The front cover for the ‘Away From The Noise’ magazine. The cover was designed with the intention of having a personal touch with scribbles and doodles, yet be sleek and eye catching. Only black and white has been used here to represent the stereotype that all autism is the same - something which the contents of the publication prove is far from the truth.
The back cover follows the same design style and intentions as the front. This design connects the front and back together seamlessly, providing a clean and professional appearance for the publication.
The first spread instantly introduces colour and sets the scene for the rest of the magazine. It provides a simple and clear message for girls with autism and that is to be proud of it and not hide from it as if it is something negative. This is the main message behind the entire publication.
‘Autism is a misunderstood label’ is the headline here as the interview with Charis begins. She was a student at LAMP college and throughout her interview describes what life has been like growing up with undiagnosed autism - something which a lot of girls go through with not enough attention being drawn to. This is another reason behind this publication and why it is so important.
This spread touches on the misrepresentation which occurs regarding autism and gender. The spread is designed to imitate noise, referring back to the title of the magazine. It follows the design intention mentioned earlier, showing visually how autism is a spectrum and everyones experience is different through the complete change in design style for each spread.
This spread brings a personal touch, similarly to the front and back cover, featuring doodles and a graphic page - something I include throughout the magazine to act as a sort of breathing space.
This spread brings back colour to the magazine, with aurora like visuals which aim to represent a positive and beautiful type of outlook on autism. The aurora effect was made with the intention of visualising audio using a colour spectrum.
This spread further pushes the fact that all autism is different and does so by showing different colour gradients all different sizes, lined up together. These represent people with the intention of showing that everyone is different and special in their own way. The page is designed to be calming and provide a sense of hope. I included a couple of short sentences which is supportive and aims to help young people as a whole as they navigate through life. Small things such as this can really make a difference to someone who needs to hear it
This spread features a new perspective from another interviewee called Lexi, who also went to LAMP. The spread is designed to look quite formal and follow a strict colour pattern, as some people with autism like things to be neat and in order. Another graphic page is featured on this spread to provide some room.
Following a similar design to the previous spread, this spread is a bit more playful, with the text following the directions of the wavy lines. The graphic page on the right of the spread states that ‘autism is a superpower’. This is taken from the interview with Lexi and is a great message to send to young people with autism, encouraging them to be proud of themselves, as if they are a super hero.
The final spread is simple. It aims to get the message that autism is power through to the audience. Again, encouraging young autistic girls and people in general to not view their autism as a bad thing, but as something which is unique and special. Similarly to the previous spread which says autism is a superpower. The QR code featured here takes users directly to the LAMP website.
