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Focuses on redesigning the August 2004 issue of the "Counselor" trade magazine. Objectives of designing the magazine; Cover; Table of contents; Columns and feature pages.

The article offers tips on how to design magazines and increase copy sales. It cites the use of very, very condensed sans-serif type of typography, construction of edgy cover lines, and selection of artists and stories for magazine covers. Furthermore, it notes the photographs of Karl Lagerfeld in "Harper's Bazaar," as well as the featuring of athletes in "ESPN The Body Issue."

Focuses on redesigning the "Marie Claire" magazine. Changes made to the magazine's July 2004 issue; Importance of typography and graphics in redesigning a magazine; Accessibility of "Marie Claire."

Offers a look at the changes implemented in the design and structure of the "Teen People" magazine, published by Time Inc. Description of the magazine cover; Changes in the topography and graphics of the magazine.

Criticizes the layout design of the magazine 'Budget Travel' from Newsweek Budget Travel Inc., published by Nancy Telliho. Comments on the placement of the magazine's logo; Opinion on the typography and graphics of the magazine; Way in which columns are repackaged.

The author discusses the effectiveness of minimal magazine design. Aside from being more clear, the design guides the reader through a layout from start to finish. The author compared putting together an issue of a magazine to a jigsaw puzzle before the pieces have been cut into their final shapes. The designers, then, get to look over all the rough chunks and sculpt them into forms that best serve the final assembled piece.

Focuses on the characteristics of a good magazine design and lay-out. Minimalism and clarity; Impact of color; Selective application of fonts; Photo selection and cropping; Placement of stories and images; Selective composition.

The article focuses on the cover design and story of January 2010 issue of the regional meeting destination publication "Meetings West." It is mentioned that a feature entitled "Are You Being Served?" was chosen as the cover story by the design team instead of choosing a vast desert. It is stated that the team wanted a cover which can convince readers the meetings industry is still unharmed.

The author reflects on creating prototype magazines. He says that before discussing a prototype, a publisher must have an organized publishing order. He mentions several elements that should be considered, including design and packaging strategy, demographics and marketing strategy. He adds that a prototype must have the essential features of the magazine it will become. Sample advertisements should also be included.

This article discusses factors involved in redesigning a magazine. A magazine can stumble if there is a lack of focus and the editorial message has not been changed. Changing staff is an opportunity to take advantage of incoming talent for new design ideas. A redesign is best done all at once, and this can be done in-house.

This article presents a conversation with Greg Paul, partner of magazine consultants Brady & Paul Communications, about typeface trends. He discusses the emergence of the OpenType format due to technology. Fonts can be draining for designers and costly for publishers, so he suggests using the classic styles. His recommended fonts are cited.

This article focuses on the adoption of virtual proofing within the magazine industry. Much of the resistance to virtual proofing stems from the pricey set-up costs compared to more traditional proofs. Virtual proofing translates into revenue by allowing the magazine to close later, which gives the sales team an extra day to sell.

The article describes the magazine cover of the April 2006 issue of "Inside Supply Management." Bates Creative Group has designed the cover for the issue. The cover features simple lines, bold colors and people. The name of the magazine was reworked, highlighting the word Supply and setting the text apart from the art to showcase the title.

The article reports on the ongoing competition of Adobe's InDesign and QuarkXPress software within the U.S. page-layout market as of January 2006. In 1998, Quark Inc. has opened discussions to acquire Adobe. Adobe, ignoring Quark's proposal, launched InDesign software in 1999. Claiming an installed base of global users, Quark plans to launch version 7 of QuarkXPress in 2006. Aside from enhancements to its software, Quark Inc. is attempting to overcome its image as an aloof and service-averse company.

The article offers a look on the design cover of Beautiful/Decay magazine. For most magazines, getting a feature subject to agree to a photo shoot can sometimes be challenging. Designer Jesse LeDoux designed the magazine's cover. The design instructions given by magazine's founder Amir H. Fallah to LeDoux.

Offers tips for developing or refining the Letters to the Editor section of a magazine. Importance of verifying the authenticity of the letters; Advice on designing the layout for the letters; Way to receive more letters from readers.

Recommends steps to winning magazine awards. Importance of responding to the needs of the readers; Significance of magazine design; Need to assess the criteria for judging magazines.

The article reports on the switch from QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign page layout software at The Magazine Group in the U.S. in 2005. The switch yielded immediate workflow gains of 30% according to principal Richard Creighton. Adobe upgrades costs only $150 whereas Quark charges $300 per seat. Creighton predicts that the company will meet its return on investment in six months after investing under $50,000 on the technology.

Traces the history of the computing magazine "Byte," founded by editor Carl Helmers, from 1975 to 1998. Changes in the layout and design of the magazine; Issues tackled in the magazine; Market performance of the magazine; Problems encountered in the publication of the magazine.

Comments on a variety of issues concerning magazine design, layout and publication in the U.S. Inclusion of brand names in stories; Styles in editing celebrity cover photos; Problems regarding special advertising section.

The article offers tips on using templates in magazine design to create unified pages that are easier to read and produce. Duplicates of master pages should have more specific details and complicated page layouts should be avoided. Style sheets should be fully utilized and have one important style consistent on the page. Production problems can be avoided by using a standard color style list with pre-approved colors.

The article presents information on digital stock photographs. Stock photographs remain effective but takes the stock agency longer time to deliver the full slides. Digital stocks provide instant access to images in multiple resolutions and can be obtained from electronic resources such as online archives, digital clip arts and photo compact discs. More art directors use digital stocks to solve design needs because of reasonable price, instant delivery and image quality.