revolve! (the next trick?)

I was happy the last time I wrote.

Imagine the increase in happiness I experienced as this progressed to an almost final stage. Then let me walk you through what this project is all about.

It's a magazine concept for revolutions. A quick look about the web and access to some great people will allow you to quickly gather material for a printed overview of the most up-to date impressions and insights form thinkers, journalists, artists and even politicians. Add to that the flavour of the country in question and some quality photographs and you have yourself a printed product for the people!

It takes some planning to put such an effort together. Beside my hand-drawn notes, I also made a digital mockup to play with and change sections as neccessary. Also: fonts and grid. Both make life complicated, and then easy.

A title page. It felt important that sections with authors should display a simile of the authors for visual effect and identification purposes.

The life-blood of the magazine: written articles. Readers of Caramblogage might be familiar with this particular piece. Having set fonts and grids and made some decisions from the start, this became simple enough.

Yes, it also includes and Editorial Section.

… And a fake imprint, though I wouldn't mid this becoming real.

Here ends todays dose of layout process. It's still missing a cover.

Next: something else.

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