Magazine Cover Styles

Cover Types
1. Early Magazine Covers

• - Always had a drawing on them
• - Very simple 
• - Often had a moral theme
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2. The Poster Cover

• - Its a large picture that covers almost the whole cover
• - Small amount of words
• - The words only has to be about the cover
• - The pictures tend to be visually appealing

Disadvantages

• - Portrait covers can be tiring
• - You don't know what is inside the magazine
• - If pictures aren't awesome people won't pick up your magazine cover
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3. Pictures Married to Type

• - Match the theme
• - they(the words and the pictures) complement each other
• - It tells you what is going on in the photo and it tells you what you can expect to see inside the magazine.
• - The text wraps where their nose is 

Disadvantages

• - Some people would find it boring to look at
• - Boring colors
• - Lack of visual appearance
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4. In the Forest of Words

• - We are going to see a lot of words on the cover.
• - There are some bold words and some not bold words.
• - Colorful
• - Different fonts
• - Bolds and Non bolds
• - Lots of points of entry or entry points
•  Disadvantages
• - It takes away from the photo.
• - There is too much stuff on the magazine

Stuff every magazine cover has:

• -The title of the magazine
• - There must be some sort of art or a picture
• - A date
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Portrait and Self- Portait tips and ideas

I like this photo because it shows reflection of what is infront of the subject through their lens.

I like this candid photo because it is simple and it has a good background.

Magazine Covers and Catch Up

1. Arousing curiosity (in order to grab the attention of the reader.)

2. Emotionally irresistible is something you must have when designing the magazine cover. It is very important   
to put the pictures that are related to the people who they are talking to.

3. Familiar recognition from issue to issue (that’s the brand)


4.Think of a cover design that will cater to a variety of readers


5. Worth the investment and the time.

Welcome Back!!!!

This photo intrigues me because of the balance of colors in the dark sky along with the color of the Statue of Liberty create a great feel for the photo.

This next photo appears to be a fire that spread up a valley in the shape of a zig zag. I liked it because of the way it created leading lines in the photo.


Last but not least I have chosen a tornado for my final favorite amongst the photos, The reason why is because The wind and the sky go together so well and create a catastrophic atmosphere.

1. What was the best song of 2010?
Kid Rock: Born Free
2. What was the best movie of 2010?
Toy Story 3
3. What was the most important news story of the year?
California turns up the heat
4. Who was the most important person of 2010?
Lady Gaga
5. What was the biggest sports OR entertainment, story OR person of 2010 (you should google what is appropriate for your choice)
I think the biggest sports entertainment story of 2010 was in WWE when The Miz cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase on former WWE champion Randy Orton on Raw.

1. During my break I went to the Frank Erwin Center to see Monday Night Raw live. I thought that was really exciting. I also took a trip to San Antonio to the River Walk and Tower of Americas.
2. My resolution for 2011 is to have a smooth rest of the year and graduate with honors.
3. I am looking toward graduation this year.
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