Magazine layout

Here comes another magazine layout!  Another one for Poke the Merch, that is.

A friend of mine is currently working on a review for these figures, and I just really wanted to create a magazine layout with some photographs we took a while back.  Interestingly enough, both characters (Takasugi and Kamui from Gintama) are crazy, but they look great in natural areas.  Fortunately there are some nice, quiet, green areas in my neighbourhood.

We definitely wanted to capture Kamui (below) in the shade because he isn't able to stand in the sun for a long period of time.  It also worked with his shady expression.

For now, I'm using Lorum Ipsum, but I'd love to add actual text once the reviews are done!

Developed in: Adobe InDesign
Photos edited in: Adobe Photoshop

My new website is up!

After working on it for quite some time, I have my new design up!  Check out sylpherius-graphics 2.0!  I happily added textures into the background.  It's much different from my first design, but it's aesthetically pleasing!  I have the lightbox working perfectly now!  Since I used the old version last time, I had a strange glitch.  I fixed up nearly all the issues I had in my last design.  Everything is much better now!

Come check it out!
www.sylpherius-graphics.ca

Professor Layton Layout

I wanted to use various designs and fonts in Adobe InDesign.  I realized I hadn't created any fake magazine covers yet so I tried that using my own photos.  Since I don't have images of models (for fashion magazines) I decided to be more creative by developing a cover for imported figures!  Inspired by Poke the Merch!

I did some editing on Professor Layton (the figure shown on the cover) so it was slightly brighter than the original.  I tried out various fonts and they seemed to work well with the cover.  There's some emphasis on more significant sections, such as orange for "figures".

I also included a spread with the cover.  I have a third page, but it's incomplete.  It's really just the final bits of my review for this figure.  The copy, which is a review of the figure, is by me.  You can read the full review at Poke the Merch's blog.  You'll also find many more pictures there!

Brown for the background seemed suitable because I wanted it to match Layton's dark hat and coat.  It also mixes well with his orange shirt.  I'm quite pleased with the final result.  I was able to play with the fonts (and sizes) and I was also able to incorporate my own photos.

Photos and copy by: Sui Chee

Developed in: Adobe InDesign CS3

Edited in: Adobe Photoshop CS3

Playing with InDesign

I picked up the Tales of Xillia Famitsu DX Pack early September and took some pictures for a post at my Poke the Merch blog. I took a photo of the Tipo plush and made a small page out of it. I really just wanted to get used to playing with text over images.

Edited in: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Developed in: Adobe InDesign CS3

Review Spread - "Tales of Vesperia"

I've been wanting to post this for a while, but the blog my friend and I are running together didn't go live until yesterday. Since she and I are doing reviews on imported merchandise, I decided to make spreads out of mine. I take lots of photos using my sister's Nikon camera anyway, so the quality of each picture is great! I think it'll be great practice for me.

So here is the first one! Very simple and very clean! My article wasn't very long so I couldn't add as many pictures as I'd hoped, but practice will make perfect! Enjoy.

Check out our blog at http://pokethemerch.blogspot.com/

Developed in: Adobe InDesign CS3