We all love and admire all
the beautiful magazine covers every time we pass by a newsstand. But not many
people can say they know how to make one. Well, I’m one of the lucky people who
had the opportunity to learn how to create magazine covers and while I’m not a
pro, I feel confident I can create professional looking covers for all types of
magazines.
Over the years spent at
university, I learned a lot about creating magazine covers, and I’ve poured all
my knowledge, experience and passion for this in my last cover for a fictional
health and wellness magazine for seniors. Named Ambrosia (after the god’s drink
that gives immortality), this magazine concept and cover was born after seeing
there was no magazine targeting this audience. Thus, I decided to make this my
mission.
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| My finished magazine cover |
As it is a health and
wellness magazine, I wanted it to be light and full of happiness. This is why I
chose this specific photo, as well as the colour scheme. I wanted the magazine cover
to send an essential message: that you can feel young at any age, and I think
my choice of cover image and the overall theme clearly suggests that and I
believe it fits with what my target audience is looking for.
However, there are definitely
areas I can improve on, one of which is creating the cover lines. While I do
believe the chosen ones are suitable for the publication and would attract
readers, I feel like they could be more clever. The same goes for the technical
side; while I tried to keep the fonts and colour scheme simple to make the
cover lines easier to read, I believe I could’ve done a better job at making
them stand out more and be more special and attractive.
Although there’s definitely
room for improvement, I’m proud of the cover I designed and it shows my evolution
as a designer and also my love for magazines.
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