Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Magazine Notes

Cover Types
  1. Early Magazine Covers
  • drawings, no photo
  • Big areas of color
  • no dateline, price tag, or bar code
  • simple
  • ethical in nature
  1. The Poster Cover
  • Small words
  • Some don't have a bar code
  • Photo has to be good or it won't be bought
  1. Pictures Married to Type
  • Less Words and Text
  • Words are on one side of magazine
  • Words go along with the topic
  • Not as many entry points
  1. In the forest of words
  • Words have different sizes, colors, and fonts.
  • The words are all over the page
  • Words overlap the picture
  • Distracting
Stuff that should be on my magazine cover

  • Photo
  • Title
  • Bar code
  • Price
  • Dateline

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