CIO Connect magazine issue 37 – winter 2011/2012
Here’s a quick look at the Winter issue of CIO Connect. It’s a quarterly magazine for Chief Information Officers (top IT bods to you and me). Normally the cover feature photos are taken by the talented Mr Martin Burton. Unfortunately this issue the interviewee didn’t have time for a photoshoot so we had to use [...]
Design of CIO Connect magazine – summer 2011
Just a quick post to show you the latest issue of CIO Connect magazine which I’ve been designing now for eight years – ever since I went freelance full-time. The cover star is Sunny Lee of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, so I made a little racehorse for his feature. Neat, huh? Here are a [...]
I love magazine design
Yes, I do. It’s possibly my favourite thing to do. It’s all about retaining a united look for the whole publication, but differentiating articles from each other. Tis a fine balance. My general rules of thumb would be: • choose a few key fonts. I’ve cut down the amount I use for each publication over [...]
CIO Connect Magazine winter 2010 issue design
I never get bored with designing CIO Connect magazine. I’ve been doing it since 2003, the year I went freelance, and every time I start a new one I try to improve on the issue before. There’s a real knack to magazine design, I find, and once you’ve got the hang of it it’s one [...]
CIO Connect Conference things
Hello, this one’s a bit late too. I’m catching up, see. Being organised and that. CIO Connect asked me to create a brand for their annual conference, held in October. The title was “Business as Unusual”. I was to create a logo-illustration for the event, and supply designs for tickets, a microsite, brochures, newsletters, an [...]
Latest CIO Connect magazine
Well, yes, it’s a tad late. I need some blogging discipline. Anyhow, here’s the latest copy of CIO Connect. This one was a bit more complex that usual in that the client wanted to include an eight-page report of their conference, and then get the magazine out as quickly as possible. Print consultant David Richards [...]
CIO Connect Summer 2010
Here’s a quick note just showcasing a few of the pages from the latest CIO Connect magazine. The mag will be slightly updated in time for the next issue – nothing dramatic, just a refresh. My motivation is always to keep it looking clean, fresh and professional, and never dull. Editor Mark Samuels is always [...]
