Assignment #1-Magazine Cover
magazine_cover-copy.jpg( it didn’t give me an option of a thumbnail)
Ouestions and Answers =)
3. a) What qualities of your magazine cover make it effective? (e.g. What makes it eye catching?, What about it promotes curiosity?, How is it visually pleasing?, What makes it easy to understand?)
The things that make my magazine cover effective is the layout of it, colour, text, and space. I made sure that the layout wasn’t full of too much text and that it didn’t look too clustered. The colours also made my magazine cover effective because i kept two or three colours the same. ever colour makes the text visible to stand out clearly. By the layout, colour, text, and space I have made my magazine cover look professional and attractive.
b) What was the order of hierarchy you were trying to achieve for the elements on your magazine cover?
The order of hierarchy I was trying to achieve was:
1) Seventeen My title/main picture
2)695 Ways to Look Pretty, Free Body Lotion, and Special Hot Style!
3)Original picture of Rihanna =)
Original Pictures =)
As my background i used a plain white background.
Miss Shen said,
February 6, 2008 at 6:48 am
Technical “must haves” 50 / 50
Original pictures posted 3 / 3
Questions answered 6 / 6
Visual hierarchy attempt 4 / 4
Attempt to use text & fonts for layout assist 2 / 2
Selection removed from background 1 / 1
Visual hierarchy question correct 3 / 3
Visual hierarchy clear 3 / 3
Stands out amongst others 1 / 2
Text & Font effectiveness 3 / 4
Custom selection removed from background 2 / 2
Quality of edges smooth 2 / 3
Attempts to colour correct 2 / 2
Image proportions realistic 2 / 2
Visual hierarchy matches intentions 2 / 2
Creativity & Effort above “canned” features - / 3
Professional grade - / 3
Typography is professional - / 2
Professional quality edited elements - / 3
Final 86 / 100
Good stuff Gagan…I find the on white very effective.
See me if you’d like to talk about ways to further improve the quality of your work.
Miss Shen