magazine covers digital design. examples

MAGAZINE COVERS

digital design

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

What makes a good cover?

The basics—title, headline, teasers Strong artwork/photography Unified design Color scheme

The basics—title

Title of the magazine Text should stand out from the rest of the

cover Should be legible

Title

The image can cover up part of the title if it remains legible.

Also include the month and year.

Title

The basics—headline

One headline that goes with the main image

Tells what the featured story is about Should be the next biggest text after the

title

Headline

Sometimes the main headline will have a short summary to go along with it

Headline

The basics—teasers

Smaller headlines that give a taste of what will be in the magazine

“Teases” readers with just enough information to pique their interest

Example teasers…

6 tips to a nutritious and delicious breakfast

HELP! Facebook is taking over my life Stressed? Check out 5 relaxation tips,

page 7 Meet the woman behind the chart-topping

hits, page 22 FAST FOOD GUIDE: From the best

deals to the healthiest meals

Teasers

Include 2-4 teasers.

In this example they also include the page number.

Headline

These teasers are accompanied by a small photo about the story

Artwork

Artwork should be compelling People Faces Famous people – prominence As a rule of thumb, stick with

ONE DOMINANT IMAGE

Artwork

Artwork

Artwork

Famous faces

Artwork

Famous faces

Unified design

Good design makes the final product look simple When all design elements work together, it ends up

looking simple, natural All elements should look like they belong TIP #1: Don’t overcomplicate the design. Start

with one dominant image, add your text, then add more “flair”.

TIP #2: A border along the outside can help unify the design

Unity

Simple, yet powerful

This cover won an award for design

Unity

Border around outside, that same color is used in the title

Unity

Border along the outside

Color scheme

Don’t go “color crazy” Use colors from your dominant image for

fonts Red is the most dramatic color—it jumps

off the page the most.

Color

Repeat colors, don’t use 8 different colors

Use colors from your title in your teasers

Color

Notice that all headlines have the same color

YOUR TURN

You will be creating a magazine cover S drive Art J. Barnes Magazine CoversToday Go over rubric as a class Grade a sample project individually using rubric Brainstorm a magazine topic Pick a title for your magazine Work timeFriday Tips on finding artwork, creating original graphics Work time Magazine cover due at the end of the block

REMINDER

PASS OUT RUBRICS

SAMPLE

Title: ___/5 Headline: ___/5 Teasers: ___/5 Art: ___/5 Unity: ___/5 Photoshop: ___/5 Color: ___/5

TOTAL: ___/35

SAMPLE

Title: 5/5 Headline: 4/5 Teasers: 3/5 Art: 5/5 Unity: 3/5 Photoshop: 5/5 Color: 4/5

TOTAL: 29/35 83% B

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