Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
mini magazine
DOG TAGS
In my first print production class at Johnson & Wales, we were tasked with making a “minizine.” The project was to create a six-page magazine along with a front and back cover. We had to have an informational article, an advertisement, a creative piece, and an interview. One of these had to be a full-page spread. The topic of a magazine was completely up to us. We were also required to use all our own photography. My dogs are my best friends, so I decided to make a dog-themed magazine. The front cover features my dog, Harper. Inside the magazine is an article that highlights the benefits of owning a dog, an advertisement for dog food, an interview with a friend about her emotional support animal, and a poem. The back cover had to be an advertisement for Johnson & Wales. I made lots of edits to the typography and layout to update it to my current style. Overall, “Dog Tags” is a complete dog-themed minizine.
The back cover was the only place that we were not required to use our own photography. I personally think my layout works really well and resembles what might actually be on the back of a magazine. The body copy was also provided for us, so we simply just had to arrange the elements.
For my factual article, I opened up the magazine with 10 benefits of owning a dog. Before making edits for this class, the typography was all over the place. After fixing the typography and spacing, I feel this layout is much more visually pleasing than it was the first time around.
I decided to make a full spread add for dog food as my advertisement. I found a picture of my dog, Harper, licking her lips, and then I found a mockup that is actually for flour. I made a very simple logo with a decorative font, added my dog, Axle, to the front, and added a caption that I thought sounded like something that would be included in a magazine advertisement.
