Magazine+cover



What do both of the covers have in common? -Both have people on the cover -Both slightly cover title

What is the main story in that issue and how does it relate to the image on the cover? Life; Picture has a solider from ww2 and the cover is from 1944, i assume it is about ww2 Vogue; The Main story is 'Biggest Issue ever 840 pages of Fearless Fashion' The cover picture is of a very fashionable person.

What design principles are evident in the cover image? Explain Color, B&W, Dramatic image

The Evolution of the Magazine Cover **(These questions will require some research!)** 5. What were some charateristics of early magazine covers? -Simple, less animation on cover 6. What are some characteristics of the poster cover? B&W simplistic 7. What is the purpose of cover lines? -To inform the reader what the main story is 8. What is an "integrated" cover? Is one large photo of a person in a specific position across the cover of a magazine to attract the readers eye. 9. How can the placement of cover lines effect the overall design of a cover? It can make it look good by having good color contrast and if the words are stand out and easy to read. If it is bad it can take away from the cover and you can lose a reraders intrest

http://longleaf.net/coverlines/integratedcover.html [|Cover Lines] 10. Describe the following styles of cover lines:
 * Outside the box- The simplest method for combining pictures with cover lines to keep them in separate areas of the cover
 * Inside the box- The text on top of a picture, usually they would have to run the cover through the printer two times. To get around this hassle knockouts were used to create boxes inside an illustration, into which text can be placed
 * Columns-A colored vertical line for cover lines only
 * Zones-logo, picture, and cover lines, each in a separate, horizontal zone on the cover.
 * Banners and Corners- the banner is not usually used often. It gives the cover a sense of diagonal.
 * Unplanned and Planned Spaces-

**Step 2. Designing a Cover**
You need to design a magazine cover using Adobe PhotoShop Elements. Your magazine cover will be graded on if you included the above elements and how you carry out Unity in your magazine cover. Unity can be achieved by carrying out a common theme in the type styles, photos, story titles and descriptions. Do all the parts work together? Think about readability, can you read the type against the background? Is the type style readable? Are the sentences too long? Are the titles descriptive enough to make you know what the article is about? Does the type size signify the importance? Does the photo or photos support the theme? Does the photo catch your eye? Is it too busy or too simple? How is your effort and craftsmanship? You will need to be selecting, cutting, pasting and cropping. Does your cover look professionally neat? Layout, how did you arrange all the elements? Is the type all lined up flush left, right, centered? Is the type over the picture or a background? Did you add a banner with the issue date, web site, and cost? Does the layout make it easy to read or confusing?
 * You must have:**
 * 1) A background
 * 2) A cover photo (may have smaller photos to show other features included in the magazine)
 * 3) A Title
 * 4) Several story line titles
 * 5) Issue date
 * 6) Issue price
 * 7) web site address
 * 8) UPC symbol

Using a blank sheet of plain white paper do a rough design of your magazine cover. __**Get teacher approval.**__


 * Procedure:**
 * Decide on magazine genre such as fashion, science, sports, design, military, etc.
 * Choose title and design graphic
 * Design and sketch cover graphic featuring a digital photo of you and your partner.
 * Write a series of cover lines for stories that might appear in the magazine and place them on your sketch. Make sure the cover lines are short and snappy. They should grab the attention of the potential purchaser.

__**Get teacher approval!**__


 * Please ensure that all aspects of this assignment are appropriate. Your magazines should not contain sexual content or drug references or any other material that might be deemed offensive.**

**Step 3. Building Your Cover**
Create your digital Magazine Cover using Photoshop.

Using the requirements of your cover design, take a digital photo of yourself and your partner preferably against a plain, single coloured background. (This will make editing your photos easier) Import the photos using iPhoto.
 * Instructions:**

Create a new folder in the pictures folder and title it: Magazine Cover Block b (or d)

__Open Photoshop Elements__ Select File>New>Blank File Change pixels to inches and type in a width of 8 inches and a height of 10 inches Select a background colour based on your design or select __Transparent Background__.(you can create a colour for your background later) Title your file with your name and your partners name followed by "magazine cover" and save the file in the new Magazine Cover folder.

__Open the digital portraits of yourself and your partner:__ File>Open>Pictures>iPhoto Library>Originals> most recent roll, locate the first portrait in this folder and select open. Repeat this process for your partners portrait.

__Create a new copy of both portraits with a transparent background.__ Select: Edit>Select All>Edit>Copy>File>New...change to Transparent Background, title with your name. Select OK. Select Edit>Paste. Repeat the above process for the second portrait.

__Eliminate the Background.__ Using Photoshop tools such as the //lasso//, the //magic wand//, and the //eraser//, delete the background of your portraits and save. Hint: use the //magnify// tool to zoom in for fine deletions: Command(apple) + to zoom in Command - to zoom out. Hint: You can change the size, shape, and opacity of the //eraser/paint brush// using the settings in the upper edge of the interface.

__Drag Portrait layer onto your background layer.__ Using the //Move// tool (top one in the tool bar) click on the portrait and drag the image on top of the background. You can then readjust the size and position of the portrait and hit enter. In the lower right corner of the interface you will now notice two layers. The background layer and your portrait layer, which is highlighted in blue. The blue highlighting means that layer is active and can be manipulated. Any changes to this layer will not effect any other layer. Repeat the process for your partners portrait.

With the layer highlighted you can readjust the image in any way you desire to alter the colour or light or add any filters from the filters menu.

When using multiple layers you can rearrange the order in which they appear by stacking them top down in the layers window. If you want to view your image without a given layer click on the "eye" icon and the layer will disappear. Click it again to make it reappear.

REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR WORK AFTER EVERY MAJOR CHANGE TO THE FILE. (COMMAND - S)

__Adding Text__

Select the text tool from the tools bar. (T) Click on the background layer and a blinking cursor will appear as well as creating a new layer in the layers window. Choose the Style, Font, Size, and Colour, based on your design, from the top tool bar and type in the text for the title of your magazine. Select the //move// tool and readjust the position, size and shape of your title. Repeat the process for each of your Cover Lines. Add the month and year. Add a price. Follow the one of the links below to a tutorial for creating a Barcode in Photoshop.

Create A Barcode []


 * Optional Elements**

Change the background colour using the paint bucket. To change the active colour double click on the square colour icons at the bottom of the tools bar, select the desired coloour and press return.

Experiment with the opacity (level of transparency) of your layers. Experiment with options and effects for layers Add further images from the internet or digital photos as required by your original design. Add borders and boxes to highlight cover lines

**Step 4. Finishing Up**
When you are satisfied with your cover: Select File>Save As...change from Photoshop format to JPEG, Title and save in your Magazine Cover Folder. Print a colour copy Trim the edges of the cover and mount on 8.5 X 11 black paper. Submit to teacher along with the rough design and the typed out answers to Step 1.

**Evaluation:**

 * Reasearch** /25 Complete and comprehensive responses to the questions.


 * Rough Design** /15 Clearly thought out design and cover lines


 * Cover** /30 Photoshop technique, Clean use of layers and Impact full Design.


 * Total** /70