magazine cover

REMEMBER!!!!

• Create in Photoshop
• Proper English and spelling only – no slang
• Do not use parenthesis on this document
• All items on this assignment must be school appropriate.
• Rubric - 100 Points Possible

NOTE THESE ARE NOT COMPLETE!!!

Specifics:

Magazine cover will only be one page

1. Develop a theme for the magazine (about yourself can be sports, music, food, hobbies, celebrity gossip, etc.)
   1. Background selected cannot be black or white...IT must have color...becare if you use a print...make sure we can read the text over top of it!
2. Must have a title (something related to the theme)
3. Must have a barcode, cost of issue, issue number, and volume number SEE LINK BELOW
4. Must include one graphic related to the theme!
5. Must include an additional graphic as part of a heading to use as an article teaser
   1. Remember the Circle on Dummies Cover...think that...can be square or any other attention grabber
6. Must have at least four headings for articles
   1. Easy to read, and appropriate sizes
   2. Use initial caps, NO all caps (exception is the title)
   3. These will be different sizes, fonts, colors (does not have to be)
   4. Can apply text effects too
   5. Consider putting a by-line under one of the headings (who wrote the story)

Directions and Details:

1. Create a new document. Cover size 8 x 10.5 inches with a resolution of 200 to 300 and a white background. Create a new folder called PS_Ch5. Save the magazine cover as Magazine_Cover_Yourname.
2. Find magazine examples on the internet and look at how they are set up. Consider using side bars that are solid in color to insert your text on. You would probably want to use the shapes for this.
3. Choose a one-word title that depicts your life or personality.
   1. for example: Fun, Elite, Best, Great, Yah, Hunting, Sports, Basketball
   2. Be positive
4. Begin to think of articles that you would include in your magazine about issues that concern you, personal goals and ambitions, or just ordinary things in life that are important to you right now.
5. Find your background that fits with your theme select all and bring into your new document and adjust to fit.
6. Add your title. It should be fairly large and in an appropriate, easy to read font and color. Make sure it all fits in your theme.
7. Finish designing your background (any side bars, shapes, etc.) before proceeding.
8. Insert the issue date and volume number.
9. Insert the barcode and issue price.
   1. Link on how to create a barcode written.
   2. Barcode tutorial video 4 minutes 48 seconds
10. Find your article teaser (image) from internet and adjust or select as necessary. It must be the item only with no background. You may have to use one of the selection tools (magic wand, magnetic lasso, etc.) to delete it from the background. Make sure to save it as a PSD file.
11. Start creating your headings. Remember that not all headings will be the same size or font. Be careful that they are not too big or hard to read. Don’t go too overboard with colors. Don’t forget you can rotate text and add text effects.
12. Main headline should be about you. Add the small picture of yourself to this heading.
13. Add the article teaser to one of the headings.
14. Add the by-line to one of the headings.
15. Use your imagination and creativity. It MUST look like a magazine cover. We will hang them in the hall for everyone to see.