Sacramento-based food magazine focusing on the culture of the local area. The contents of the issues focus on different eateries from a wide range of local, small business owners to larger corporation places that are of note to try over the weekend or any day of the week.
Project Overview
To create a brand vision as a team and work individually to imagine how the publication would look like from layout design to brand identity. The result is to produce five different zones using the same audience and brand mission.
Problem Statement
The problem is to create a unique food zine that features article written by the team members, each article will feature something unique about the food culture in Sacramento and bring together a diverse range of food that people would like to try on their next day out in the Sacramento area.
Solution
Taste Budds magazine is a publication focusing on imagery that turns food into art, where rich and vibrant images are used to bring a more striking visual identity to food. Using both stock imagery and personal photographs together to sell and promote local businesses and events in the Sacramento area.
Target Audience
Locals or those living in the Sacramento area, these are young adults and either have a small family or in college. This demographic is interested in dining out more often than others as this saves time and energy that can be used for other things, these groups are also more interested in trendy local places with high-quality cuisine that is close to where they live.
Project Duration
12 weeks
Tools Used
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Stock
Google Drive
Google Sheets
Google Slides
Todoist
Project Scope
Publication zine
Design Process
Discover and Preparation
Competitive assessment
Proto personas
Brainstorming
Define
Branding presentation
Ideate
Sketching
Concept development
Design
Branding

Some images were taken from actual locations or downloaded from Adobe Stock

Final Designs
Scope images of the project
Magazine (Zine) – front and inside cover (8 x 10 in.)
Magazine (Zine) – front and inside cover (8 x 10 in.)
Magazine (Zine) – article spread (8 x 10 in.)
Magazine (Zine) – article spread (8 x 10 in.)
Magazine (Zine) – flat article spread page one (8 x 10 in.)
Magazine (Zine) – flat article spread page one (8 x 10 in.)
Magazine (Zine) – flat article spread page two (8 x 10 in.)
Magazine (Zine) – flat article spread page two (8 x 10 in.)
Magazine (Zine) – flat article spread page three (8 x 10 in.)
Magazine (Zine) – flat article spread page three (8 x 10 in.)

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