For this assignment, I first looked for the image I wanted to use. I had a couple of pictures I really liked and thought would look good as a magazine cover but I decided to go with the one that looked more professional and had better lighting.
At first, I had placed the image as it was (me standing in front of buildings in NYC) but after speaking to the professor I zoomed in and made myself the focus of the cover. I then proceeded to download a “VOGUE” logo from Google to use as the title. I chose the traditional black “vogue” logo as it went well with the image I chose. In the picture, I am wearing a black dress, and the colors on the background show tones of blues and greys so I wanted to keep the colors neutral.
I then thought of headlines and text I could include that were related to New York. I wanted the text to be about New York because the picture was taken there and I wanted the whole cover to connect. For a couple of titles, I used a bright fuchsia to create some contrast and make it more attractive. For other words such as “New York”, I decided to use yellow because I wanted to add more color to my work. Finally, I added a barcode at the bottom of my cover.
