In a world with countless choices, presenting people with relevant information should be one of the most important aspirations for any designer. This can be achieved on the web and in software in a number of ways, but let’s begin with a more mundane example. Many shoe shops organise their displays by type – hiking [...]
I’m quite a fan of minimalist design in print and on the web. A lot can be achieved with clean lines and simple colours, and ManyBooks is a perfect example of this. The site offers nearly 20,000 free eBooks, which are available to download in countless different forms. Like the books that you can download, [...]
As you may know, I’m quite an Apple fan and my interest in the Californian company began a few years ago when I got a second generation 10GB iPod. I then replaced this with a 60GB iPod Photo and added a MacBook Pro to my collection 18 months ago to complete ‘the switch’. When the [...]
The BBC’s fantastic iPlayer website has seen a slight redesign today, adding ‘most recent’, ‘last chance’ and ‘most popular’ sections. Each video also has a ‘more like this’ column down the side of the page. While it detracts slightly from the site’s minimalistic style, it makes finding content a little easier. iPod users might note [...]
As before, click on the images for larger versions. Contents Editorial News Sport Features Grapevine Travel Nice Famous Last Words
After so many redesigned sections in the previous issue, Impact issue 186 featured a few tweaks, especially the Travel section, which was totally reworked. Click on any images for larger versions. Contents and Editorial News and Sport Features Grapevine (events) Travel Spare Parts Nice Gratis (competitions, credits, etc.)
To continue from my previous post, here are some page designs from issue 185 of Impact Magazine. This was the first issue of the new academic year and one that the design editor and I had a chance to really influence in terms of layout. Click on the thumbnails for larger versions. News Features (not [...]
I co-design the University of Nottingham Students’ Union magazine, Impact. It’s a 56 page full colour A4 glossy publication with a monthly print run of 4,000. I’ve worked on few issues and I’ll be posting all of my designs for you to take a look at. First up with issue 183, which was published last [...]