In every magazine, beside the content, design is one of the most important elements. It catches readers’ eye, inspire them and create your unique brand. With the grow of digital magazine, the role of design is even bigger: you can do more. Every little detail, interactive media and additional content engage your readers and create an interaction. That’s why we found the best resources, tips and tricks to help you design your magazine.

1. Your mobile magazine. It's never been that easy.
10 easy ways to
better design your
magazine
Tips & tricks, tutorials and inspirations

2. Your mobile magazine. It's never been that easy.
In every magazine, beside the content, design is one of the
most important elements. It catches readers’ eye, inspire
them and create your unique brand. With the grow of digital
magazine, the role of design is even bigger: you can do
more. Every little detail, interactive media and additional
content engage your readers and create an interaction.
That’s why we found the best resources, tips and tricks to
help you design your magazine.

3. Your mobile magazine. It's never been that easy.
Creating Wireframes And Prototypes
With InDesign
Hundreds of tools may be available for interaction
designers, but there is still no industry standard for
interaction design the way Photoshop and
Illustrator are to graphic design. Popular programs
are out there, but many of them have considerable
drawbacks, which has led to explore alternative
apps.
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4. Your mobile magazine. It's never been that easy.
10 Examples of Great Magazine Design
If you are a graphic designer, you have probably
dreamt of laying out a magazine. It seems that
there is more freedom in designing magazines,
especially art and design magazines of course.
Here is a little roundup of well designed magazine
to inspire you.
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5. Your mobile magazine. It's never been that easy.
How to create a magazine: 5 tips from
top designers
Are magazines dead? Far from it. Despite the
doom and gloom that surrounds commercial
publishing, independent ‘zines and small-scale
mags are booming. Five leading designers talk us
through the pitfalls of how to create a magazine.
You can make one too…
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6. Your mobile magazine. It's never been that easy.
Creating a magazine flatplan
Flatplan is a vital part in any publication production.
It gives you control over the publication production
process and is very important for an art director to
have insight into how various stories are laid out
and how will they be arranged in the publication.
Each member of the staff should have its own copy
of the flatplan so they also can follow production
process.
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7. Your mobile magazine. It's never been that easy.
The art of magazine covers: 20
incredible examples
Feast your eyes on the art of magazine covers, with
a look at 20 of 2012’s best offerings including
Wired, Little White Lies, and Wallpaper*.
Read full article »

8. Your mobile magazine. It's never been that easy.
Bloomberg Businessweek: a
masterclass in magazine design
We take a look at the stunning print design of
iconic magazine Bloombery Businessweek after
their very special Steve Jobs issue.
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9. Your mobile magazine. It's never been that easy.
Adobe InDesign Tips I Wish I’d Known
When Starting Out
I love Adobe InDesign. For multi-page documents, it’s the most flexible and
complete application out there. Yet I remember how counter-intuitive some
things were when I was learning it for the first time. Here are some tips I
wish I had known when starting out, as well as some answers to questions
that others often ask me. This is not intended to be a manual; some good
ones are already out there (although I personally learned by doing).
Hopefully, these tips will help you make the best of your day-to-day use of
InDesign.
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10. Your mobile magazine. It's never been that easy.
A love letter to the art of magazine
design
Curious Iconic Craft is a limited edition, 100+ page
book about designing magazines that people love.
Launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund the
project, Human After All promise the book will be a
beautiful and valuable resource for designers and
students.
Read full article »

11. Your mobile magazine. It's never been that easy.
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