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Judging a Magazine by Its Cover


People or Art: What makes an engaging cover?

Part 2 of magazine design is all about decisions and figuring out how to use your cover image to draw readers into your content through the use of headlines and subtext. Understand hierarchy of font sizes, styles and colors to create an eye-catching magazine cover that gets readers to dive inside for more. Learn some insider tricks as well as solutions to common problems in placing your headlines and subtext.

*Note this tutorial assumes you have basic knowledge of Photoshop layers and the text tool.

(Source: youtube.com)