Magazine Cover Design Reflection
The purpose of this assignment was to make a magazine cover. I chose to do People Magazine. Before we could even start working on our cover’s we were suppose to learn how to use the many tools on the Apple computers. After we finally established the basics, we moved on to completing a worksheet. The purpose of the worksheet, though very simple, was to help us gain more understanding and ideas for our magazine. For example things like ideas for your headings, why you are on the cover of the magazine, what are you trying to portray to your audience, and over all, a couple of sketches to show how you want your magazine to look. We then moved on to finding a realistic title for the magazine. For example, some people chose: People magazine, Parents, Time, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, etc. After figuring and finishing that part of the assignment, we were to take a picture of ourselves to finally add to our magazine. Once we had gathered all of the above things that we were going to need and use, we were finally able to start working on our magazine cover.
My Magazine cover looks like a People Magazine. It has headings, pictures of other artists, and a picture of myself in the center wearing a gray dress and black boots, with a red-carpet background. There is also a barcode on the right hand corner. Some of the headlines are: 10 Easy Ways To Be A Successful Woman; Ordinary Life, Extraordinary People; and Taking Short Snap Shots Of the World, One Picture At A Time. There is also a close up picture of someone holding a camera on the left hand corner.
Through my magazine, I was trying to communicate the fact that a woman or any person in general can become very successful and succeed in multiple careers. In my magazine, it was being a photographer, a singer, and actor. I had a very casual “hands on your hips” pose and a smile. In the background I had a red carpet, emphasizing the part about being a famous actress. The camera in the corner showed my interests in photography. I also had a picture of Ariana Grande in the right hand corner to show interests in music. Over all, I was trying to show that a person can be very successful in different areas that they are interested in.
Looking at my rubric, I feel like my finished artwork was successful. When I came to class, I was always focused and ready to start working on my project. I also feel like I selected interesting images that illustrate the purpose of my magazine. When designing my magazine, I used a variety of tools form the toolbar to add extra details and edit parts of my magazine. Over all, I think I did a pretty good job on my magazine cover and filled all the requirements I needed in order to successfully complete my magazine.
