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From: blp Category: Art Date: 18 April 2008 Time: 08:06 AM Review: Bear in mind that there are a lot of magazines out there 'really trying to take' their graphics 'somewhere'. Nothing wrong with a bit of well-judged restraint too, especially if the first hurdle is just to get it past looking amateurish in a bad, church circular, provincial financial services brochure way. I think I could do something with it and I'd like to have a try. The first one, by the by, where you played it straighter, I think did look better. As for content, the coach and horses approach for the Free Art Fair was effective. How about trying something similar - starting with a big page of scribbles, doodles, notes? Not necessarily for publication, though some of it might make it in, but as a way of working out what should be in the magazine.