I like the use of reflective text and this could be something to use on the street poster - probably not the certain look I was going for but definitely something I am interested in using one day.
The black shape the text is in on this page I find intriguing and it pulls my attention straightaway. I think in my street poster I will create something like this but have it perhaps running horizontal instead of vertical and putting the name of the band or their album in it. The number in the circle is also interesting, good way to show page numbers in the magazine layout.
Although this isn't the style of the magazine which I am working to, I like the use of circles and the way bigger text interferes with smaller text.
Again this isn't quite the style of Yen but the craziness of this page is interesting and the use of coloured squares to pull focus.
I love the first layout with the giant '35'. Its very eye catching and is dominant in the layout, I could use something like this in the opening page of my editorial or even on the street poster as something eye catching that will make my poster different from others to catch attention on the street.
The rest of these pictures below are layouts done by Fabien Baron, a well established name in magazine editorials and I was inspired by alot of the works he has completed.
I am always attracted to putting words on top of an image and usually this is done on a double page spread with the wording on the page with the blank part of the photo. I find it interesting that Baron has put wording on top of one image and it works well. the most dominant feature is the model and your eyes are directed up to where there would be blank space only to find words there instead. I wish we had more photos with open space so I could do something like this but I think alot of the shots we got were very closely cropped or the background is too busy.
This is very cool and would match our concept of narnia as it is very childlike, but it doesnt really suit the style of the magazine, perhaps if I were doing i-D or spook this would go
The split photograph technique is striking as your eye is led across the white line in the middle and taking in all the detail around it. The use of colour down the bottom is eye catching and a great pop of colour to the page to make it more interesting, even though the bottom is yellow it kind of brings more emphasis to the photos that have no colour at all.
This layout is something that will definitely suit the style of Yen. I'm thinking of using the idea of the black line that is running across the top of the page as it gives that empty white space a bit of something and helps to guide the eyes across the page. I love the use of big margins and a full bleed image as this is something very characteristic of Yen and even though the image with the margins is smaller it brings more emphasis because if they were both full bleed the image wouldn't have the same effect.
This would be a great way to open the editorial, if I extend the white space across more this could be space for writing and I love the way Baron has still incorporated white space around the edges of the photos.
This layout is interesting, I like the way the big image catches your eye and then the direction travels to the second image on the right. The space below on the right page I might include a quote to fill the empty space and this would compliment the photos well.
The part that captures my eye in this layout is the dominant black stripe. Its very strong and directly leads us to the text.
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