10 points --- PLANNING • Magazine Analyzation and Planning thoroughly completed • Typed Text document completed in a timely fashion

10 points --- FILE SET UP • The PSD file is set up correctly (Name, Image Size, Resolution Etc)

10 points --- MASTHEAD •  Font choice is appropriate (no Myriad Pro) • Masthead takes up space horizontally and visually stands apart from other text •  Point Type was used and text is aligned with paragraph alignment, not spaces

10 points --- COVER ART • Choice of image shows planned strategy (negative space or other) for easy to read cover teasers and teaser subheads • Cover Art includes a singular dominant well chosen image (no clip art).

10 points --- TYPE LAYERS  • Paragraph Type was used and text is aligned with paragraph alignment, not spaces • Spelling and punctuation are perfect.  

20 points --- FONT FORMATTING  • Font choice is appropriate (no Myriad Pro) and no more than ONE DECORATIVE font • Formatting and positioning looks well thought out and consistent. • There are no more than 3 different kinds of fonts • The text is easy to read • The text doesn't looked cramped or distorted • Use of CASE is consistent • Format teasers so that they stand out more then subheads. • COMPLETE WORDS; NONE OF THE WORDS ARE BROKEN UP

10 points --- GUIDES & ALIGNMENT  • There are at least 4 carefully positioned guides to indicate  margins • Text and images are aligned

10 points --- COLOR SCHEME • A simple color scheme was chosen.  • . The color scheme is appropriate for the magazine purpose and target audience.

10 points --- CANVAS BORDER & TITLE & NAME TEXT •  

10 points --- THREE FILES were SUBMITTED •  PSD file with layers for grading • Flattened JPEG for Printing • GIF file for Student Art Page

TBD --- BONUS / MINUS