The entire conceptual design unit was a challenge for me. I found it difficult to come up with powerful concepts relating to the stories we were given. For this magazine cover I chose to work with a story that explained how wearable technology, once thought of as something that would change how we live on a day to day basis, was underwhelming compared to it’s expectations.

The design for the cover depicts a waiting room, with several wearable devices sitting in chairs to convey the message that these products are not exactly ready to change the world quite yet. I chose to use Times New Roman typography to reflect the vibe of a bland waiting room. I used some images I found online for the story section and repeated the design of the jawbone to make the cover cohesive with the second spread.

It was challenging to find a way to fit the sidebar story onto the second page, considering how long it was. I am satisfied with how the main story fits in horizontally at the top, I felt like the “Epic Fails” story looks clean, having an entire block to itself. This has been my favorite project so far, I enjoyed making the magazine spread for the London Underground story in Graphic Design I, so I was excited to see that we would be getting a chance to do it again.