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<blockquote data-quote="wakedork" data-source="post: 830223" data-attributes="member: 47184"><p>OK I'm a Graphic designer have been for 11 years. So here are my suggestions, overall I like it but there are some things you might want to look at in the practicle world. First all you text is way to close to the edge you need at least a .5 inch margin, no magazine would print this, do some research on live area versus trim size of magazines. Second never cut someone's face in half through a gutter, and if you just have to never cut through the eye. Depending on how thick the magazine is and how trap is set, more than likely the face will come out looking horrible and no matter how good your layout looks it will always over power it. Third the text is too hard to read reversed out of his face, you have to remember you can make it as pretty as you want but if no one can read it what's the point. The quotation marks on the quotes are way to big, and distracting. Overall I think you need more breathing room overall don't be afraid of whitespace. Also try to play with your type to get a better rag it will make the page look better overall and make it easier to read.</p><p>I think the headline would be better in solid read without an outline, just not a fan of outlined text.</p><p></p><p>Please take all this with a grain of salt and as constructive criticism, I think you have done a great job and most of the things i said I see students doing all the time. Mainly it comes from not understanding how printing works.</p><p></p><p>And on the cover i really like your title header but think the text beside it is killing it. Maybe that should move to the black bar under it and move what's there to the page as another article.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wakedork, post: 830223, member: 47184"] OK I'm a Graphic designer have been for 11 years. So here are my suggestions, overall I like it but there are some things you might want to look at in the practicle world. First all you text is way to close to the edge you need at least a .5 inch margin, no magazine would print this, do some research on live area versus trim size of magazines. Second never cut someone's face in half through a gutter, and if you just have to never cut through the eye. Depending on how thick the magazine is and how trap is set, more than likely the face will come out looking horrible and no matter how good your layout looks it will always over power it. Third the text is too hard to read reversed out of his face, you have to remember you can make it as pretty as you want but if no one can read it what's the point. The quotation marks on the quotes are way to big, and distracting. Overall I think you need more breathing room overall don't be afraid of whitespace. Also try to play with your type to get a better rag it will make the page look better overall and make it easier to read. I think the headline would be better in solid read without an outline, just not a fan of outlined text. Please take all this with a grain of salt and as constructive criticism, I think you have done a great job and most of the things i said I see students doing all the time. Mainly it comes from not understanding how printing works. And on the cover i really like your title header but think the text beside it is killing it. Maybe that should move to the black bar under it and move what's there to the page as another article. [/QUOTE]
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