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This term you will be an opportunity for you to learn how to use Photoshop creatively. There will be also an introduction to Adobe InDesign and Illustrator CS3, to give you the chance to experiment other industry standard software. Although you are going to produce only one piece of work for this assignment, you will be able to produce: A logo A business card A flyer A Greetings card Other magazine covers Digital Artwork Assignment guidelines: 1. Research magazines and evaluate theme, content, audience, messages. 2. Prepare a project plan (which must include information about typography, pictures, target audience, price) 3. Prepare sketches/stories in your magazine 4. Design your magazine using line, shape, text, texture, balance, contrast, unity, color, value and everything else you learned this term, to create an interesting composition Project Brief Magazine design demonstrates a designer’s ability to layout a page, organize information, and combine written and visual material intelligently. You have been asked by a famous publisher to design the front and back cover of a magazine, and write a cover story which must be on a minimum of two pages spread (you can use existing magazines for inspiration). 1. Design a Magazine cover for a Computer Art magazine, April 2011 issue, and write specialist tutorial on any Software you feel comfortable with (2 pages spread). You must design your own illustration for the cover of the magazine, and use print screen when appropriate to illustrate your tutorial. 2. Design a Magazine cover for an Art magazine, April 2011 issue, with a cover story on Magritte (2 pages spread). You must take/design your own picture/artwork for the cover. 3. The Big Issue requires a cover that would best represent Newham, and a cover story on this borough (2 pages spread, issue 2011). You must take your own picture for the cover. 4. Design a Magazine cover for a music magazine, April 2011 issue, with a cover story on the obstacles...
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