Magazine Cover Assessment

The development of a Magazine Cover that involves generation of Ideas leading

to a Conceptual Design of a Magazine Cover. This is achieved through Montages,
Text of Inspirational Words , Exploration and Research of ( genres, and Age). The
outcome will be a Magazine Cover through Sketches in Prototypes and the Final
Product.
Key ideas

Research Magazine Structure: Masthead Single large image, Coverlines,

Smaller images, Date of Issue in Photoshop
Research Covers through Spiderscribe, Magazine covers,( Relating to
Gender and Age Group S
Experimentation: Using the Following Skill Sets: Move , Edit Transform ,
Layer Styles Text Font size, Colour for Contrast and Symbolic Meaning
Functional Modelling: Displays of Magazine Covers around the Room
Stakeholders : Myself and Mrs. Lomas
Display Transition of ideas in a Weebly Portfolio

Brief
Write a Brief that allows you to create a Magazine Cover catering for Personal
Tastes
Purpose
This was assessment

Client
The teacher

Stakeholders
Me and the teacher

Opportunities
We got the opportunities to use Photoshop and do it properly.

Needs : we needed photoshop, 8 small pics, 1 masterhead, 7 coverlines, 1 large

image

Constraints
4-5 periods to complete our magazine cover

Development. (Include Sketches )

Copy of Solution
Testing
How I could improve upon my Magazine Cover
Main Image
Fonts
Masthead
Fonts Coverlines
Smaller Images
Symmetry/ Balance
Contrast
Space / Objects do not look Cluttered

Erase unnecessary background

Make it look bold and nice
Make it a little bit contrasting
Should have chose medium sized
image from google images
Its alright (I think)
Should have chose more darker colours
Should have made the images smaller

Criteria
Can Coverlines be read
Are Coverlines showing different Fonts
and Styles
Are Coverlines showing Contrast
Colours

Achieved
yes
yes

Are the Coverlines relevant to the Type

of Magazine4

yes

Is Hierarchy shown where the

Masthead is a larger Font and shows
Emphasis
Is the Page balanced Symmetrically

yes

yes

yes

Are the Following shown

One large Image
7 Smaller images
6 or more Coverlines
Barcode
Masthead

yes

Sketches are shown of the Placement

of Objects on your page

yes

Level 4 and 5 Indicators

Reflect on past experiences of Magazine Covers
Show Case examples and Prototypes
Test for Final Solution
Gather Client Feedback of how it addressed the main attributes of a Magazine
Cover

Master
Large image
head

Small image

Small image

Cover line

Cover line

Small image

Small image

Cover line

Cover line

Small image
Small image

Cover line

Cover line

Small image

Small image

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