Remember that? magazine
This year-long senior thesis project for my undergraduate studies is a magazine, specifically one that revolves around fashion trends of the late 90’s and early 2000’s, known as the Y2K era.
The magazine is entitled “Remember That?” and is an analysis of past clothing trends from a modern lens. I chose the Y2K era for this issue because much of my personal style is derived from this period of fashion.
Everything in the magazine, the written content, design for each page, and photography, were all done by me over the course of two semesters. Accompanying the project is a thesis paper that dives deeper into my motivations, inspirations, and process.
Magazine layout
The magazine is a total of 37 pages long and is broken down into sections that talk about specific fashion trends of the early 2000s. Each of these sections is usually 2 to 4 pages long, and each is visually distinct from the rest.
I wanted the character of each clothing trend to show through in the design, so each section’s design style is inspired by the trend it is discussing in some way. For example, the section on ‘Skate Graphic Tees’ features imagery related to skating culture, such as graffiti and skateboards. The section on ‘Low-rise Jeans’ adorns a bubbly, feminine design aesthetic.
There are also pages sprinkled throughout that are purely visual. These are made to make the flow of the book more digestible and add visually interesting content, as opposed to the text-heavy pages that take up most of the magazine.
Exhibtion
Once all of the graphic design senior projects were completed, we held an exhibition night that showcased the projects for the public. The exhibition was structured like a gallery, where each student had their own area to set up their project.
My exhibit featured the magazine as the centerpiece on a pedestal. Around it were items and posters that acted as “pointers” to the magazine. For example, a mannequin was used to display certain clothing items discussed in the book, and they even featured tags that told you which page to find it on. There were also some posters with the same purpose.
