Designing a Magazine Cover

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Designing a Magazine Cover
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Introduction

• When you pass by the magazine rack at Wal-Mart,
  what makes you want to pick up a magazine and
  read it?
• The cover

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Objectives

• By the end of this lesson, youll be able to
• Describe at least 3 design elements that should
  be considered when designing for a specific
  audience.
• Choose proper photos/clipart for the intended
  audience.
• Choose an appropriate color scheme for a stated
  audience.
• Design a magazine cover for a specific audience.

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Design Elements

• Font
• Color
• Layout

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Fonts

• Dont overuse fonts
• Never use more than 4 fonts.
• Readable
• Size
• Typeface
• Use Bold and italics instead of different fonts

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Common Fonts

• Times New Roman best for large blocks of text
• Arial Good for titles very clean
• Comic Sans MS whimsical and informal
• Script Small and Elegant
• Georgia classy
• Trebuchet Very clean

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Colors

• As always Use a Color Scheme
• Stereotypical colors work!
• Gender (pink, blue, pastels, gray)
• Industry standards (Cat yellow, John Deere Green)
  
• Age groups
• Country/Ethnic colors

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Pictures/Graphics

• Catch the readers eye
• Simplicity usually works best
• Simple clipart Nothing Complex
• Limited subjects in pictures
• Dont over-enlarge small pictures

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Mimicry

• When in doubt, borrow!
• Dont steal designs, but borrow from design
  elements you like

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