Magazine Cover Assessment

The development of a Magazine Cover that involves generation of Ideas leading

to a Conceptual Design of a Magazine Cover. This is achieved through Montages,
Text of Inspirational Words , Exploration and Research of ( genres, and Age). The
outcome will be a Magazine Cover through Sketches in Prototypes and the Final
Product.
Key ideas

Research Magazine Structure: Masthead Single large image, Coverlines,

Smaller images, Date of Issue in Photoshop
Research Covers through Spiderscribe, Magazine covers,( Relating to
Gender and Age Group S
Experimentation: Using the Following Skill Sets: Move , Edit Transform ,
Layer Styles Text Font size, Colour for Contrast and Symbolic Meaning
Functional Modelling: Displays of Magazine Covers around the Room
Stakeholders : Myself and Mrs. Lomas
Display Transition of ideas in a Weebly Portfolio

Brief
Write a Brief that allows you to create a Magazine Cover catering for Personal
Tastes
Purpose

Client: Mrs Lormas.

Stakeholders: Mrs Lormas and I.

Opportunities: I have learnt parts of a magazine cover and also learnt how to use
photo shop.

Needs: I needed to know the parts of a magazine cover and how to use photo
shop.

Constraints: The things that stopped me from finishing my magazine cover was
time, not knowing how to use photo shop and not finding my saved work.

Development. (Include Sketches )

Copy of Solution
Testing
How I could improve upon my Magazine Cover
Main Image
Fonts
Masthead
Fonts Coverlines
Smaller Images
Symmetry/ Balance
Contrast
Space / Objects do not look Cluttered
Completion

Criteria
Can Coverlines be read
Are Coverlines showing different Fonts
and Styles
Are Coverlines showing Contrast
Colours

Yes
I used different fonts.
Yes you could see the masthead and it
was bigger and stronger.
No I didnt use different fonts or
colours.
Yes I did use smaller images. I used
around seven smaller images.
Yes my magazine was balanced.
Yes I can read the text on my magazine
cover.
Space was used wisely and nothing
was cluttered.
My magazine was not completed to full
standard.

Achieved
No there werent any cover lines.
No.
No.

Are the Coverlines relevant to the Type

of Magazine4

No.

Is Hierarchy shown where the

Masthead is a larger Font and shows
Emphasis
Is the Page balanced Symmetrically

Yes the masthead is bigger.

Are the Following shown

One large Image
7 Smaller images
6 or more Coverlines
Barcode
Masthead

Yes there is one large image.

Yes there are seven smaller images.
No there arent any cover lines.
Yes there is a barcode.
Yes there is a masthead.

Sketches are shown of the Placement

of Objects on your page

Yes.

Yes it is.

Level 4 and 5 Indicators

Reflect on past experiences of Magazine Covers
Show Case examples and Prototypes
Test for Final Solution
Gather Client Feedback of how it addressed the main attributes of a Magazine
Cover

Masthead
Main Image

Smaller image

Smaller image

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