The Modern Art Production Group (MAPG) is a specialist publication design and production studio. From cover and text design, to editorial services and digital publication services, MAPG has the creative and strategic resources to meet your needs.
Since 1987, MAPG has worked on countless publications across many categories for publishers, government departments and associations of all sizes. This has included cover design, text design, typesetting and layout, editorial services, photography, illustration, pre-press, print management, distribution management, and writing and journalism.
MAPG enjoys a rapport with its clients that is the envy of the industry—it reflects our genuine dedication to publication design and production. MAPG's vision is to provide our clients with quality design and production services that integrate seamlessly into existing publishing processes. Always mindful of budgetary constraints, we will work with you to get the result you want.
Whether you are:
- publishing a novel, major reference work or an educational literacy series for a major client
- producing periodicals, such as magazines, journals or newsletters for association members
- preparing an annual report, executive summary or directory for your government department
- managing the design and production of newsletters or information brochures for your local council
you can trust the Modern Art Production Group to make your publication the best it can be.
Contact us now for a confidential discussion or please look through our work.
Grant Slaney - Founder and Director of MAPG
Grant is a 1984 graduate of the Prahran College of Graphic Design (Swinburne Faculty of Design). He began his career at Fairfax's Business Review Weekly (BRW) stable of publications, where his hard work, passion and determination led him to become art director for several of the group's titles, including Personal Investment,
PC Magazine and Today's Computers.
Grant continued to hone his skills and understanding of publication design and production with a period at the Herald Sun. Working with a team from Ken Cato Design, he played a major role in an internationally-recognised redesign of the newspaper.
Grant then started his own design studio, Grant Slaney Design, and produced many publications for publishers and associations, including The Australian Accountant, which was the member journal of the Australian Society of Accountants.
The Modern Art Production Group (MAPG) was launched as demand for specialist publication design and production grew.
UNDERSTANDING
Good design, at least part of the time, includes the criterion of being direct in relation to the problem at hand - not obscure, trendy, or stylish. A new language, visual or verbal, must be couched in a language that is already understood.
- Ivan Chermayeff
Cover Design
Text Design
Layout
Typesetting
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