COVERS.
As I am designing my cover and double page spread for Creative Review, I have looked at a few double pages and covers that have been designed by them previously.
I think that this front cover from Creative Review is effective and eye catching. At a first glance I thought this was an illustration because of the speckled effect from the mud and that it was in black and white, but until I looked closer I realised it was a photograph. Although I don't think that I will do something quite so simple as just a photograph for my front cover, I did like the striking image on this front cover.
This front cover is inspiring to me as I think that an image doesn't need to be seen as it is up front, like this image, it can be properly viewed from a distance and on a shelf in a shop, this is what you would see - from a distance. In my ideas I think experimenting with this effect would be worthwhile and exciting.
Whilst looking through a selection of magazine covers from Dazed & Confused this one in particular caught my eye. I think because of all the colour on the faces. The face make up is unusual and not what even a clown would wear as their 'normal' look. This has a sinister feel to it, like the mouth joining on to both girls, it reminds me of the Joker from the Batman films. This has inspired me to want to put colour into my designs.
I was going to look at some other magazine covers, but before I found this cover by Dazed & Confused. It has a punk theme going on. It reminded me a lot of the Sex Pistols 'God save the Queen' image that is well known. It doesn't really link to my subculture in anyway, like the other covers I have looked at could be linked and portrayed in a similar way to my subculture, this one however I think just caught my eye with the British theme that I found a really strong way to get peoples attention with the colour palette.
These two magazine covers from the poetry and illustration magazine 'Popshot' relate to what I would like to do for my covers the most out of the ones I have looked at previously. I would like to have a illustration feel to them. Whether done by hand or on Illustrator I think I would like to go down this kind of route rather than a photograph. I think these kind of covers are a lot more appealing and interesting to look at, they are more personal. I do beleive that they will only target a certain audience but I think that the magazine is designed and created for those people anyway.
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| Print Making magazine front cover (found in library) |
The simpleness of this front cover is what interested me. The way that it takes up the whole page I think is a creative way to get peoples attention. It becomes almost like a poster before you notice the text.
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| The Visual Dictionary of Illustration by Mark Wigan |
This is a front cover that I found on a book in the library. It is not a particularly interesting book cover, but if you are someone who is interested in typography than this could entice you in. although the book is actually based on illustration I don't think that the cover portrays what is inside well.
DOUBLE PAGE LAYOUTS.
Looking at some double page spreads from Creative Review has definitely helped me think of a few ways in which I would like to begin designing ideas for my double page spread. I have looked at quite a few and these two that I have picked from the most recent issue caught my eye with where the images and text has been placed. The one on the bottom is the kind of layout that we have been looking at in class, I think this is a good and effective easy way to be able to read text easily and relate back to the images. I think in my designs I would like to experiment with placing the text in more unusual ways, as the theme of surfing could help this be a lot more 'out there'.
This magazine layout I find really interesting with the quirky ways in which the text has been laid out. It fits well with the theme that it is showing in the images. The rock and roll look to the pages all links well with every piece that has been put into the double page spread. The colours and shapes that jut out into the middle of the page direct your eye to the images.
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| Double page spread from Printmaking magazine |
There is quite alot of text on this double page spread which I don't think I want to do with my double page spread. I think that it takes away the attention from the images. Although there is quite al lot of text I think that the way that it has been placed around the images and the title is good. The columns split it up enough for it to be easy enough to read.
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| Double page spread from The Visual Dictionary of Illustration by Mark Wigan |
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I think that the way out of this book is a lot better as there is less text. Although it may also be because the book is a lot smaller than the other. The text will need to be the same size so it is still readable. So therefore there has to be a little less on one page.
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| Double page spread from Communication Arts magazine |
When I first saw this double page spread I thought that it was quite cluttered and almost as though it had just been thrown on to the page. I don't think that the borders around the images make it look as though it comes from an arts magazine, but more of just a normal information journal. Its quite child like to have borders. The placing of the images I think also doesn't do it any justice.
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| Double page spread from Communication Arts magazine |
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Compared to the double page spread previously this one has a lot better layout. The images are set in a much better place and inline which is easier on the eye. I think there is just the right amount of text on there too which doesn't overwhelm you when you see the pages. I think from my point of view, the images mean a lot more when you first see a page than the amount of text.
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| Double page spread from Printmaking magazine |
This also a good and easy layout. I think that because the text is all set at the bottom of the pages it is easily know where to look and read first.
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