MAGAZINE COVER

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Cover Types

In magazines, the have four different types of covers for it. There's the early magazine covers, the poster cover, pictures married to type, and the forest of words cover. 

In the earliest magazine covers starting in the 1700s they didn't really have covers but dedicated the first page with the title and just the table of contents. They usually looked like book-like layouts and just a small illustration. They usually had pictures that revealed nothing about the content inside of it. So generally most magazines didn't have covers and if they did it was mainly to put the table of contents on.

In the poster cover magazines became the type of magazine cover that became the most popular for a period of time. It was mostly artwork and the covers on the over sized magazines looked as if you could post them up as a poster, hence the name. It was good way to show off art work as well. In the 20th century, instead of art displayed it was photographs and sometimes used for magazine covers to portray a special issue and directed to more upscale readers. The main reason to use poster covers is the competition of the audience attention over all the covers because with just one thing on it, the main focus, will call more attention over the interesting issue, whatever it may be.

The difference between the the poster covers and married to type is that married to type's purpose were the big headlines to help draw more attention. Having words around the focus helps sometimes at depth and contrast of colors. This poster cover did not beat the attention to the poster cover but then during the 70's it was better, a magazine that had no cover lines. It was used mostly in fashion magazines that accentuated the nature of what fashion is. Then most of married to type covers changed and there was more words and now sometimes in front of some of the picture and became an advertiser type.

Best yearbook Spread and Newspaper

Favorite yearbook spread

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My Holiday Break

During the entire break I flew down by myself to LA to visit all my family that I hadn't seen for a year. Every single day I was over there I did something fun but my highlight was getting a tattoo in Hollywood and going to the Laker game. It was amazing sitting there at a real game and cheering on my team.

This year I have many resolutions for myself. I plan to lose weight and get back to shape with my gym membership. I won't be to school late anymore and will go to sleep early every night. I need to find a new job so that when I'm in college I have a steady job. This year I looked forward to growing up more, starting college and beginning a new life style.

Biggest Sport Entertainer of 2011-Kobe Bryant

I think the biggest sport entertainment of every year until he retires will be Kobe Bryant because I am a dye hard Laker fan and he's a great MVP!! Every time basketball season comes around and the Lakers make it to the championship (: Kobe always excels. Watching him play gets you all hyped up and anxious because you expect him to make every shot he goes for and to me he never dissapoints.

Most Important Person of 2011-Hilary Clinton

I thought Hilary Clinton was the most important person because I think she's an extraordinary smart woman that should of deserved a position of being our president and change America's perception of women forever. Even though she didn't make it to be president I'm glad she made it into office as our secretary of state.

Most Important News Story of 2011-Prince Williams marries Catherine Middleton

 

I chose this as the most important news story because everyone wanted to see who the next queen of England was going to be!! It was exciting to see who Prince William chose to be his wife and queen and I thought Catherine or "Kate" was a good pick. It was interesting to see how massive and elegant the wedding was and how beautiful everything looked.

Favorite movie of 2011- Breaking Dawn

Even though I'm not a Twilight die hard fan I really liked this movie and the whole plot as well as the ending. It got me to want to be more into the Twilight saga and I can't wait for part two to come out. It was really romantic yet funny and at times it left me with anticipation because I thought Bella was going to die. This was a good movie that highlights 2012 because the day it came out it had everyone waiting in line to see it and now I get why.

Best Song of 2012- You Da One by Rihanna

 

I personally love all of Rihanna's songs for they are all catching and have good beats but I thought this one was one of her greatest. I liked what the lyrics were and the way she sang it. It was good for 2011 because it is a very popular song of her new album and had an appealing music video along with it. She had many hit songs this year as her own character developed even more and as her look kept changing.

Three Favorites of 2011

This was one of my favorites because I thought it was the most important for the tenth year of 911 never comes again and it's great way to commemorate it.

This one I liked also because it was great news to our country and especially our heroes and it was a great relief for everyone.

This was also a great picture and a reminder of a huge devastation happening to Japan this year, one of our allies.