Cover Outline

I wanted to dedicate this post to explaining and outlining the cover of my magazine.

As shown in the center of the photo below, I have drawn what is a rough draft of the cover, including the masthead/title, dateline (issue & season), main image, and where the coverlines may be located. And I am yet to create an official selling line.

Since most of what is written in the photo cannot be read clearly, I will rewrite the information in this post, below the photo. 

Masthead: The title, The Calligraphist, will be made through photoshop, illustator, or through a font found in typekit and hopefully I can create a hand-written-like effect. Otherwise, I will just make it a fancy, 3D cursive font.





                      

Dateline: Because the overall topic of my magazine is quite specific, I do not plan on having weekly nor monthly issues, but issues according to the seasons: summer, fall, winter, and spring. So the dateline will consist of the "Season" and "Issue." I want them to be simple, serif font that contrasts with background.

Components in main image: For the calligraphy ink in the background, I will create a new brand to stick on the little jars and use it for the advertisement as well. The word(s) on the paper won't specifically be "the," as this was just a rough draft, so I can write anything, which can then tie into an original content article.

Coverlines: As for the coverlines, none are specifically determined yet, but they may be along the lines of "10 Tips for Beginners," "Wedding Preparation Ideas," "Learn How To Create a Logo!," "Behind the Story of....," etc.


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“Calligraphy Animated Handwriting.” Calligraphy Animated Handwriting - After Effects Templates, motionarray.com/after-effects-templates/calligraphy-animated-handwriting-58209.