OUGD405 - Layout Design - Research

I looked online at some existing editorial design for inspiration for my layout designs. I looked at the recent re-design of Surf magazine and I feel that this is one of the projects that inspired me the most. The use of minimal graphics, a limited colour palette and the way the body text is laid out creates a clean, simple aesthetic which works really well. It is readable and eye catching at the same time which I would like my layout designs to be.  

Another one of the editorial design projects that I looked at was Countrywide, a property publication. This was another design that really stood out to me and that I took inspiration from. I especially liked the use of lines to divide up the page and I also took inspiration from the use of infographics

Designspiration Research

I spent some time on Designspiration browsing through pieces utilizing type as their main element. I came across numerous examples. The pieces I have shown here are just a few of many I found. The reason I like these 3 pieces is because they are all two dimensional and all use one colour. I want my designs to be in a similar format to this. I feel it makes the bolder, simpler and overall more effective.