The outline for this project was based around designing a cover, back, and article layout that was fitting to the personality of Eye Magazine, The International Review for graphic design. The featured article to be used to set the imagery and unique details to this particular layout was States of Wonder by Nancy Spector. The layout as a whole is designed with variations based upon the same grid visually playing with simplistic arrangements and compositionally sound forms of negative space. I chose to photograph unique images of Sagmeister’s work, the main featured designer within the article, rather than using a straightforward editorial based style.

The Photographs used in the layout spreads are from Sagmeister’s book series, Things I have learned in my life so far. The smaller booklets within the laser cut case are placed outside onto various doors to give the audience a different perspective with the ways to view a piece of design while upholding the integrity of the work itself. The artists mentioned do not confine themselves to staying inside the gallery system and the particular placements play on this concept within the contents of the article. The cover of the magazine left to be more experimental. The keyhole with a portion of one of Sagmeister’s works builds a relationship with the inside concept of the doors while the back is simply a beautiful and engaging pattern suggestive to another article in this particular issue.