Cover Design Research

1. Look into 3 different design programs for making your magazine cover.

Top 3 Design programs for my magazine would be

• Adobe InDesign.

• Placeit . Free book cover design apps.

• Canva.

2. Share 2-3 cover examples created using each program

Adobe Indesign

It looks like a calm magazine that would be great and fun to make. https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/magazine-cover-tutorial-adobe-indesign , this link is where i have found these covers and they are published by Shutter stock. This link shows you the full process of creating these images right here. Adobe indesign is great and easy for creating covers and it lets you expand your creativity.

Placeit

Placeit looks really easy to make and looks great for such little time spent on it.

https://placeit.net/magazine-cover-maker , i found it on the Placeit link and there are many styles available for you to choose from and you only have to adjust details like preset images, fonts, and icons. Find great layouts for travel magazines, foodie magazines, sports magazines, you name it! Just make sure you select the perfect title and an impactful cover photo. It is a calm easy cover to make.

Canva

Canva looks amazing and has just little steps for this magazine cover.

https://www.canva.com/magazine-covers/templates/sports/ This link let's me get this picture and made me love this design program. It emphasizes your skills and makes your dream cover come true.

3. Discuss your pros and cons for each of these programs. (ex. Are you familiar with a program already?

Adobe Indesign

Pros

• Free

• Different ways of becoming better at using it and honoring your skills

Con

• Learning InDesign can be difficult for students unfamiliar with page layout and design. Given that it is a creative design tool, the program can only do so much to help facilitate users' creativity.

Placeit . Free book cover design apps.

Pros

• Easy

• Free

• Not time consuming

Cons

• Placeit is mainly focused on making the creation process as quick and as easy as possible for users.

• It dosen't help you learn as much it is basically getting a picture from that website and writing on it

Canva.

Pros

• Free

• Easy

• Learning experiences

• Not time consuming

• Canva is a much more user-friendly option for users who want to create designs from a blank canvas or who want more customization options.

Cons

• takes a little more time then Placiet

• The Free Version is Limited

• Canva does not have local file storage. This means if the website is down for some reason, you will need to wait to access your designs to make new changes.

4. Choose the program you want to use to create your magazine cover and explain why you are selecting this one.

i would like to use Canva because i am experienced with it due to me usiong it before in this class. It is not that easy but you can quickly learn to be the best at using this website. It offers many variety of pictures, fonts, icons, and more. It is not that time consuming and it will be great to use for my dream magazine.