Magazine+Cover



The main story in the LIFE Magazine is about 3 events that shocked the American citizens. The most important bullet, is the exclusive pictures of the murder of Martin Luther King in Memphis. This is why his picture is on the front cover of the magazine. Design principles in Life Magazine: Colour, Rule of Thirds, Simple and Single Point. The black and white makes this picture stand out more. Martin Luther King isn't quite in the middle; he is positioned more to the right bottom corner, which is why Rule of Thirds is a design principle in this picture. The background is plain as well, making him the main focus.
 * 2.** Both covers have the title of the magazine, the date, the price, little subtitles, and have the picture of a famous person.
 * 3.** The main story in the Vogue Magazine is about "Fashion and Beauty for the Big Nights, The Show Scenes" and what Audrey Hepburn would choose in these cases. This is why she is on the front cover of the magazine.
 * 4.** Design principles in Vogue Magazine: Colour, Simple and Single Point. The hat, the dress, and the earring that Audrey Hepburn is wearing pops because of the colour and the consistency of the colour. It is simple because the background is plain and so she stands out in the picture.


 * The Evolution of the Magazine Cover**

The early Vogue Magazine covers were drawings of fashionable women wearing what was considered to be "in." These covers were very colourful as seen in the above pictures, and contained the illustration of one woman.
 * 5.** Early Vogue Magazine covers from 1917
 * - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogue_(magazine)**

The early LIFE Magazine covers since its birth in 1883. - **http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_(magazine)** 1911 1922 The early Life Magazine covers also had drawings on the covers.

6. A poster cover is a drawing that can be framed. It has very little cover lines, or not at all. If there are cover lines, they are overwhelmed by the image. Vogue and Life Magazines both used poster covers in the early stages of their creation. They gradually changed into photographs instead and are not filled with cover lines. 7. The purpose of cover lines is to show the readers what this magazine is about. It draws the readers' attention with catchy and interesting words.
 * http://longleaf.net/coverlines/postercovers/index.html**

8. Integrated cover: A poster cover that is colour coordinated and has cover lines that make the whole image harmonious. The cover lines are in specific colours in relation to the background and the person or object in the image. 9. The placement of cover lines can make the cover of a magazine seem natural or awkward. The cover lines are an important factor in making a cover efffective.
 * http://longleaf.net/coverlines/integratedcover.html**

10. Outside the box: cover lines are in separate areas of the cover. It is effective, simple, and eliminates any problems that can occur from printing type over a picture.

Box inside: when the text is placed on top of an illustration.

Text columns on the cover: a vertical column is made for the cover lines alone.

Text in zones: the logo, image, and cover lines are in separate horizontal zones on the cover. This made the requirements for photography simple and is still used today.

Banners and corners: test is highlighted with a banner in the corner of the magazine, therefore grabbing attention.

Text in unplanned spaces: the text is placed in places that seems to be left blank on purpose. It may seems as though the cover lines are squeezed into awkward spaces around the focus of an image.

Text in planned spaces: illustrations create a space specifically for the cover lines, on places such as walls, doorways, and open windows.


 * __Magazine Cover-Hyeonhye and Faith__**