MAP Seminar

I went to the MAP seminar the other day that was instructed by the designer of STL Magazine. I thought that it was very informative. It's really cool to be in the same room with other designers and editors of magazine publications. After seeing many of Angela's designs, I realized that illustrations don't have to be cartoonish or really out there. Cartoonish is good at times but you don't have to be an illustrator pro to make up a good design.

Good designs are all about layering. I do that with fan art that I create but I guess I assumed that because magazines are all about news, there is no way that a designer would be allowed to incorporate a design. That definitely opened up my eyes to new ways to design.

Something that never ceases to amaze me is how often stock photography is used in the magazine world. Growing up, I always assumed that photo shoots were done left and right when it came to creating magazines but over the years, I've come to learn that it's quite the opposite.