Blog Assignment Max Reil
I chose National Geographic’s front cover issue involving Venice and China’s military conflicts of the early 2000′s. The image sets up an even better title as the masked Venetian is somewhat hiding behind an object with the writing “Marco Polo” as if the ground battles between the two is a game of cat and mouse. I liked the simplicity of the picture along with the soft description of war when, in actuality, countless lives were lost. Repetition is used with the font for the Title as well as the smaller writing. Theres a good amount of proximity between the top heading and a great use of alignment down the left side. Contrast between the dark image and light-yellow border make this a great front cover that pulls the reader in.
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Annette Rossetti: Magazine Cover
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This Teen Vogue magazine was released in May, and the cover definitely reflects that. The colors of the type are all very bright, and the color yellow was used for the word “Sunny” which definitely fits. Miley Cyrus is pictured outside with a white dress on and flowers in her hair, reflective of the season. The cover also mentions something about an article on dresses, which is appropriate because that is what the model is wearing.
Magazine Cover – Brendan Menapace
The cover I selected is a Time Magazine cover with Julian Assange, the founder of the website WikiLeaks. The picture is in black and white, except for an American flag covering his mouth. This makes the image pop and catches the eye. It is also thought-provoking, because Assange and WikiLeaks is known for being a whistle-blower on supposedly secret information. There’s nothing too flashy on the cover, but if you know who Julian Assange is you are more likely to pick it up and look at the article. The tagline on the side gives a little more information as to what the story is about, but the cover itself doesn’t give too much info other than the symbolism in the picture.
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Andrew Koob Magazine Cover
This Sports Illustrated cover from March 2011 shows the five Philadelphia Phillies pitchers all looking at the viewer. The use of the black background really makes the players more noticeable and make them pop out to the viewer. The cover follows a strict color pattern of black, red, and white, making it easier to look at without being confused as to what the hell is going on with the color scheme.
Magazine Cover-Emmie Lekkas
Nylon magazine is known to the fashion world for it’s excellent choice in not only new fashions, but also new music. However, the style of their magazine layouts are also quite noteworthy. For the most part, they are kept simple, as is shown on this Japanese cover on Alexa Chung. Her picture is the focal point. The type is bold (NYLON in red and “The TV Issue” in yellow–contrasting colors and also text). The text is organized so that the focal point still remains the center of the magazine cover.
John Iatesta Magazine Cover
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This cover uses very little type, they have the magazine title and then a sub titles at the bottom by Ali’s feet. The photo is a very shocking one to say the least; to see the biggest sports icon of the time shot with arrows is something that will draw people in. The color used is a light gray background that contrasts from Ali’s skin but sort of blends in with the shorts he was wearing. It draws you into looking at his body that is filled with arrows. I think it is a pretty shocking image to have and that is exactly what they were going for to force people into buying the magazine. They give no information as to why they have this image and it forces someone to buy it to read and find out why.
