IDENTITYIn Publication Design

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Magazine Cover Who is the audience of this

magazine?

• Male or Female• Age bracket• Income level• Interests and Hobbies• Employment

Magazine Cover Who is the audience of this

magazine?

• Male or Female• Age bracket• Income level• Interests and Hobbies• Employment

Magazine Cover Who is the audience of this

magazine?

• Male or Female• Age bracket• Income level• Interests and Hobbies• Employment

Magazine Cover Who is the audience of this

magazine?

• Male or Female• Age bracket• Income level• Interests and Hobbies• Employment

Magazine Cover Who is the audience of this

magazine?

• Male or Female• Age bracket• Income level• Interests and Hobbies• Employment

What Makes a Good Magazine Cover?

This is How You Rock a Magazine Cover Design

What Magazines fit your Editorial Designs?Class Activity:Go online and find 3 magazine covers that you think the article that YOU designed could go into. Choose covers that you think are well designed. If you are unsure ask your neighbor what he/she thinks.

Search: The general topic of your article in images. Save the images on your desktop.

Word Document: Create a new Word document. Place your 3 magazine covers into it and analyze and describe the audience and demographics of those magazine covers and how you think it is well designed or what you would do to improve the design.

BrainstormingPhase 1: Thumbnail sketches

Phase 1: Thumbnail sketchesBrainstorming

Why are mastheads on the top?

Magazine CoverYou will create at least one magazine

cover (2 variations if you have time) that would feature your designer/artist article. You can make up the name of your magazine or you can redesign a magazine that already exists.Must include: • Thumbnail sketches • Nameplate or Masthead• 2-3 Headline teasers for articles that

might be found in magazine including yours!

• Create in InDesign

Student Examples

Student Examples

Student Examples

Student Examples

But first...But Why?Learning how to cut out backgrounds in Photoshop

Completing the Duck Tutorial