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Magazine Design Start to Finish: The Cover

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Join John McWade as he takes you step by step through the process of magazine cover design to create designs that are attractive, logical, consistent, and appropriate.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Design an effective magazine cover
  • Magazine design: An interactive process
1. Type: The Visible Voice
  • What typeface is best for text?
  • The many voices of type, part 1
  • The many voices of type, part 2
2. Design the Cover
  • Gather your influences
  • Size and shape
  • The nameplate: Familiar fonts
  • The nameplate: Additional typefaces
  • Layout: Full bleed
  • Layout: Partial bleed
  • Layout: Open space
Conclusion
  • Next steps

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John McWade

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