The magazine Synthesis is inspired by the electronic side of music and music making. Within Synthesis you will find everything from interviews with your favorite producer to updates on the latest and greatest music hardware and software.
For the beginning stages I started with some typographic exploration, playing with differing type faces and fonts I found pairings that I liked to move on to the next steps.
After choosing a set of these fonts, I came up with a specifications sheet in which to base my spreads off of. This includes the colors, fonts and sizes, column widths and grids to keep the message consistent.
Design Iterations
My inspiration for these designs was largely due to all of the DAWs, or Digital Audio Workstations, that music creators all use. These programs have a range of different colors and many blocky graphic elements to help organize your sound.
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Version 1a
Article cover page
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Version 1b
I started playing with outlines and large block of color that can be seen in programs like Abelton Live.
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Version 1c
I also started using icons to indicate when a new section or interview question was being asked.
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Version 2a
Playing around with using large text for quotes
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Version 2b
Final Spreads
