VOLTA

Volta magazine utilizes one of the most incredible displays of information design. The layouts that are utilized throughout are strong, clear, concise and it has an incredible aesthetic throughout. Although the magazine does have nice layouts, the illustrations and information graphics are the highlight of this publication. They carry a high-contrast style that adds a distinct flavor the design.

Volture Magazine

Volture Magazine is a publication designed by Daniel Siim as a independent cultural magazine. Although the spreads are not complex, it manages to use a strong grayscale. It adds a lot of depth to the magazine and gives it a common thematic experience throughout. The simple grid allows for the text to be easily legible and concise. The magazine does not have any extraneous information and ornamental effects. However the publication shines through with its use of display type as well as the section heads are nicely placed as well. –Michael Leng

Real Dutch Design

This is my favorite publication I have seen in quite some time. It is a highlight of many famous dutch designers and the layout is incredible. The work published throughout is top-notch and the craftsmanship is stellar as well. It utilizes a strong grid, and it utilizes a nice plastic cover area. The colors work well together and they stack with other issues. –Michael Leng

The Jazz 09 Journal

This Publication was designed by Atelier Martino. It utilizes a very clean layout and strong typography. I found this browsing through Behance and his use of decorated rules and margins allow for a nice look. The clean aesthetic is very appealing and the format allows for the information to be upheld. I often browse Behance in order to find inspiration and witness other great designers, and this particular design is one such example. –Michael Leng

gallery

gallery magazine is a publication dedicated to presenting the best new graphic design from around the world. It includes packaging, branding, exhibition design, web design, photography etc. Gallery is more of an image driven magazine but they lay out their images in a strict grid that looks interesting. A two column layout is used when there is enough body text.—Melisa Ozkan

Glamour & Grids

-Belinda Hale/ Grids and Terms of Usage Presentation

Lula

Lula Magazine is an homage to vintage inspired fashion and photography. Originating in London, the magazine is everything Urban Outfitters aspires to be, but is not. The magazine also primarily features models on it's covers instead of film stars or musicians. The model woman for Lula is described as being someone who uses a vintage camera, wear's 70s inspired skirts, her wallpaper in her apartment is peeling away put filled with polaroids and love poems. The layouts are collage inspired, but chic. And all of the images are beautiful. The captions below each spread make the whole thing seem like an old sketchbook or your mom's old album.-Belinda Hale

filter

Filter is a Nordic magazine that investigates the impact of photography on our lives and on how we make politics, science and art. Filter has articles, interviews and reviews with Danish and foreign photographers. Each issue is centered on a theme. The magazine had a one or two column layout and uses a lot of negative space in their spreads. -Melisa Ozkan

The Learners by Chip Kidd

The Learners is a novel written by graphic designer Chip Kidd. The book is the sequel of t=his previous book The Cheese Monkeys. The Learners is a story of a young graphic designer fresh out of college in his first job at an advertising firm in Connecticut.

The book was designed by, of course, Chip Kidd. The book breaks the boundaries of legible text. The from of the book has several illustrations and wacky type games to be able to read the text. The story layout had large margins, that makes the text look like it was in a bible. This gave me the impression that the book might be like the graphic designers bible.

This video shows the book design:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y73D9KvWgNY

-Melisa Ozkan

Foam

Foam Magazine is a quarterly magazine based on photographers and photography. Because the images in a magazine mean the most to me, I find this particular magazine very beautiful. The content varies from documentary to fashion photography and features up and coming photographers. Each year one of the issues is dedicated to emerging talent, which is also pretty amazing for a well-known magazine to do. The cover girls are pretty typical- ranging from young actresses models, and also photographers. The composition of the photographs and the general layout of the magazine is done very creatively and a-symmetrically, which is something hard for me to do personally, so I appreciate this aspect of it. - Belinda Hale

CMYK

CMYK Magazine is a publication dedicated to giving their readers an inspiring visual experience. Each issue is filled with new inspiring designs and fresh designers. The layout of the magazine changes with each issue, but the basic structure of the cover stays the same. In the latest issue of CMYK the feature an interview with Wes Wilson the father of psychedelic poster art, so their layout had changed according to the psychedelic poster style, from the cover to the table of contents and typography. -Melisa Ozkan