Group Crit and Research

Whilst showcasing the three initial design ideas, the zine seemed to be most successful, probably due to the fact production is more probable to that of the windable exhibition piece and zoetrope. Peers believed that this design, was easy to identify as the strongest design idea, due to the successful mock up and well planned layout ideas.

To gain a stronger understanding for impactful zine layouts, research on sites such as Designspiration and Pinterest proved successful. The design shown (top left) shares similarities to the design idea I had in mind. The use of old photos and using colours close to cameo and flamingo pink proves effective and creates an old vintage feel with the faded away pink tones. The overlay of type on images contrasts to the old objective form of design, and juxtaposes to the traditional ways of layout, by adopting this style, the final outcome could be used to bring back old photos and memories in an up to date fashion, further representing the vast development in technology since VHS. The Philosophy Magazine N’3 (top right) created by  Eniko Deri, Kristof Kiss Benedek and Csilla Horvath really caught my attention. The background pattern/image used to fill in the negative space of the pages share similarities to the look of a Static effect made with VHS, maybe this composition Idea could be used in my layout work. 

The image above shows an experimentation of blending both the use of pink and forming a pattern background by scanning in VHS tape/ribbon.