In the next installment of what I learned at Steve Cordonyโs Coco Republic Design School talk, Iโm going to share his tips on editing. When I say editing I donโt mean like magazine editing, I mean deciding what makes the final cut (and and this could apply to a magazine shoot or a room in your home) from the many beautiful things you think you want. As Steve says, you have to be cruel to be kind!
He told us before starting any new trend or feature, heโll always start with a mood board. โItโs the first visual layout to give an idea of the overall look and feel. It doesnโt have to be perfect!โ
He suggests laying out all the images of products youโre interested in on a board or in a Word document and playing around with them. Move them around, add and subtract. โDonโt get hung up on products,โ he says. โPull away and remember you can always add something back in later.โ
Steve might return from two days of sourcing for a feature with more than 700 images. Heโll draw sketches too. Here you can see how Steveโs sketch eventually became a page in belle:
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