Magazine Cover Design Project

Use InDesign and Photoshop for this assignment

Assignment

Choose one person that you admire and create a magazine cover of them.

For design inspiration, look a some examples of magazines that you want to pattern your cover after. You can use a existing magazine or create your own from scratch.

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Requirements for your finished publication:

  • There should be only one person on the cover
  • Set all margins to .5 inches.
  • Three or more article teasers. These are simply articles with titles that are attention-getting.
  • Issue date and price conveniently displayed on the publication.
  • Optional: other subdued graphics to enhance the layout of the cover.
  • Barcode included in  convenient location. (simply find and image of a fictitious one)
  • I am looking for InDesign Skills, knowledge of design concepts, and your creative expressions.

Submission procedure

  • Remember to consider: design concepts: alignment (symmery assymetry, hierarchy, color, value.)
  • Document should be letter sized. 8.5 x 11 inches.
  • Save as a pdf.
  • email the pdf to: reinhardtart100@gmail.com
  • We will do a trail version in class if you miss the class are still responsible for understanding the material which will be posted on the class website.

    project  originated  from: http://assistantprofessorramirez.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/magazine-cover-handout.jpg

     

taken from: http://assistantprofessorramirez.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/magazine-cover-handout.jpg

 

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