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Magazine cover designs according to the principles of visual perception analysis and evaluation of typographic elements

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Of all kinds of graphic design works (Newspapers, magazines, books, documents, packaging, labels etc ?), typographic elements are essential building blocks of study.Even in a design with a picture, we can easily see that there is at least a title, emblem, logo or price clippings or ISBN number. In our day, the internet broadcasting's becoming widespread, the traditonal journal publishing's being agonized and the journals that exist in present, struggling for their existence in an intense competition, the cover design is as important as the content when it comes to choose which to buy .As a result of wide range of opportunities provided by advanced graphics technologies and challenging the boundaries of design efforts to attract the attention of your target customer base,we are faced with an interesting cover designs.In such case, sometimes there might be obstacles preventing typographic designs.but even these elements can be transform an artwork thanks to the graphic designers who have artistic and technical knowledge. Magazine covers has gained its final shape blending with artistic knowledge of the grapher and the techniques that has made so far. In accordance with these facts , the cover which was created in accordance with these facts may vary depending on the type of every magazine cover. Topographic elements on the cover of magazines may spread up from logo to another elements . Topographical elements used for the caps should be designed most appropriate way for the reader's visual perception by using visual literacy , graphic design elements , color balance, color harmony etc.. The point is that reader can easily understand the message given in the cover with the help of the typography elements . In the old magazine covers, they usually use just one image because of the limited technologic conditions, however nowadays they prefer stifling designs that don't allow free spaces as using affluent visual and typographic items. The use of images and typography elements of such a structure, brings a more accurate study.Within hundreds of font, choose the most appropriate one , to determine the most appropriate color and size make it difficult to choose.

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Burçin Bıçakçı

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Burçin Bıçakçı (Master Thesis). Magazine cover designs according to the principles of visual perception analysis and evaluation of typographic elements, 2013, İstanbul Arel University.

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