Computer Arts

Computer Arts magazine is a graphic designer directed magazine, released on a monthly basis throughout the UK.

Not only does it exhibit the newest designers, and article upcoming studios, iPhone apps and other new and upcoming technology but it also features an entire section on graphic design, illustration and motion graphics etc tutorials for you to try and do yourself. It also comes with a free CD with all the necessary images needed for the featured tutorials as well as some great freebies such as Photoshop brushes.

What I like about the layout of this magazine is the way it fills up the pages with information and an abundance of pictures, but does so without bombarding the viewer with messy, cluttered layout. It often sticks to a small selection of colour for each spread and uses simple shapes and layout devices to balance the design and direct the viewer to the focus points selected by the designer.

This for me, makes Computer Arts not just a great informative magazine to subscribe to, but also a great example and inspiration for designing my own layouts in the future.