Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Best Covers

1. New York, May 20, Michael Douglas Is Liberace - Formal

2. Bloomberg Businessweek, December 2–8, J Crew: Teaching the World to Dress American - Informal

3. The New York Times Magazine, May 19, The Secret Lives of Germs - Environmental

4. Sports Illustrated, April 22, BOSTON - Environmental

5. ESPN The Magazine, September 16, Floyd Mayweather in The Fight Issue - Environmental

6.The New York Times Magazine, November 24, The Flight Risk - Formal

7. Runner's World, December, Get Fit Have Fun - Informal

8. O, The Oprah Magazine, September, Hair! - Formal

9. Brides, October/November, Get Inspired! - Enviromental

10. W, December/January, The Art Issue - Formal

11. Harper's Bazaar, May, Summer Fashion Issue - Formal 

12. New York, February 18–25, Spring Fashion - Formal

13. The Fader, February/March, Solange - Formal

14. Vanity Fair, October, 100 Years - Formal

16. ESPN The Magazine, July 22, Kenneth Faried in The Body Issue - Enviromental

17. GQ, February, BeyoncĂ© - Formal

Magazine Tips

1. Have your cover stand out above the other magazines
2. Go with the peoples interests
3. Have lots of cover lines that
4. Have the magazines in a protective cover so they won't be damaged
5. Try to place your magazine in with others somewhere to see if readers will look at it

Monday, November 10, 2014

American Soldier Slideshow

1. The most powerful image in the slideshow was number 31, where Ian and his dad see each other again. My brother was in the Marines and I remember when I was little I went to the airport, so we can see him and take him home. I was really small so I only remember bits and pieces, but I remember how happy we all were to see him safe.

2.
At home in Denver: #1-9
At Basic Training: #10-50
In Iraq: #51-71
Back in Denver:#72-82

I think the Iraq photos were the most emotional, because you can see he holds onto some important things that mean a lot to him. Ian also had to move on to other things, and he most likely has his family in mind and the reasons he joined the army.

3. The images work as a story because they are snapshots of someones life, in chronological order. It shows how Ian went through the army. It showed how he struggled, but pulled through.

A. Present tense

B. The captions go into detail what was happening in that point in time. The pictures do show detail, but the captions explain it.

4.
Image 31: Ian is on the way to a mission and managed to make a quick pit stop to see his family. Ian hugs his dad after worrying for him for several months.

Image 59: Ian and his friend are hanging up christmas lights to get in the spirt.

Image 9: Ian takes an oath so he may serve the country and he can not betray his country. His mom watches in the back as Ian continues with his decision to join the army.