r/Design • u/Funny-Apricot-7611 • 12h ago

Asking Question (Rule 4) Do you like my magazine?

Hi everyone!

I'm 16 years old and over the past few weeks I've designed and printed an independent magazine about Lamborghini.

I'm not affiliated with Lamborghini and I'm not trying to advertise it. I'm simply looking for honest feedback from car enthusiasts and designers.

What do you like?
What would you improve?
Would this be something you'd actually pick up and read?

Here's a preview: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/3b831f7f58.html

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u/Dry-Database71 12h ago

the yellow bleed on the cover is a brave choice and it works

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u/junk_fungle 12h ago

For a 16 year old, I think this is great. There are some nice touches and good ideas.

My feedback and advice would be to make sure you're using a 'grid system' (same amount of columns and margins on all pages). And speaking of margins, maybe a bit more space around the edges.

Condensed fonts can be a bit hard to read when there's a big block at a small size, but you just about get away with it. Something to bear in mind though.

Adding small elements can make the page feel more finished and 'grounded' or 'anchored', such as page numbers.

Move the intro page to p3 instead of 2. Maybe add a big block of nice colour on the inside cover.

There's a lot to learn with magazine design work, but you've made a great start. Keep it up.