Poise Meredith Prototype 1

For this prototype of Poise — the magazine for the busy woman — I wanted to use elements that would lead to a relaxing break from the chaos of life. Thus, I used a pastel palette and included plenty of whitespace (or green space, depending on the spread!). On my cover and in the photos of the contents page, I tried to include images of diversity. This wasn't intentional at first, but I found many photos of women of all backgrounds that I really like and thought fit the tone of Poise. I think diversity is lacking in many magazines, but I can't understand why. Perhaps if more people start increasing the visibility of diversity, it will catch on within the industry. I like how my typographic choices of a lighter sans serif and a script mesh with the tone of the design.