1. The cover photo should be very appealing to look at and unique.
2. The screen is the wrong size and would obviously look more accurate if you were to have the actual thing in your hands compared to if you were to have it on the computer.
3. Colors may appear brighter and glow more on the computer because the screen glows, so the actual thing may turn out more dull.
4. The computer lacks scale, so you would have to guess on the accurate font size.
5. The cover should be arousing curiosity and make someone just glancing at it, more interested to read it and spend more time looking at it.
BEST MAGAZINE COVERS 2013 --- BLOG #2
1. New York, May 20, Michael Douglas Is Liberace - Formal
2. Bloomberg Businessweek, December 2–8, J Crew: Teaching the World to Dress American - Informal
3. The New York Times Magazine, May 19, The Secret Lives of Germs - Environmental
4. Sports Illustrated, April 22, BOSTON- Environmental
5. ESPN The Magazine, September 16, Floyd Mayweather in The Fight Issue - Environmental
6. The New York Times Magazine, November 24, The Flight Risk - Formal
7. Runner's World, December, Get Fit Have Fun- Informal
8. O, The Oprah Magazine, September, Hair! - Informal
9. Brides, October/November, Get Inspired! - Environmental
10. W, December/January, The Art Issue - Formal
11. Harper's Bazaar, May, Summer Fashion Issue - Formal
12.New York, February 18–25, Spring Fashion - Formal
13. The Fader, February/March, Solange - Formal
14. Wired, December, Bill Gates Wants You to Fix the World- Formal
15. Vanity Fair, October, 100 Years - Formal
16. ESPN The Magazine, July 22, Kenneth Faried in The Body Issue - Enironmental
17. GQ, February, Beyoncé - Formal
MY FAVORITE --- BLOG #3
Bloomberg Businessweek, December 2–8, J Crew: Teaching the World to Dress American
(Photo illustration by Justin Metz)
"It’s hard to break through with a story about J. Crew—everyone wears it so it has become visual noise. So for our cover story about how J. Crew is expanding overseas, and going after a more fashion-forward demographic, we decided to have Will and Kate, symbols of all that is wholesome and holy and English, posing as J. Crew catalog models on our cover."
Some things I would critique are to make the background not white. I love the simple color behind because it brings more attention to the people, but since the girl's pants are white, it looks off balance. Another reason it looks uneven, also related to the pants, is the coloring. Everything else, like the text and clothing are dark compared to the background, so they fill the photo and stand out but again the pants blend in with background and throw off the balance. What is communicated through the people is focused on the clothing and happiness towards the clothes. The way they did this was have bright colors and happy faces and have a simple background so that the reader's eye is focused towards the clothing. Other than that, I like the simplicity of it and how it's not busy and layering of his head over the text and finally the natural faces and its not fake smile.
MAGAZINES PART II --- BLOG # 4
1. Early Magazine Covers: Early magazine covers were commonly inspired by book covers. The covers at this point were very simple and did not contain many elements. Most ones you would find at this time would contain a title, a picture that drew the attention and a bar code. Much of the focus for the cover was focused on the image.
2. The Poster Cover: This picture style was very focused on the image. As said in the title, it resembled a poster. If there was wording, there wouldn't be much to read, for example a sentence or a title. This style heavily relied on visual imagery. Therefore the photos had to be very eye catching in order to bring attention towards the magazine.
3. Pictures Married to Type: This magazine style now incorporated both pictures and words. This would include a photo that attracted the reader along with phrases of words that brought even more interest to the cover. Many of the photos were portraits. Also the text did not distract the picture and worked its way around it, therefore the two elements worked together.
4. In the Forest of Words: This style popped up in the 21st century. Many words and phrases were now added to the cover which made readers and viewers interested as to what was in the magazine. Although the photos were still well thought out, the text was more effective and productive as to attention grabbing. The creators now believed the text was just as important as the image.
MAGAZINES PART II --- BLOG # 4
1. Early Magazine Covers: Early magazine covers were commonly inspired by book covers. The covers at this point were very simple and did not contain many elements. Most ones you would find at this time would contain a title, a picture that drew the attention and a bar code. Much of the focus for the cover was focused on the image.
2. The Poster Cover: This picture style was very focused on the image. As said in the title, it resembled a poster. If there was wording, there wouldn't be much to read, for example a sentence or a title. This style heavily relied on visual imagery. Therefore the photos had to be very eye catching in order to bring attention towards the magazine.
3. Pictures Married to Type: This magazine style now incorporated both pictures and words. This would include a photo that attracted the reader along with phrases of words that brought even more interest to the cover. Many of the photos were portraits. Also the text did not distract the picture and worked its way around it, therefore the two elements worked together.
4. In the Forest of Words: This style popped up in the 21st century. Many words and phrases were now added to the cover which made readers and viewers interested as to what was in the magazine. Although the photos were still well thought out, the text was more effective and productive as to attention grabbing. The creators now believed the text was just as important as the image.
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