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- It was assessment for Mrs Lomas

Client- Mrs Lomas and myself

Stakeholders- Mrs Lomas and me

Opportunities- learn parts of a magazine cover and learn how to use photo shop.

Needs- I need to learn Parts of a magazine cover and how to use photo shop

Constraints Time to finish my magazine cover and knowledge of photo shop.

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
I did complete my magazine cover or
not

Yes
Bigger and stronger
I used different fonts for different cover
lines
Yes I did use 3 small images
Yes my page was balanced
I can read the text on the magazine
cover
My objects were not cluttered
My magazine was completed

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

Achieved
yes
yes

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

Are the Following shown

One large Image
7 Smaller images
6 or more Coverlines
Barcode

yes

no

yes

Masthead

Sketches are shown of the Placement

of Objects on your page

no

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

Large
image

Small Image

Small image

Small Image