Response: Better Cook's awesome designers

One of my favorite parts of being in school is getting to see all of the creative ideas that my classmates come up with for the same publication with the same mission (I say this because many magazines do stories and designs for the same topics but each has a unique mission), and I loved what my fellow designers did with their Better Cook prototypes.

Blair's design from the get-go was classic M-word. It was sophisticated and clean. While she worried that it may seem too familiar, I think that is what I liked about it so much and what I think many readers and new cooks would like about it as well. It looked like an old-friend with a modern update. If it was an Oldsmobile commercial, its tagline could be "Not your grandmother's cooking magazine."

I particularly liked the typography Blair used for the masthead, which is funny because Lee Ann, our other teammate, used a very similar one in her initial design. I was glad, however, that Lee Ann mixed up her typography for her second round and introduced Glypha to our magazines. I wasn't really familiar with this typeface but I just loved the way she used the different weights throughout her pages. It really gave them a sense of continuity and keep the design similar without being boring. It also feels like a very fresh font particularly with the brighter colors our publishers have asked us to use.

I would like to say congratulations to Lee Ann for capturing the title of creative director for our magazine.

I really liked your hand concept on the front. I had initially thought of something similar, but the way you executed it was excellent. Despite hating fish, I really liked her fish feature designs. It was disgusting yet intriguing all at the same time. Kudos on that.

I am not sure if I am allowed to posts my classmates images on here, so I would like to direct you to Blair and Lee Ann's blogs to see what I am talking about in this post.

Overall, I don't blame our publishers for having a hard time choosing a creative director because I think we are a really strong team, so I am looking forward to showing you all (my wonderful readers) what we come up with over the next few weeks!