Magazine Cover Design

How to define the base design of a cover 2

A course by Diego Areso , Journalist and Graphic Designer

96% positive reviews (23)

645 students

Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: How to define the base design of a cover 2

Overview

“As you will see, the covers are made of four elements: the format, the header (the fixed elements such as the logo), the image or images and the headlines. Let's see more examples of the use and combination of these elements.”

In this video lesson Diego Areso addresses the topic: How to define the base design of a cover 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Magazine Cover Design. Discover how to create attractive magazine covers with advanced design techniques..

Partial transcription of the video

“To define the size, What we did was divide the cover into sevenths and try place the header in one of those fragments. It is important, and then we will see, Define a good grid on the covers so that all the elements find a place more or less natural and harmonious, and the elements relate well to each other. When we had the header placed in its place, we saw that it worked on all kinds of covers. Covers of character, on abstract covers or fashion covers. It is a fairly flexible header and a a little ambivalent. It doesn't have much personality beyond the personality of the newspaper. Anothe...”

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Course summary for: Magazine Cover Design

Level: Beginner
96% positive reviews (23)
645 students
4 units
17 lessons (3h 47m)
10 downloads

Category
Design
Software
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Art Direction, Editorial Design, Editorial Illustration

Diego Areso

A course by Diego Areso

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Journalist and Graphic Designer

Diego Areso is a renowned journalist and graphic designer specialized in editorial design. With vast experience in the field, Diego has worked as art director for El País, one of the main newspapers in Spain, where he coordinates the design of magazines and supplements.

Throughout his career, Diego has collaborated with prominent publications such as the Mexican edition of Vogue, Vanity Fair, and GQ, among others. In addition, he has carried out redesign projects for magazines such as Glamour, GQ, AD and Vogue during his stay in Mexico.

His passion for editorial design has led him to redesign various publications, including El País Semanal, S Moda and ICON. He has also participated in the launch of the Mexican edition of Vanity Fair and has been recognized with awards such as the Gràffica in 2018 for his contribution to current editorial design.