Coast & Country Magazine

Posted: 03-12-2009

Coast&Country_#1_May2009-AW-1Creating a magazine has always been an ambition of mine since I first shifted my career from being a technical illustrator into the graphic design world. I finally achieved that ambition in 2009 when the Cork & County Advertiser were looking for a freelance graphic designer to create an upmarket magazine that reflected the interests and contemporary lifestyles of those living in coastal and country areas. The concept was to start off small and distribute the magazine freely, organically building up the advertising clientele, before going national and adding a cover charge.

I wanted the magazine to have an instant “wow” factor impact and set about creating the right look and feel for such a magazine, drawing influences from established lifestyle publications whilst adding my own style, keeping it modern and simple.

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Cork & County Advertiser Website

Posted: 19-06-2009

Client Cork & County Advertiser
Year 2009

CORK-AND-COUNTY-ADVERTISER-WEBSITETaking on an online newspaper was quite a challenge but one that has proven to be very enjoyable. It has also accelerated me on my learning curve for creating effective, “Google-friendly” websites. With rapidly changing news and feature content combined with advertising updates, this is a site that will eventually need its own dedicated webmaster. Planning had to be meticulous for this site as well as strong consideration for the overall design, layout and user experience. Things are working out very well to date and my work has received nothing but the highest praise from all.

www.corkandcounty.com

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