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niche magazine design for Bay Area News Group

Bay Area News Group produces daily newspapers for The Mercury News, East Bay Times (formerly the Oakland Tribune and Contra Costa Times) and the Marin Independent Journal, as well as a number of weekly publications. Up to 7 times per year, Bay Area News Group produces niche magazines on a variety of topics, including: books, the outdoors, football and baseball season previews, wellness, space, and so on. DJB Design does the layout for each magazine, communicating with the newsroom, copyeditors, and other key stakeholders. DJB Design has been working with Bay Area News Group since 2019.

Ask: Design a 72-page niche magazine for Bay Area News Group up to 7 times per year.

Tools: Adobe Creative Suite, Slack

Deliverables: Packaged InDesign files following all edits and feedback and OK’d by the publisher.

Timeline: Typically 3 weeks per issue.