Editorial Design

This is a design from an editorial project, creating magazine layouts using an interview with a graphic designer of my own choice. Using the title of Stefan Sagmeister's book 'Made You Look', the concept I had was to cover his eyes, creating the irony of him not being able to see, and using the wordplay to communicate with the audience. To break the layout up, I highlighted the pull-quote, the word 'Look' and his name, and inserted an orange square as page furniture. The coloured elements subtly suggest a diagonal vector to cut through the vertical text.

This was an alternative design, which I felt was too abstract for a magazine layout. It has the same theme of highlighted sections, to prevent the piece becoming bland. The conventional column design has been interrupted with an image, creating a large diagonal section which overpowers the text. The image, half of Sagmeister's face, is again an ironic touch as the title quotes him saying he is not 'scared of anything'; the design suggests that he is literally hiding behind his words.