Magazine Design Start to Finish: The Cover

Join John McWade as he takes you step by step through the process of magazine cover design to create designs that are attractive, logical, consistent, and appropriate. John begins by providing insights on the importance of type, as type serves as your cover's "visible voice." Next, he demonstrates how to gather your influences, design for a specific cover size and shape, and use different fonts for your cover's nameplate. John then shows a variety of layout options, including full bleeds, partial bleeds, and open space.

Learning objectives
The interactive design process
Making design decisions
Selecting typefaces and fonts
Gathering design influences
Designing nameplates
Full-bleed layouts
Partial bleed layouts
Open-space layouts