Magazine+Cover+Assignment

[|Time Magazine Cover Archive:]

1. Choose two Time magazine covers. Record the URL and the issue date. -[] Mar.12, 2006 -[] Sep.13, 2009 2. What do both of the covers have in common? -They are both about fashion, style, and design. 3. What is the main story in that issue and how does it relate to the image on the cover? -style and design -The models are wearing the dresses that have unique colour and design. 4. What design principles are evident in the cover image? Explain -Colours because it has to draw people's attention and express the

The Evolution of the Magazine Cover 5. What were some charateristics of early magazine covers? = only a title and publication date; no descriptive words about what is inside the magazine 6. What are some characteristics of the poster cover? = The main subject of the poster and a picture that draws reader's attention that is related to the subject. 7. What is the purpose of cover lines? = To state the topic of the cover 8. What is an "integrated" cover? = 9. How can the placement of cover lines effect the overall design of a cover? = The spot and style the cover lines take over the picture is important to place in a space that both picture and topic can stand out

[|Cover Lines] 10. Describe the following styles of cover lines:

Outside the box -keeping texts and pictures separately

Inside the box

Columns -to create a coloured straight line from up to down column for cover lines

Zones -In a separate zone on the cover, logo, picture, and cover lines are placed.

Banners and Corners -They grab attentions in a restrained way.

Unplanned and Planned Spaces -unplanned spaces: text is fitted into the accidentally empty spaces. -planned spaces: illustrators planned the cover line spaces for the display on elements.