Magazine Design Start to Finish: The Cover

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.

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