I have made 2 new ideas for the Table of Contents. I don't know What direction to take. Working on finding the path I want to take. I know that I want to play with shape (and perhaps color). The more feedback the better.
This is a really nice improvement on the previous spread you posted earlier. I think the typeface looks much cleaner and legible on the "The Future of Food" title.
I'm drawn towards the second spread the most. I really like the big image behind the text shapes, it's interesting and it gives the spread a nice texture. The one thing I'm having a little bit of a problem with is the typographic hierarchy between the "Feature" and "Department" sections. I feel like the fact that they are already in different sections and in different color blocks already sets them apart in order of importance, so maybe try another version where they both share the same paragraph style.
One quick edit if you choose to continue on with the first spread: try and fit the text in "Editor's Notes" and "Notes to the Editor" into the triangle shapes like you did in the "Editor's Note" on the second spread.
Ruby - both layouts have promise, so I'll comment on both:
1st - you've improved this layout quite nicely, which might be why I am partial to it. I suggest you switch departments and features (so features is first)... and style the headings in a consistent way. They appear to be slightly different in pt size... enough to look like an unintentional mistake. You still need to attend to the long line lengths in both "Notes" at the bottom of your pages.
2nd - I see a more dynamic design with larger blocks of angled shapes directing our eyes. Currently, the Features section seems to get lost in that dark background color behind it. So, the reader could easily skip over it and read the departments. You'll need to attend to that. The Notes to the Editor fits in that area nicely. As I picture this printed and folded, I realize that you may have created a white empty space on your left hand page (next to Notes). I wonder if you want to develop this area, along with the dark green area above it, just a bit to hold other images (angled slices?) so this area is used to add visual content to the layout.
This is a really nice improvement on the previous spread you posted earlier. I think the typeface looks much cleaner and legible on the "The Future of Food" title.
ReplyDeleteI'm drawn towards the second spread the most. I really like the big image behind the text shapes, it's interesting and it gives the spread a nice texture. The one thing I'm having a little bit of a problem with is the typographic hierarchy between the "Feature" and "Department" sections. I feel like the fact that they are already in different sections and in different color blocks already sets them apart in order of importance, so maybe try another version where they both share the same paragraph style.
One quick edit if you choose to continue on with the first spread: try and fit the text in "Editor's Notes" and "Notes to the Editor" into the triangle shapes like you did in the "Editor's Note" on the second spread.
Ruby - both layouts have promise, so I'll comment on both:
ReplyDelete1st - you've improved this layout quite nicely, which might be why I am partial to it. I suggest you switch departments and features (so features is first)... and style the headings in a consistent way. They appear to be slightly different in pt size... enough to look like an unintentional mistake. You still need to attend to the long line lengths in both "Notes" at the bottom of your pages.
2nd - I see a more dynamic design with larger blocks of angled shapes directing our eyes. Currently, the Features section seems to get lost in that dark background color behind it. So, the reader could easily skip over it and read the departments. You'll need to attend to that. The Notes to the Editor fits in that area nicely. As I picture this printed and folded, I realize that you may have created a white empty space on your left hand page (next to Notes). I wonder if you want to develop this area, along with the dark green area above it, just a bit to hold other images (angled slices?) so this area is used to add visual content to the layout.
Nice work.