Magazine+Cover+Assignment

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1. Choose two Time magazine covers. Record the URL and the issue date. http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19870511,00.html May, 11th 1987 http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20020826,00.html August, 26th 2002 2. What do both of the covers have in common? They both have something to do about saving the earth and environment. 3. What is the main story in that issue and how does it relate to the image on the cover? The main story is about saving the environment. The flower around the globe stand for the environment surrounding us. 4. What design principles are evident in the cover image? Explain Depth of field the background is blurry. Close-up because you can closely see the petals of the flower. Triangles, the leaves of the flower creates triangles.

5. What were some charateristics of early magazine covers? White borders. Mostly black and white. Mostly all have a person on the cover. Simple backgrounds. 6. What are some characteristics of the poster cover? Captures emotion. Cover has strong simple meanings. Strong symbolism. Cover stands out. POPS OUT AT CHA! AWE YEA! 7. What is the purpose of cover lines? To let the reader have a little sneak a peak. 8. What is an "integrated" cover? Combining or coordinating separate elements, to provide a harmonious and interrelated whole. 9. How can the placement of cover lines effect the overall design of a cover? If you put the cover lines in a dark font in a dark spot then you can't read the cover line. If you put the cover line all over the place it would be too cluttered to look at. It may look confusing.
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10. Describe the following styles of cover lines: Outside the box: It keeps the text and pictures separate and simplifies the printing process. Inside the box: For putting text right on top of an image. Columns: Table of contents. Zones: A format that greatly simplifies the requirements for photography. Banners and Corners: Attention grabbers. Unplanned and Planned Spaces: Unplanned: In the simplest approach, text might be described as being fitted into spaces that seem almost accidentally left blank by the illustrator. Planned: Ways of combing pictures with cover lines.