In the first quarter of Graphic Design class, I worked on a Magazine cover of my choice. To do this, I needed to first find a magazine to reflect my career choice. Secondly, I needed to design the magazine with a barcode, fireplace, and a dungeon background to display my personality and creativity. Lastly, there was the obstacle of getting all of the pieces to fit, for them all to come together into a masterpiece of a magazine cover.
The magazine cover of my design simply started off as a Writer’s Journal, but that wasn’t enough. I took the words ‘Writer’s Journal’ and pasted it unto a blank background in photoshop. I placed a dungeon of an old medieval castle, a fireplace from a home magazine, and a barcode to make it ‘official. Three headlines accompany the cover, each having to do with the magazine’s intentions.
Through this magazine, I wanted to communicate my love of writing. I used a notebook from home, and wished to design my cover as if it was a den from an old medieval movie, where the scribe sits in front of the fireplace, carefully reading over his work, making sure it was fit for the kingdom’s entertainment, if they were literate at all that is. Also, the magazine was also supposed to communicate my love of ‘metal’ in a discrete way. Things such as, replacing the original small fire that was in the fireplace with a raging inferno, and making the headlines and title seem like they were on fire.
Looking at the rubric, I feel as though my magazine cover was a success. Looking through each objective and its score further, I realize that I may not get a four, but I know that whatever score I get I’m proud of my work. I could improve on the uniformity of the piece, making sure everything looks like one flowing image instead of some parts being more obviously photoshoped than others. However, I know that the effort put in to the piece, such as finding all of the pictures to put in and just putting it in to make the magazine, was something I’ll be proud of considering this project.
