is what the Central Asia Institute is looking for, they're looking for people that are willing and able to help.