After reading through last years LitMag, I felt like I was traveling through a surreal world of fantastic literature, a land of organized chaos, a place where the visual art complimented the literary work, where the layouts really added to the work rather than took away from it. I liked the size of the pages, I liked how the them was divided into 4 different sections, and I liked how most of the pages were unique. Though the front and back pages were a little... ugly... I thought that overall it was a beautiful manifestation of artistic creations.
The 2004 literary magazine also contained marvelous literary work, but it lacked the aesthetic appeal of the one from last year. The pages were too big, which led to way too much blank space. The layouts were rudimentary and simplistic, and didn't do much to enhance the actual content of the magazine. I also felt like the binding of the book was uncreative and slightly messy.
For our LitMag this year, I think we should learn from that of last year, and make sure that above all, the layouts and artwork enhance and add to the literature.
6 comments:
Great Thinking!!!
i agree
I think that we want to have simple layouts at times, but not necessarily rudimentary.
I agree with everything you have written about the lit mag. It seems like you have really poured your heart and soul into this assignment. The graphic detail you have included, especially. Made it very easy to visualize.
I also felt like I was traveling through a surreal world of fantastic literature. I definitely think our lit mag this year should be the smaller size. It's much more manageable.
this man knows what he's talking about (except for that stuff about the front and back page)
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