Pot-Head magazine is a gardening magazine that shares stories and advice based around gardening and the things you can do with your garden. It was the final project for my Editorial and Design class, so I wanted to do as much as I could with it. My main goal was to make each section of the magazine in a different style. From cover, to ads, to articles, I felt it would be most fun if every spread was unique.
I tried to make every segment, including the back and front covers, different from each other so that I could practice some different styles and offer a design that never goes stale. For the cover, I filtered and colored an image of flowers I found in my camera roll, altering its size, shape and borders to make something striking that interacts well with the text. A cover should draw you in and I think mine does that well.
My first spread, the interview, I spent time playing with layers from an image of me and my girlfriend spending time in the backyard at my house. I cut out the scene of us digging in the dirt, then sized it to fit at the bottom of the intro page. This placement is unique and I feel it stands out on the blue background, and is enhanced by the red lining around both pages. This contrast of red and blue goes very well together and is really nice on the eyes.
My next spread, Preparing for Winter, is meant to resemble snow and ice colors, which is why it is all white. I love working with minimal details, and using spots of color to keep you engaged on a piece of paper that could be viewed as empty. I think with this spread, and the no justice, no peace ad, I did pretty good with that technique.
The two ads, for JWU and Brickway on Wickenden, I used characteristics I thought went well with the school, and with the menu I designed for Brickway on Wickenden.
