The artworks of the student community of Westminister Fashion has brought out a tabloid featuring their new runway collections. This is the third time that they have chosen to have newsprint. It also shows off the 2015 Runway Collection in the form of classical illustrations. Along with that they also publish the work portfolio and fashion illustrations of student’s.

They believe tabloids to be the perfect medium for them as the students finish their illustrations only days prior to printing and the this pace and immediacy that the newspaper carries is the essence of the industry of fashion. At the same time it is also vital that the designs that are printed should be the exact version of what the model wears in the runway. The university also stresses on the importance of having their students presenting their work as 2D designs.

The university had 36 students graduating this year, which means that each student would get two pages to display their art work. The university also ensures that the students get a lot of exposure through various internships with the likes of established fashion icons like Marc Jacobs, Alexander Mcqueen, Jeremey Scott and Christian Dior. The students come back with these enriching experiences and it is vividly reflected in their work showcasing the aesthetical beauty.

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This is the unique story of a daughter, Olivia Micheal who wanted to give something special and creative for her dad on Father’s day. From the beginning she was sure that she did not want to give him a store bought gift like mugs or jumpers and instead she wanted something that he would cherish for its personalised feel. That is how she got the idea of having a personalised tabloid newspaper printed out with memories. Luckily, she had a full box of photographic slides from her grandfather which had a lot of pictures of her dad with his siblings, which also covered everything from his babyhood to boyhood to adolescence.

Though she had it all scanned and stored on her hard drive, it was no use to her technically challenged father. So she went ahead with her decision knowing that it would be the perfect gift for making his day special. She used Arthur, which is a free online layout tool for the designing part, and says that it helped her get exactly what she wanted. It also helped that she already had an exact idea of how she wanted the tabloid in terms of its appearance and contents. She found that tool to be extremely helpful and was completely satisfied with the results.

She also says that the only part, where she had to struggle was in the shortlisting of images for printing, as she did not want to cut out. After a lot o debating, she shortlisted it to a 12 paged tabloid which she proudly gifted her dad. She still feels the glee that she experienced when her family saw it and how they have kept it in their family room to cherish it.