Magazine+cover


 * Assignment:**
 * 1. Research the history and design of magazine covers.**
 * 2. Design and create a magazine cover for a fictitious magazine featuring digital photos of you and your partner. (If you choose to work with a partner)**

Elements of Magazine Covers

The Evolution of the Magazine Cover **(These questions will require some research!)** 5. What were some charateristics of early magazine covers? 6. What are some characteristics of the poster cover? 7. What is the purpose of cover lines? 8. What is an "integrated" cover? 9. How can the placement of cover lines effect the overall design of a cover?
 * Banner (sometimes called "nameplate")
 * Tagline
 * Image
 * Cover blurbs
 * UPC code
 * Price
 * Date/Volume number
 * website

[|Cover Lines] 10. Describe the following styles of cover lines: 1). both magazine covers both use men(s) as the ideal focal point for the cover, and are also both on a similar topic of war(s). 2). the main story in the "LIFE magazine" is on the war that is going on in North Vietnam and how most vietnam's are under siege. 3). the main story in the "Vogue magazine" is about Will Smith and how his whole acting career started. 4). the design principles used in the 'LIFE magazine" are depth of field, and color contrast. 5). the design principles used in the "Vogue magazine" are color contrast, and the use of textures. The evolution of Magazine cover's. 1). 2). 3). 4). 5).
 * Outside the box
 * Inside the box
 * Columns
 * Zones
 * Banners and Corners
 * Unplanned and Planned Spaces