Planning: Magazine Cover


  • Title
    • Title should be a sans-serif font that its modern-looking and characteristic of a technology magazine.
    • I had Google Fonts' free fonts in mind. Google uses some of these fonts as part of their "Material" design, which they use in their apps.
    • Student Scientist is a working title, but I may have something better after I look at my photo shoot pictures.
  • Anchorage
    • I very much liked what WIRED did with their cover's anchorage by keeping it minimal and concise. Doing this would go well with the other conventions I am using in the way of font, color scheme, and image selection.
  • Cover Image
    • I brainstormed these ideas before I was given direction as to the specific guidelines and requirements of my photo-shoot. For now, I've just decided to stage my photo shoot next time my AICE Environmental class does a lab or goes to do work in the school garden. 
      • This way, I'll get photos of people doing things and holding objects. I think this will allow me to elaborate more within my magazine by way of writing and info-graphics than just pictures of objects or single profile shots.
  • Color scheme
    • I can't decide on this one yet as I have yet to do my photo shoot. For now, I'm guessing on plain greens, whites, and browns.
  • QR Code
    • An extra goody I've thought about implementing ever since I saw one on a magazine in the school library recently. I think I could implement it without making it too "puff"-y.

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