En|Space

En|Space Research Publication

Explore some aspect relating to the themes in this course that interest you and delve into it to share with the class. You will create a minimum 500 word report (undergrads) or 700 word report (grads) with supporting images, and present them in two 11.250˝ x 17.25˝ pages, or four 8.625" x 11.250" pages for a group zine that we will digitally publish on our website as a PDF.

Some possibilities for topics might include researching a particular artist that relates to your work, or looking at something that links several artists together, a technique that interests you, a book that you may have seen at Rare Books & Collections or in a presentation in class, a printshop, collective, etc. We will have some Illustrator and Photoshop demos to assist with the design of your pages.

Guest artist Sarah Bodman will juror the best art research pages from fall 2024/ spring 2025, and a compilation of her curated student works will be published on Blurb as a physical zine that you can purchase at the end of the academic year.

See past publications here.

Guidelines

You will be creating four vertical 8.625 x11.250 in. pages as two spreads. InDesign template
A min. 500 word report for undergrads, and 700 for grads. Use no larger than 12 point type for text body.
Include images and/or examples
You have artistic license to design the pages and text however you'd like. Think about using an image in the background with white boxes for the text, or having a color in the background, designing a system for organizing your images, etc. Look at other magazines and publications for inspiration.
Save images as a PDF, JPG, Illustrator or InDesign file at 300 dpi.
If using Illustrator or InDesign, please outline your text so it can be read externally
Don't forget to add your title, your name, and sources!

15 points:
3 Conceptual development/Problem Solving
3 Composition + Design
3 Craftsmanship
3 Quality + Quantity
3 Contribution to Critique (compiled articles for comments can be found here)

Timeline
2.24/ Introduction to Project
3/03: Proposals for pages due
3/26: InDesign demo
4/23: Files due

Examples of beautifully designed magazine spreads

Consider using columns for your body text and organizing your layout so that images and text all line up within that grid system.
Don't be afraid of negative space! It adds confidence, elegance, and greater legibility.
Don't use type sizes any larger than 12 pt. for the body text. Experiment with using smaller sizes to create more elegance with your line breaks. Will your text be fully justified? Or left justified? Consider turning off hyphens for cleaner design.
Only use decorative typefaces for the titles, use a simple, elegant and very legible typeface for the body text.
Consider matching colors from your images for your title or pull quotes. You can easily do this using eye dropper tool in Illustrator or InDesign.
Be careful to leave ample room near the gutter and edges of paper so you don't lose any image or text due to binding!
Consider allowing some images to be full bleed.

Examples of past student spreads