With a breezy brief of creating a brand new independent magazine, this was a project I relished from start to finish.
Being a keen craftsperson, the logical direction for me was a magazine devoted to textile arts – an area of craft that often feels neglected due to its slightly grandmotherly connotations. Embracing that with the name 'ouma' (affectionate term for Granny in Afrikaans), the publication started taking shape.
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There was no need for busy colours or flashy typography here. Instead, to allow plenty of breathing room for quality photography of complex pattern-work, a clean and minimal layout with a strict grid was created. The focus is very much on the articles themselves, with generous opening spreads to showcase the best of the images in each.
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This is a student project and, as such, no claim is made to copyright on any photographs or text used.