Instructor: Angela Riechers, Art Director

Duration: 25:07 minutes

Added May 2008

The late, great Tibor Kalman once said the three elements of a good story are clarity, forward motion and suspense. In this tutorial, you'll cover the visual storytelling of a feature layout, consider the overall pacing and structure of a story, select and present the best possible images to tell the tale and find out how to give the feature good narrative flow and visual impact. You'll also learn options for creating original dynamic type treatments for the opening spread, and how this will set the tone of the design and carry it through the entire feature.

About Angela Riechers

Angela Riechers is an art director specializing in magazine launches and redesigns, with an ongoing interest in book, logo and identity design. From 1995 to 2002 she was art director of Harper's Magazine and most recently the art director of Home Magazine. Angela has contributed to More, O at Home, Domino, The New York Times T Magazine, Hollywood Life, People, and custom publishing products for Hearst and G+J. She teaches and lectures on design at CCNY and SVA. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Publication Designers and the Art Director's Club and was featured in the The Speck Report: A Curious Collection of Uncommon Things. Angela is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design.