This week, my media studies classmates and I used our knowledge of magazine covers, codes, and conventions to sketch a draft for our magazine cover. We further considered magazine elements—such as whether we wanted to include a puff or skyline—and color palettes when designing our magazine covers. Sketching is crucial before creating the final magazine cover as it allows you to plan and ensure you are satisfied with the design.
My Magazine Cover Sketch:
I chose the Falkin Serif font for my masthead as the strokes at the end of the letters add elegance and decorativeness. I wrote my masthead with the wording above since it is an energetic and lively phrase. It is worth noting that “Bake!” is italicized and has a slightly larger font size than the rest of the masthead for emphasis and a clear understanding of my genre. My main cover line has a slightly larger font size than my cover lines, but both are written in black and pink where the emphasis is needed. In one of my cover lines, I underlined “more” in pink and drew pink stars (rather than bullet points) to add eye-catching details and signify positivity and joy. My main image is of an oreo cheesecake, accompanied by a curved caption for clarification on the dessert and the corresponding page number; the caption is small and curved to coordinate with the image without distracting the audience. My barcode, dateline, and information—namely, the website and price—are written at the bottom left corner in pink, gray, and white (three of the five colors in my magazine's color palette). I also included a pink skyline, revealing three of my magazine’s recipes and intriguing my audience. Another feature in my magazine was a puff of the number of recipes my magazine will feature. I aimed to encourage readers to buy my magazine through the additional sentence at the bottom; “awaits” hints at the future and the audience’s possible culinary experience if they purchase my magazine.
Regarding my color palette, I repeatedly used five colors: light pink (background) and bright pink, gray, black, and white (text); I mainly used various shades of pink to communicate positivity, playfulness, and sweetness (correlating to my focus on desserts).
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