WEEK 8: Cover and Feature Article

In class:

Review Cover and Article spreads.

BREAK

Magazines in the new publishing environment.

Navigational graphics for screen content.

 

Homework:

Refine your magazine cover and your feature article. Print out your refined work for class.

Create a small library of navigational graphics that visually fit within your brand style. These navigational elements would help to guide your reader through your article content for the screen. Navigational elements might include: jumpline buttons, swipe, down arrows and/or scroll through informational cues, play video graphic, caption/photo description reveals, etc. (The number of elements you make for your navigational library is dependent on the content of your article.)

 

Recommended

Major US magazine producers:

Condé Nast
Hearst Corporation
Time Inc

Meredith

Major storefronts for digital magazines:
Apple App Store — Newsstand (iPad)
Barnes & Noble
(Nook)
Amazon.com
(Kindle Fire, Android)
Google Play
(Android and Google Chrome)
Sony Newsstand

Next Issue (iPad, Android)
Zinio

or sometimes you can go straight to the magazine’s site and download their app or view their embedded magazine online.