Canadian Geographic magazine layout

Here is the layout of one section of Canadian Geographic magazine. The document is built on a baseline grid, a 12-column layout, and features consistent details such as image captions and section call-outs. Two font families were used for the entire document.

(Images and text were supplied for the assignment.)

The cover image presented a challenge as it was very low-resolution. I worked around the limitation by repeating the image to visualize the rising cat population.

A magazine spread featuring the first page of an article about the increase in cougar populations

A magazine spread with four photos of cougars, story text, and a quotation callout

A magazine spread with four columns of text, one quotation callout, and a selfie photo of two goggled Arctic scientists

A magazine spread with one photo taken from the top of a mountain. The headline reads 'The Cool Calling'

In this last spread, I staggered the columns of text to represent the mountain ranges in the photo. The text is also wrapped around the outline of the mountains.

A magazine spread with four columns of text. The text column heights are staggered to represent a mountain range

This project was valuable for me because it emphazised the importance of file organization and the utilization of styles in InDesign. I am very particular about building clean design files, and the time I saved on this project by being strict with style rules was enormous.

A screenshot of an InDesign CC tools panel, showing well-organized styles and layers