What are the skills of magazine cover design?

First, the color matching method of text design

Black and white text is generally suitable for some subtitles or explanatory text. If the cover of the magazine is bigger, the headline text can finally add eye-catching color. Many experienced designers say that the choice of color is never random, and the common method in magazine cover design is to match the text in the picture or choose a color that does not exist in the picture. Title, title, picture, etc. Magazine covers all involve the use of color. The use of cover color should first pay attention to the overall aesthetic feeling. Don't use too many colors on a cover. Too many color changes can easily lead to visual confusion, unable to highlight the key points, and the visual effect is greatly reduced. In addition to the color of the picture, there should be no more than three colors on the cover. Generally, one more conspicuous color will be selected to highlight the title.

Second, the position of the text.

Use light colors for places with deep background colors and dark magazine covers for places with light background colors. It may be a photo or an illustration. No matter what kind of cover, attractive pictures are often composed of light and dark areas. When setting text, you must use a light color system in a dark background and vice versa.

Third, highlight the key points.

Using background color and bold italics, one of the main functions of magazine cover is to roughly show the contents inside the magazine. So some main titles may be drawn on the cover. When reading magazines, designers must consider how to attract readers' attention to each title. The easiest way is to use bold or italic.

These are all widely used cover design patterns. Every designer, his design inspiration is different, and he also has his own opinions on the taste and attitude of things. I hope designers can look at other works and collect inspiration.