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With our unique and beautiful magazine cover designs we help you grab your audience’s attention from first glance to entice them to read further. Our magazine design services help our customers get their magazine cover design noticed immediately through access to a dedicated team of world-class designers. This offering forms part of our Print Design solution and is accessible via a variety of subscription plans.
Magazine design is the process of creating a layout and style for a magazine. This can involve choosing fonts, colors, and images, as well as setting the overall tone of the magazine. Magazine design can also include the layout of individual articles and pages, as well as deciding how to organize and present information.
Designing a magazine layout can be a daunting task, but with careful planning and organization, it can be a fun and rewarding process. Here are some basic steps to get you started;
Come up with a concept for your layout. What emotion do you want your layout to evoke?
Once you have a general idea, you can begin to create a rough sketch of your layout. This will help you to visualize the overall composition and make any necessary adjustments before you start creating the final design.
Start assembling your layout using graphic elements such as text, images, and shapes. Be mindful of how you space these elements on the page; too much text or imagery can be overwhelming, while too little can make your layout look sparse and unfinished. You may also want to use varying font styles and colors to add visual interest.
When everything is in place, take a step back and review your work. Make the necessary adjustments until you're happy with the final product.
Creating a magazine layout can be challenging, but with a bit of creativity and hard work, you can create something truly unique and impressive.
There are six elements to consider when creating a magazine cover. They are:
Your Masthead - It’s the name of your publication and, therefore, should also be the most visible element on the cover, standing out amongst the other factors.
Dateline and Issue - This area will contain the date, month, year, issue number, and sometimes price.
Main Image - This should be a professional, high-quality image, representative of what the issue covers.
Lead Article - This article should reflect the central theme of the issue.
Supporting Cover Lines - These are representative of the other articles in the issue and should be short and concise.
Bar Code - While this will typically be made by your printing house, it’s a good idea to leave a space for it so it doesn’t interfere with any of your copy or images.
There are some simple rules to follow when it comes to designing a good magazine cover. They are:
Make the name the most apparent thing on the page.
For brand continuity, be sure to use the same template for all of your covers.
Identify your focal point and create around that.
Play around with different styles of font.
Emphasize essential and powerful words.
Use plenty of color and contrast.
Magazine ads are effective means of marketing a product or service. They allow businesses to target a specific audience and create a message that resonates with consumers. Additionally, magazine ads can be creative and eye-catching, which helps to grab the reader's attention. However, it is important to note that magazine ads are not always affordable, so businesses need to weigh the cost against the potential benefits.
Superside's magazine design services are typically utilized by medium to large organizations that are looking for a professional way to design their magazines. Our team of designers has a wealth of experience in magazine and magazine ad design and can help businesses to create a magazine or ad that looks great and represents their brand in the best possible light. We offer a range of services that can be tailored to meet the specific needs of each business, so they can be sure that their design is perfect in every way.
Our fully-stacked design team is custom-built for your business with the high quality you deserve. Our turnaround times are 20x faster than expensive design agencies. Our global design team consists of the top 1% of talent working in different time zones so they’re available around the clock to deliver creative assets within 24 hours (12, if needed). Our design solutions free up time for your in-house creatives to work on more strategic projects, and our collaboration platform ensures your print designs are always on brand and properly represent your brand beyond the internet.
All of our magazine designs are created to be on-brand, and seamlessly fit into your usual design layouts or style. Through having the best magazine designs and concepts, we strive to blow our customers away with our creative output. With the large volumes of design creative required to successfully put a magazine together, this is where Superside shines as a design partner; doing all the heavy lifting by being able to scale our services with the design requirements.
Our magazine design service is accessed via a range of subscription solutions tailored to our customers' needs. This particular capability is part of our Print design solution which offers our customers bespoke print design to whatever specification or needs. To subscribe to this service, pick from either the Communications, Full Stack Design or End-to-end Creative plan. Choose the level of output you require and you are well on your way to magazine design freedom.
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