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The design courses blog for BA (Hons)
and HND Vis Comm at Edinburgh College

Bringing Back Arena

5 October 2012



Some sample work from our HND2 class who were tasked with relaunching the seminal 1980's men's magazine Arena. The original title, launched in 1986 by Nick Logan (and designed by Neville Brody), eventually folder in 2008.

This brief is the last-ever design project set by tutor David Wilson, before he leaves his post later this month for pastures new. The brief involved creating a new masthead for the title, and producing a cover and a series of spreads focussing on Arena's key themes, celebrity and style.

Arron Gillespie



Ali Kerr


Jody Hogg


Rowan Campbell



Jonathan Walton