Jean - your masthead is bold and easily found. Nice! You have found some nice images, but I have to say that Cover B holds an amazing photo with a limited, but unusual, and bright color palette that seems to fit with your statement "I wanted my covers to be colorful and fun."
Because Cover A's image is of an apple candle (?) and I don't understand its significance to the theme I'm not going to give you feedback on this one...
And Cover C's image has a wide array of color, but no place for type to sit (which is why you have placed type in awkward spots around the composition)...
I suggest you move forward with B, because of it's very unique image and the possibilities that I think it presents to you. This is what you'll need to think about:
1. Where can the theme's title sit? Not in the yellow soup... and certainly not in a position that makes it difficult for us to read it. Consider adding a colored box under the word "Magazine" in which these words can sit. Rethink the styling and size... this element should not fight with the masthead.
2. How many taglines is necessary? Not all magazines have them, and it's up to you how many to use. Because of your great photo, I would find a place for just one tagline (the one that seems to accompany the photo's content) within the photo... not on top of it. Place this tagline INTO the photo. Remember that a block of type is a shape, and you completely control that shape. So, what shape can you add to the photo that fits into its composition... and doesn't ignore it?
Have you considered a curved baseline to follow the inside of the bowl? (curved baselines are fun...)
Jean - your masthead is bold and easily found. Nice! You have found some nice images, but I have to say that Cover B holds an amazing photo with a limited, but unusual, and bright color palette that seems to fit with your statement "I wanted my covers to be colorful and fun."
ReplyDeleteBecause Cover A's image is of an apple candle (?) and I don't understand its significance to the theme I'm not going to give you feedback on this one...
And Cover C's image has a wide array of color, but no place for type to sit (which is why you have placed type in awkward spots around the composition)...
I suggest you move forward with B, because of it's very unique image and the possibilities that I think it presents to you. This is what you'll need to think about:
1. Where can the theme's title sit? Not in the yellow soup... and certainly not in a position that makes it difficult for us to read it. Consider adding a colored box under the word "Magazine" in which these words can sit. Rethink the styling and size... this element should not fight with the masthead.
2. How many taglines is necessary? Not all magazines have them, and it's up to you how many to use. Because of your great photo, I would find a place for just one tagline (the one that seems to accompany the photo's content) within the photo... not on top of it. Place this tagline INTO the photo. Remember that a block of type is a shape, and you completely control that shape. So, what shape can you add to the photo that fits into its composition... and doesn't ignore it?
Have you considered a curved baseline to follow the inside of the bowl? (curved baselines are fun...)
Looking forward to seeing where this goes...