Ms. Beth Rakouskas
National Geographic Magazine was first published in 1888
Working with great images
Our students working hands-on with those fabulous photographs to design a Departments Spread
On Friday, August 10th we were extremely fortunate to have Ms. Beth Rakouskas come speak to us about design. Beth is a Design Editor for National Geographic Magazine. She works designing the Departments Sections you see in this iconic American publication. Beth also worked on the redesign of National Geographic and shared her stories of how the redesign worked and had students do a hands-on project working with those fabulous National Geographic images!
Beth spoke about the history of the magazine, how the redesign process occurred, how the magazine comes together: from concept to printing.
A few ideas Beth left us with: [not in any particular order]
Use design vocabulary: especially when defending your work
Be prepared to collaborate
Ask questions
Remember design is problem solving
Show you know what you are talking about
Show initiative
Remember details are important
I hope this little series of images spurs your mind to remember all of Beth’s wonderful stories and advice. Again, thank you to CDIA for bringing Beth to speak to us. To read more about National Geographic Magazine, have a peek at the online magazine.
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