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 create a Magazine Cover catering for Personal Tastes

Purpose: It was an assessment from Mrs Lomas.

Client: Mrs Lomas.

Stakeholders: Mrs Lomas and I are the stakeholders.

Opportunities: Parts of a magazine cover and Photoshop.

Needs: I needed to learn about parts of magazine cover and about Photoshop.

Constraints: Time to Finish the Assessment

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
Completed?

Yes
Yes
Bigger and Stronger
No I did not used different fonts for
cover lines
Yes I did use small Images, 7 small
images I used
No It wasnt balanced, 4 small images
on 1 side, 3 small images on other side
so It wasnt balanced.
I can read the text on my magazine
cover
It was uncluttered
I did complete my magazine cover.

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

Yes

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
Masthead

Yes

Sketches are shown of the Placement

of Objects on your page

No

Yes

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
Small
Image
Small
Image
Small
Image

Large

Small
Image

Image

Small
Image
Small
Image
Small
Image