Hello! I am a current graphic design student (this is my first class!), and am hoping to get some feedback on my magazine design project. The purpose of my project is to communicate how accessible fashion can be used to increase both inclusion and creative expression for people with disabilities. Likewise, the audience I am aiming for include young adults and teens with such disabilities, as well as designers in the fashion world. My design would ideally be used in fashion magazines, bookstores, waiting rooms, etc. I am open to any suggestions that could help get these ideas across, and would greatly appreciate it!
it is not a student magazine, right?
The colour combination is nice, but there are too many fonts used. I suggest using fewer fontsâideally a maximum of 3 styles
The people on the cover donât look like theyâre in a âYESâ mood.
Accessible is spelt wrong.
Layout is ok.
The hyphenation is strange throughout, I donât think you need to hyphenate when the text is ragged, or at least a lot less, and not on captialised words.
Have you experimented with any other layouts? Are you settled on this?
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What is this magazine about? What is its subject matter focus? Who is the audience?
Itâs pretty obvious that a magazine titled Ontario Travel is about traveling in Ontario, or that Watercolor Review is about watercolorsâespecially when the magazineâs cover photos reinforce their titles.
However, a magazine titled YES!, with a photo of people in wheelchairs and a teaser about fashion, is more than a little confusing. It calls for taglines and better-worded teasers to communicate what the magazine is about and what it focuses on.
Is YES! a magazine focusing on accessibility concerns and advocacy? Is it a fashion magazine with an article about fashion for disabled people? Is it a medical trade publication? Is it a general audience magazine with an article on fashion and another on disabilities or accessibility? You canât tell from the cover alone.
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This graphic design mixes many styles, but my favourite is the last oneâit looks exactly like an album cover for a band (YES)! Thatâs my opinion.
Doesnât look like Roger Deanâs art at all to me!
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Well âŠ. Letâs speak something different about this Design, I wonder someone wants to call a magazine YES! For a disabled people? Maybe there would be a better name than YES! ? May be Special or something like that ? (without insulting or offend them).
I can assure you that disabled people do not want to be called special.
The title of Yes!, if itâs for disability advocacy, is fine.
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Thanks for your answer RedKittiekat, but when I mean âSpecialâ it doesnât mean about their disabilities when I mean special is it about their qualities, they are more aware, they have more attention (their character), etcâŠ. Have you even seen the movie the rainman? what I mean their qualities which make them more interesting people to know.
Thatâs what you meant, but thatâs not how it would be received. âSpecialâ sounds patronizing or condescending.
People with disabilities donât have âspecialâ qualities just because theyâre disabled. Theyâre like everyone else, but with additional challenges. A title like Yes! affirms that, despite those challenges, they donât need to be defined or limited by them.
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I was thinking about âŠ.. I was checking the meaning on the internet and AI says: âA special child (or a child with special needs) is a young person who has physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional differences that require extra support, tailored education, or specialized medical care beyond what is typically needed.â but for me is not âspecial needsâ it is more like they have special qualities, may be I am confused and i would need to consider or have a look at the real meaning.
Youâve already had several people explain that âspecialâ is not a label most disabled people want applied to them. Your intention may be complimentary, but that doesnât determine how the word will be received.
âSpecial needsâ is a term describing particular support requirements it does not mean disabled people possess special qualities because of their disabilities. Rain Man is also not a reasonable basis for generalising about disabled people.
There seems to be a pattern here where, instead of considering the feedback youâve been given, you keep searching for a way to defend your original position. Itâs perfectly fine to misunderstand something the important part is being willing to listen and acknowledge it.
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Yes I think so, this was a misunderstanding next time I will think twice before to say anything.
Itâs ok to have an idea, and share that idea, and discuss it, and itâs also ok to say, âyou know what, youâre right and thatâs my mistakeâ. Have a nice day.
Off course, you are right and I made a mistake! this will not happen again and have a nice day! 