Magazine+Cover

__**Magazine Cover Assignment** __ __**Nicole Liu**__ __**Thursday October 27th, 2011**__



**Magazine Covers Questions** 1. Life Magazine Cover (Left) and Vogue Magazine Cover (Right) 2. Both magazine covers have images with a same type of design principle: triangles, and they both present contrasts in the covers. In the Life Magazine Cover, the words and the picture are in contrast. For the Vogue Magazine Cover, not only the words contrast with the picture, but also the colors of the objects are in contrast. 3. For the Life Magazine Cover, the main story of this issue is about treasure hunters with metal detectors looking for loot on a California Beach in March 17, 2006, and the image of the cover is related to the main story as it shows people are looking for things wit metal detectors on the beach. For the Vogue Magazine Cover, the main story of that issue is about the mid-century fashions faces ideas. The image of the cover is related to the main story by presenting a new fashion of a woman face with colorful make-up. 4. Both cover images applied Triangles design principle. The cover image of Life Magazine also presents Directions and Diagonals design principles. The cover image of Vogue Magazine has elements of getting up close, color space and simple and single point.

**The Evolution of the Magazine Cover** **5. Some Characteristics of Early Magazine Covers:** The early magazines covers in the 1800s design after book covers; they use a illustration to present the publication without referring any contents from the issue and cover lines. The opening page usually starts with articles and table of contents. __Reference:__ [|http://longleaf.net/coverlines/#anchor8156347] **6. Some Characteristics of The Poster Cover:** The early poster covers don't have cover lines and themes, and the image is not covered by the logo. Most poster covers are not related to the contents of the magazine, they are usually gorgeous illustrations or captivating photographs. Later on, magazine names appear on the poster covers; they're huge, bold and have contrast with the cover images. __Reference:__ __http://longleaf.net/coverlines/#anchor8138900__ **7. The Purpose of Cover Lines:** Cover lines can draw readers inside in a more definite way than cover art could accompish. They can help creating a sense of depth for the cover. Cover lines engage advertisements for the issue's contents, announcing incredible discoveries and leading view's eyes around. __Reference:__ __[|http://longleaf.net/coverlines/#anchor8144683]__

**8. The Definition of An "Integrated" Cover:** "Integrated" cover is a cover "which art and type have achieved a symbiotic, mutually supportive relationship". __Reference:__ __http://longleaf.net/coverlines/#anchor8144683__

**9. How can the placement of cover lines effect the overall design of a cover?** The placement of cover lines can help creat a sense of depth with the other objects on the cover, and it leads views' eyes moving around the cover. So the placement of cover lines is important to the layering effect. Cover lines draw readers attention to their positions on the cover. Placing cover lines carefully around the image can creat a sense of movement for the cover and make the cover more integrated. However, too many cover lines can overshadowed the photograph or the picture on the cover. __Reference:__ __http://longleaf.net/coverlines/#anchor8144683__ **10. Describe the following styles of cover lines:** **A. Outside the box:** This method keeps the cover lines in the areas that are separate with images on the cover. The pictures are usually inside boxes and cover lines are outside. **B. Inside the box:** When people find difficulties to place the cover lines outside the pictures, they try to put them in boxes inside the images. **C. Columns:** Another method of placing cover lines is to create a vertical column for, and set a different background color that is contrast to the text. The column for cover lines is usually placed on the left or right border. **D. Zones:** Logo, picture, and cover lines are in separate zones without having boxes around them. **E. Banners and Corners:** This method places cover lines into a banner which running across the magazine. **F. Unplanned and Planned Spaces:** Text In Unplanned Spaces: Text fitted into spaces that seem almost accidentally left blank by the illustrator. Text In Planned Spaces: Spaces are created inside the illustrations to display the cover lines, such as walls, windows.