Covers, layout and artworking for nine issues of a biannual journal for psychotherapy practitioners, in print and digital.
Overview
I rebuilt the Journal’s template from scratch, then gave every cover its own idea.
A template stuck in QuarkXPress, with no clean way into InDesign.
A cover idea for every issue · A rebuilt InDesign template · Print and digital editions
Every issue on schedule, through to the final issue in December 2023.
Covers
The covers were where I had the most creative freedom. Each one needed a visual concept that responded to the issue’s theme, while staying recognisable as the Human Givens Journal and right for a professional audience.
A selection of covers from the nine issues, 2019 to 2023.
Inside
Each issue brought together long-form articles, illustrations and other editorial content within an established layout. My job was to keep the pages clear, consistent and readable, and to handle the detailed artworking that brought it all together in print and digital.
Inside pages: long-form articles, pull quotes and illustration on a consistent grid.
Template
Shortly after I joined, I led the Journal’s move from QuarkXPress to InDesign. There was no straightforward way to transfer the existing layout, so I rebuilt the template from the ground up.
The page grid, recreated
Paragraph and character styles, rebuilt
Font compatibility issues resolved
One template for every issue that followed
Cover story
One cover was particularly personal. For Volume 28, No. 2 (2021), I used artwork from my earlier personal project, Excess Pixels. The issue explored consciousness, perception and what we pay attention to, which made the image a natural fit.
Volume 28, No. 2, 2021.
Outcome
The rebuilt InDesign template carried production through to the Journal’s final issue, in print and digital.
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