Magazine+Cover

[|Time Magazine Cover Archive:]



1. Choose two Time magazine covers. Record the URL and the issue date. 1) Feb 8, 2010 2) Feb 28, 2011 2. What do both of the covers have in common? Title, colour, writing, 3. What is the main story in that issue and how does it relate to the image on the cover? football game and changing the world 4. What design principles are evident in the cover image? Explain colour contrast

The Evolution of the Magazine Cover 5. What were some charateristics of early magazine covers? Mostly pictures, not a lot of captions 6. What are some characteristics of the poster cover? Mostly just pictures of one person, very big 7. What is the purpose of cover lines? to intrigue readers to open the magazine and keep reading 8. What is an "integrated" cover?

9. How can the placement of cover lines effect the overall design of a cover? They might blend into the background and be very hard to read.

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===Evaluation: ===


 * Reasearch** /25 Complete and comprehensive responses to the questions.


 * Rough Design** /15 Clearly thought out design and cover lines


 * Cover** /30 Photoshop technique, Clean use of layers and Impact full Design.


 * Total** /70