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 an easements.Mrs Lomas and my self
Client
Mrs Lomas
Stakeholders
Mrs Lomas and my self
Opportunities
Learned how to use photo shop and part of a magazine
Needs
Needed to learn how to use photo shop and magazine cover
Constraints
Time to finished it. 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

yes
I used different fronts and the mast
head was bigger and stronger
Yes I did use different colours and fonts
Yes I did use smaller images 7
My page was balance
I can read the text on my magazine
cover
Uncluttered
yes

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

Achieved
Yes
Yes they are showing different fonts
and styles
Yes it is show contrast colours

Are the Coverlines relevant to the Type

of Magazine4

Yes the coverlines are relevant to the

magazine

Is Hierarchy shown where the

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

No

Are the Following shown

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

Yes there is 1 large image

Yes there is 7 smaller images
No there is only 4 coverlines
Yes there is a barcode
Yes there is a mast head

Sketches are shown of the Placement

of Objects on your page

Yes there are ketches

Yes it is balanced

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

Small image

Mast head
Mast head

Smaller image

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Smaller

Smaller
Coverimage
line

image

Smaller image

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SmallCover
imageline

Bar code

Date