Doctor Who Adventures first appeared in 2005, launched on the back of the amazing success of the revived TV series the previous year. I joined the magazine for the first issue as Senior Designer, eventually becoming Art Editor, Senior Art Editor, Deputy Editor and Acting Editor. During my seven years on the magazine, I worked across every aspect of its creation, and I'm enormously proud to have been part of the most successful children's magazine launch in a generation, reaching an peak sale of 204,000 copies and eventually moving to a weekly frequency for an incredible five years.
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These stunning split-run covers, designed by me with retouching by Lee Binding, were published to coincide with the highest-rated episode of the modern series – Voyage of the Damned, which featured guest star Kylie Minogue.
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Doctor Who Adventures was filled with facts, fun, scares and adventure every single week – no mean feat, when the TV series was only on air for 14 weeks a year
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We were very lucky to be allowed to develop our own, unique style guide, based on the master style guide for the brand.
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We had to be inventive in mixing on-set photography with CGI images, concept art and screen grabs to put the reader at the centre of the Doctor's world.