ZINE

Design of exclusive zine articles for the artist cover stories of Beatroute magazine. / Design de zine pour les articles en première page du magazine Beatroute.

Magazine layout Design

Adobe Indesign

BeatRoute Media is a global lifestyle digital media company rooted in storytelling through the lens of a music fan committed to creating exciting, thought-provoking content that inspires and entertains, celebrating emerging artists and industry pioneers across genres. This project consisted of creating monthly zines based on their cover stories.

In July 2022 I created my first zine for Beatroute, their issue focusing on James Bay. Since this was my first time a zine was made for a cover story, I was working with no previous resources. I had to make sure I was creating a design layout the was adaptable to any cover story. There was no way of knowing how the assets of the next articles would look like, each artists exhibit their own aesthetics. A simple, dynamic layout was key. To add dynamics to the layout, different categories of assets needed to have their own design rules.

Images would be allowed to beak the grid and bleed off pages. Pull quotes, would be noticeably larger, creating a dramatic sense of hierarchy as well as a pronounced focal point. Page numbers and folios would climb the left side of the left pages but stay on the bottom right of the right pages. The body text would have a high leading, allowing the text lines to dance onto the page in orderly fashion. Finally, the top margin would be bigger than the bottom. All these aspects allowed for the desired dynamic of readability, aesthetic, and visual flow, while remaining adaptable.

Finally, a template was made with an established set of resources, and following zine issues would prove easy to produce. Challenges for consecutive articles revolved around the word count length and the number of image assets provided. This was welcomed, as it kept my problem solving skills sharp. There's nothing a designer loves more than a typographic layout puzzle .

FRANÇAIS

in collaboration

  • Emily Rosati, Creative Director

  • Gabby Sgherri, Editor

en collaboration

  • Emily Rosati, Directrice Créative

  • Gabby Sgherri, Rédactrice en Chef

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Westward Festival