Publication Design

Publication Design: Magazine Design

A magazine designed without a real system means starting nearly from scratch every issue, and that pace rarely survives past the first few.

Challenges

Publication Design: Magazine Design

01

What you are commissioning

Magazine design solves two problems at once: a distinctive look for this issue, and a flexible system that holds together across dozens of future issues. We build the grid, type system, and section templates first, so each new issue gets produced efficiently while still feeling considered.

Companies we’ve worked with

A few familiar faces

Our process

From the first conversation to delivery.

01

Understand

We define the editorial structure and section types the magazine needs to support, so the system covers the real content each issue needs to carry.

02

Create

We design a flexible grid and type system made for reuse across issues, so future issues move fast.

03

Deliver

We lay out the first issue and document the system for future production, so anyone can pick it up.

FAQ

Before we get started.

How do you design for a magazine that will run many issues?

We put together a reusable template system from the start, so each new issue is fast to produce without sacrificing design quality.

Can this include digital and print versions?

Yes, we can design for both formats, adapting layout for how each gets read.