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Imagine That : Issue 1

Here's the magazine all finished with my design on the cover!

It's really exciting to see along with my double page feature inside the mag which shows a few images of my work and the interview questions they asked me. Hopefully it's the first competition win of many!

Imagine That : Magazine Feature

Here are the answers I gave to the set questions for my magazine feature as well as the photos of work I'd like to have included...

I tried to keep the answers concise and not sound like I was some established designer who was just boasting about their work.

I've sent this to both Amber and John to check over to make sure it reads ok before submitting.

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Feature Questions

1.Hello Jonathan. How did you feel when you found out that your entry to our competition was the selected entry to feature on the cover of our magazine?

Excited! I feel lucky to have contributed to the very first issue of the magazine. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing the design printed up and on the front cover.

2.What inspired you to become a designer?

I guess it started with my interests in drawing and painting. I still remember the importance of colouring within the lines from when I was little. My creative interests developed through school and college and then graphic design started to give my skills more focus and purpose. Basically, it was not one specific thing, I’ve just followed what I enjoy.

3.How would you describe your style of work?

Well, I wouldn’t say that I have a style of work - which I like. I do however enjoy working mainly across printed media and I strongly believe in well-crafted, carefully considered design which satisfies my fairly obsessive attention to detail. For me, simplicity and quality are key.

4.What are your future career aspirations?

I’d love to try working abroad. Travel is a large source of inspiration for me with new places fuelling loads of new ideas. Ideally, I’d see myself designing in a smaller independent studio environment involving lots of collaborative work since I enjoy discussing ideas with people. I love being creative, making things and I look forward to any opportunities where I can use my skills and knowledge.

5.If a specific colour could best describe your personality, what would it be and why?

I think it would have to be Herringbone Grey (I hope that doesn’t sound boring…) It’s calm, laid-back but quietly confident.

6.Last but not least, if you could be any animal in the world, what would you be?

To be honest, I wouldn’t mind switching places with the family pet dog, Harvey - he lives in luxury.

Imagine That : I won !

Very pleased and excited to say that I won the Imagine That live competition brief to design the cover of issue one of their new mag! This is my first win in a live brief situation so I'm really happy, especially since it's such a good prize for winning...

Now I get my design (see previous posts) on the cover along with a feature on myself as a designer within  the magazine whereby I can select images to represent my work and I will have questions to answer in interview format to go along with it (see below). I'm really looking forward to seeing the design when it's been printed and no matter how big or small the magazine is, it'll be great to have some more exposure for myself and my work - Good times!

Imagine That: Competition Update

Got some positive news with regards to the live brief from Imagine That - to design the cover for the launch issue of their magazine. My entry has been selected as one of the 'final few' and I'll find out on friday whether my design has been picked as the overall winner...

Imagine_That: Final Resolution and Submission

Final design for the A5 format magazine cover.

Front Cover.

Back Cover.

Here's the short description I wrote to send in the submission email:

My submission is based around the idea the one event/one thing starts a reaction or something that grows and evolves. I have tried to communicate that issue one of Imagine That magazine is one such event that will progress into something that will continually develop becoming bigger and better with each edition which is symbolised through the expanding rings. This relates directly to what I perceive as the concept of Imagine That as it helps students and recent graduates to progress and develop within their specialism.

Proof of email submission:

Confirmation reply email:

Imagine_That: Magazine Cover Development

For the cover of a launch issue of a magazine I felt the design had to be simple and striking. It has to be noticeable and show that it's arrived. It also had to reflect the simplicity of the concept which was 'one'.

The simplest element that I could think of to work with was a circle.

I've developed a simple black a white pattern using simple circles that build in weight and expand outwards from the 'i' of Imagine That. In doing this I was trying to show that one event/ one thing starts a chain of events or something that grows and develops. I was also trying to communicate the aspect of imagination which obviously links to the title of the magazine.

The Imagine That blog seems to have a strong following but with this being their first publication I'm unsure as to what kind of budget they would be running with. Therefore the simplicity of just using black and white would help keep costs down but it could easily be made more luxurious if needed by adding a spot UV layer of varnish to the black circles and logo for example.

Imagine_That: Live Brief

So one of the briefs I collected over summer was a live brief from the online blog Imagine That. It's going to be one of my additional briefs that runs alongside the 4 main 'core briefs' but the deadline for it is Midnight on Friday 30th September so I need to get a move on with it!

Above is how I had re-written the brief for the collection of 10 briefs over summer. Below is the brief in full taken from the Imagine That blog.

Competition Time!

The Brief
ImagineThat is a collaborative collective, set up to promote, educate and inspire creative students and recent graduates about contemporary design and creative arts.

Things are evolving here at ImagineThat, and we are developing more ways in which you could get involved with us. Our next idea is to produce a magazine in which we want you to design the cover for.

Concept
The theme we are going for with the magazine, with this being our first issue, is that we have a running concept of 'ONE'. (The name of the magazine will be Imagine That). What you do, and where you take it is completely up to you. We want creative concepts and designs to inspire the readers of ImagineThat, so the more creative the better.

Deliverables
The design itself is to be of a portrait A format, preferably A5, although can be scaled down if designed bigger.

Any design discipline submission is welcomed (photography/illustration/typography/etc), the more variety the better.

How To Enter
All submissions must be emailed to us in a JPEG format. Once the winner is chosen they will then be contacted to send us a higher resolution copy.

When submitting, email entries to us at imagine_that_@hotmail.co.uk, with the subject asCOMPETITION - that way no entries will get lost. Include your full name, course and university you study/studied at, and a brief description for the entry.

Deadline
All entries must be sent to us by midnight on 30th September 2011.

Once the deadline has passed, our team at ImagineThat will then decide which entry we will then go on to be used as our magazine cover, and the winner will then be contacted.

The Prize
The winner will have their entry used on the cover of our first issue of our upcoming magazine. They will also be featured in the magazine, and receive a free copy of it along with a free screen print.

We will also be giving a selected few runners up the prize of having their entry featured on our blog/in the magazine.

If you have and questions or anything about the competition, please don't hesitate to get in touch. We will be more than happy to help. Simply send us an email with the subject as Competition Question, or get in touch with us through our Facebook page or Twitter account.

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imagine_that_@hotmail.co.uk