Newspaper Design Revision

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5 Things I Should Be Thinking About On Magazine Covers: The Cover needs to be...

1. Emotionally irresistible (that’s the image’s appeal)
2. Emotionally irresistible (that’s the image’s appeal)
3. Arousing curiosity (that’s to pull the casual glancer in)
4. If the cover pops out from its background, don’t weaken it by fussing with it
5. If it is invisible like wallpaper, decide what element is worthy of becoming dominant

Best Magazine Covers of 2013

1. New York, May 20, Michael Douglas Is Liberace (Formal)
2. Bloomberg Businessweek, December 2–8, J Crew: Teaching the World to Dress American (Informal)
3. The New York Times Magazine, May 19, The Secret Lives of Germs (Environmental)
4. ESPN The Magazine, September 16, Floyd Mayweather in The Fight Issue (Environmental)
5. The New York Times Magazine, November 24, The Flight Risk (Formal)
6. Sports Illustrated, April 22, BOSTON (Environmental)
7. Runner's World, December, Get Fit Have Fun (Informal)
8. O, The Oprah Magazine, September, Hair! (Informal)
9. Brides, October/November, Get Inspired! (Formal)
10. W, December/January, The Art Issue (Formal)
11. Harper's Bazaar, May, Summer Fashion Issue (Formal)
12. New York, February 18–25, Spring Fashion (Formal)
13. The Fader, February/March, Solange (Informal)
14. Wired, December, Bill Gates Wants You to Fix the World (Formal)
15. Vanity Fair, October, 100 Years (Informal)
16. ESPN The Magazine, July 22, Kenneth Faried in The Body Issue (Environmental)
17. GQ, February, Beyoncé (Informal)

Favorite

"For Vanity Fair's October Issue-to honor the magazine's birth 100 years ago, in 1913-sexy was the word as we resurrected a Monroe pose and introduced a new logo (smart, slim, serif!). Not to be outdone by the magazine's stately new font, model Kate Upton channeled screen icon Marilyn Monroe as she pouted and posed with a congratulatory birthday cake for photographer Annie Leibovitz. Happy Birthday, indeed."

This cover caught my eye NOT because of the sex appeal or Kate Upton herself. It was the Marilyn Monroe aspect that they added, the lighting, and the colors. The photograph looks very vintage, something straight from Hollywood back in the day. Her lipstick adds a shock of red against the cool forest green backdrop. The golden lettering and then the off-white aspect illuminates her skin and her face. I saw it as a beautiful profile with lots of interesting elements to make Upton look as if she was shining. A great choice for the 100 years in the Vanity Fair business!

Cover Types

1. Early Magazine Covers

Most early covers from 17-1800's did not have an official "cover". Most had a small title at the top and a list of contents with their page numbers. If there was some sort of cover for the magazines, it would look fairly like the cover of a novel from around that time: a small, drawn visual, a title, and a few important facts. Now, sometimes the covers isn't express their contents on the front cover. For example, there were such covers like the symbolic type. These used a symbol to express their company and the contents with very little words. This was a sort of way to make the reader interpret what the contents were going to be about. Most of the covers were very generic, some without photographs, began an article on the first page with no cover, etc. 

2. The Poster Cover

A certain type of magazine cover arose in the 1890's to the 1960's. There are no cover lines or themes and the imagine is not covered by the title. It looks exactly like a poster that you could find for a movie, a showing, or an advertisement on a wall. This sort of cover lets the cover loosen up, making not everything so tight or crowded. Usually there isn't much going on in the photo portion and it is quite balanced. For the covers, most of the images would be illustrated, using poster art elements and etchings made from photographs. These pieces of art appear usually very big and cover most of the space. The title is almost always smaller than the image itself.

3. Pictures Married to Type

These type of covers use art or photographs to express and arrange so that the cover lines could fit or pop. Usually this would include with a very large title with the model or the photo overlapping it. The model is usually in a full body pose, and the pose is expressive or usual to catch the reader's eye. The cover lines come to play then- being placed in specific places to frame the model and are positioned on all sides of the model.

4. In the Forest of Words

This is when  creative and bold cover lines came into play. Sometimes the cover art became equally important as the lines. The photography has also increased in intensity- now, instead of just a woman standing, she may be sitting in a creative or expressive way while wearing strange or irregular clothing. With these times, photographs are just not enough to pull in the reader's. Cover lines and words take up the extra spaces by improving upon the boldness and the interesting use of words that can somehow or another gain another reader. 

CE Quiz

1. What is one suggestion to easing overcrowding and both Bowie and Akins High School that doesn't require building a new school, according to Superintendent Paul Cruz? Page A1 "Decision on South Austin HS..."

Opening up a magnet or academic part of these schools.

2. What is the big deal about Hillary Clinton's email? Page A1 "Clinton says..."

She was supposed to use government email and had destroyed thousands of other emails.

3. Look at the political cartoon on Page A11 - what is the artists message, in your opinion?

With Clinton saying she preferred Apple instead of Android I feel like this cartoon shows how dumb that was for her to answer that in a conference about her emails. The artist is showing this through the use of Apple Watch.

4. What is a micro unit? "Page B9 "Micro Units..."

Smaller, more moderately priced apartment homes.

5.  Who are the top 5 Big 12 "locks" for the NCAA basketball tournament according to Kevin Lyttle? Page C1, "Stakes high in Big 12..."

Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Baylor and West Virginia

Short Answer: Read the story on page A2 "School expels two students.

1. Do you think the school took appropriate action in this case? Why or Why not?

Very much, yes. Racism is an ugly, evil thing that shouldn't be tolerated by anyone. Threatening someone for their skin color or where they've come from is absolutely unacceptable.

2. Do you think the free speech principals outlined in the Constitution should extend to this type of behavior? Why or Why not?

No! Everyone is equal in my eyes and this is rude, awful behavior. If it is "accepted" then I'll use my freedom of speech to protest against such such tolerance of something so horrible.

3. If you saw this type of action happening, would you step in and try to stop it? Why or Why not?

Definitely. I have friends who have been victims of racism- even in the smallest of ways. It's ugly and not right. There is no reason anyone should ever be forced to put up with the slandering of their race.

4. Would you record it the behaviors and attempt to provide that information to authorities? Why or Why not?

I'd record what was going on only for use of proof.

5. Should the actions of a couple of students caused the entire fraternal organization to be closed? Why or Why not?

No, if not everyone was participating in this behavior then it should be open for the people who still are there.

Portrait Tips

1. Frame Your Subject

2. Play With Backgrounds

3. Introduce Movement

Enviromental Portrait

The wide range of this photo and the busy objects of the background really interested me. I love how the background sort of tells a tale about the subject. 

The simplicity is beautiful. The details are sharp and clear which makes the subject and her simple background very beautiful.

Photography Self Portrait

I LOVE self portrait photography. It's always unique and artistic in some way- even surreal or magical effects can come out from. I really saw that in this one a lot. The mood is so intriguing.

Framing is one of my favorite photography elements. How this photo captured the subject through the mirror was really unique and also quite beautiful.

Casual Portrait 

There weren't a lot of photos that were casual portrait that I really liked, but I did enjoy looking at this one. The books (I LOVE BOOKS <3) in the background add lines and color while making the subject pop a bit. 

I REALLY love this one. Using the rule of thirds, the subject is captured and framed fully in a moody way. Being an old photo most-likely from the border around it and the coloring, this mood almost has a vintage, intelligent feel to it!