Mai Lee | Web Designer & Digital Media Specialist

NIHON Magazine

Editorial Design Interactive PDF

A 12-page interactive magazine celebrating Japanese culture, travel, and design, created as a student project in Adobe InDesign. This publication showcases complete layout design, copy development, and multimedia integration, blending traditional print aesthetics with digital interactivity.

Goal

To design an engaging educational magazine that combines cultural storytelling with modern editorial design, highlighting Japan’s travel destinations, lifestyle, and culture through clean structure and purposeful visual rhythm.

Development

Every aspect of NIHON was crafted from scratch — researched copywriting, image sourcing and editing, and layout composition were all executed with attention to balance and readability. The magazine integrates audio, video, and QR codes to enhance the reader experience.

Feature Spread: Brand Case Study

The final section includes a one-page ad spread inspired by Apple, created as a brand exercise to match their minimalist aesthetic and tone. It reinforces NIHON’s focus on design precision and multimedia experimentation.