Magazine+Cover+Assignment



http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,04-07-1994,00.html July 4th 1994 http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19920928,00.html September 28th, 1992

=Questions= 2. both of the covers have striking and intriguing images that cause the viewer to experience interest and read more about what lies inside the magazine. The captions give insight into what the magazines hold, and quality images have been used to represent the captions and articles as well. 3. First cover - The main article in this issue is about domestic abuse and how it is a widespread problem. On the cover we seen a woman (Rita) with large black bags under her sullen eyes, along with makeup stains. She looks like she is in pain and sad. It is a strong picture and greatly relates to the topic at hand. Second Cover - The main article in this issue seems to indicate that the economy is in bad shape, and will be informing us if theres hope to return to a quality economy. The picture clearly relates to the topic as in the photo we see a light at the end of the tunnel, which is a phrase clearly stated in the headline "Is there light at the end of the tunnel?" 4 First cover - In this photo we see a strong sense of emotion, in this portrait close-up. The close up shows each and every detail in her face, which conveys great emotion without using words. You can clearly see hurt and sadness. Second cover - The prominent design principle at work here is a simple and single point, as the reader sees only the caption and the photo which is purely black except for a small hole of cream colour. This appears to be emitted from an outside light source and the photo makes it appear as if you are in a tunnel.

=The Evolution of the Magazine= 5. Early Magazines generally had no captions and had a large painting or portrait of someone constituting most of the cover. There was no barcode and the title of the magazine sat at the top of the page, as they do today. Many covers also had a border surrounding the edges of the page. 6. The poster cover was a form of magazine cover which had a painting/portrait of someone/something that took up the whole page except for the name of the magazine, the issue date and the cost, which generally was placed at the top. The picture would generally try to tell a story, for example, good housekeeping would often have a picture of a room in a house or a child, and vogue would often have a models face or someone posing. 7. The purpose of cover lines was to create as much impact and interest to the reader as possible with a short amount of words. It often posed a question or exclaimed a sort of scandal or new thing. This would cause the reader to want to discover more about the cover lines and in sense have them buy the magazine. 8. An Integrated cover is a large photo, usually of a model or celebrity, that comes off very striking and appealing, yet also leaves room for cover lines. This style of magazine cover was popular in the 1990s and is also the most common cover we see today, in magazines like vogue, cosmopolitan, guitar world, revolver, and many more. Almost all magazine covers nowadays use the "integrated cover" 9. The placement of cover lines on a magazine can effect the type of cover and the effect of the cover. Sometimes, if the picture is very strong or passionate and portrays deep emotion, no cover lines are needed to create a sense of intrigue for the buyer. If there is a picture of a model or celebrity, generally there will be smaller cover lines around the person. If there is a big title, banner, picture, collage, etc. then the same thing goes, although there will often be cover lines under and/or over the image, or in areas of the image that are less in focus.