Response: Magazine History

Saturday Evening Post
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I've always been a big history buff, so I found working on the historical perspectives paper quite interesting. I had initially wanted to look at Vanity Fair for my project, but after trekking up to 4 West at good ole Ellis, I found that they did not in fact have archives of the magazine. So I look around and instead chose The Saturday Evening Post, a weekly magazine that is incredibly iconic in this country, and yet one I knew very little about.

The most interesting part of the project for me was doing research on Norman Rockwell. His ability to bring life to the seemingly ordinary is fascinating to study, and is what made him so famous in America. As a painter and a magazine designer, I find Rockwell incredibly inspiring. His use of color, humor and distinct style is full of life. I feel like sometimes as designers, we must give life to mundane, ordinary stories. It is our job as visual storytellers to make the stories register with readers and show them a glimpse into their own lives.