Construction.

SEVN is a student publication that aims to showcase and celebrate the MMU Graphic Design course, whether that comes in the form of responses to the latest briefs, competition success, or accounts of experiences and events. We wanted to build an outlet that we could dedicate entirely to our practice, yet that would be engaging and accessible to others outside of the course.

Each issue is compiled by seven contributors, and as the pioneering seven, we were responsible for creating a blueprint for future editions. This notion, along with the unavoidable and persistent presence of the construction site located directly outside the third year studio, inspired the premier issue’s ‘construction’ theme.

We viewed the process of assembling the publication as similar to the process of assembling a building. Much like architects, we had to consider which elements were best to use and in what format so that the structure would stand secure. Throughout the publication development, the construction process became our design philosophy.

November 2011. View the magazine here.