Magazine Spread/Kitchen utensil packaging
Now:
At this point, I am finished with the package design. I designed some backing for the kitchen utensils to sit on and the only thing that I really need to do for this half of the project is to get it printed and take some photos with the live utensils on them.
I have decided to put this aside for now and get started on my magazine spreads. For my spreads I want to do one large story, maybe over 2-4 spreads for a magazine spread for REAL SIMPLE. I’m going to make the front and back cover design, the large story, and then I want to make a section where I can add in my packaging called “Gadget of the week” or something of the sort. I’ll write a small caption about how green it is and how cool my design is 
Cover I'm working on
Timeline:
The original timeline I made for this project began with the mag spreads, then the packaging, and ended with tying the two together by putting the packaging design into the spread. I originally gave myself about 5 weeks to finalize the packaging and about 4 weeks for the spreads. However, I think that I need more time to work on the spreads. Time wise, I am pretty on track with my original timeline, but I think that I need to make modifications.
New Timeline:
Week 5:Choose main story for magazine spread. Come up with all content (images, copy) Begin design on spreads (paragraph styles, ect)
Week 6: Work on spreads. Get packaging printed out to make sure looks ok and get images of it.
Week 7: Incorporate packaging images into magazine. Post spreads for feedback.
Week 8: Finalize front and back cover of magazine and inside. Make all necessary changes to design from feedback. If time allows, make an ad also for the back cover of mag.
Week 9: Finish everything!
I think that the new schedule is really do-able. I haven’t been getting as much done as I could have been lately just because of being sick, on top of taking the class over the week-end with Chris and working full time. However, I think that I should be able to catch up this weekend and really get the ball rolling on this magazine. I can’t wait to see how things look printed and happy to be able to put this in my portfolio at the end of the term.
