The
front cover is such a key element to the overall look to a magazine
it is what first catches the viewer’s eye and entices them to buy
it and read on. I wanted my cover to really stand out, I had seen on
a number of magazines they had their name foiled in gold on the front
cover and I thought this would really draw the viewers eye in as it
had done with me. We have an emboss press at University, however if
you want a particular size and font you have to order it from a
casting company in Liverpool. This company were amazing and did an
incredible job and delivered it the next day. When I tried out the
emboss plate on a variety of different papers I found it came out the
best in a thicker glossier paper, it looked so professionally done
and so sleek on the page. Throughout this whole process I found the
remnants of the gold foil so intriguing as it has the name reverse
embossed.
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When I posted this image on my instagram account HUMANOIDTREND, it got the most positive feedback. Due to this image attracting a lot more attention then the other I thought I should use this on my cover and have the other embossed on the reverse side of the page.
Going through the whole process of the cover made me want to consider my brand a lot more as this embossing process was stamping my brand on different surfaces. It is something to consider when making my business cards for the degree show as I feel the reverse emboss could work well with that as well. It really draws ones eye into the title of the magazine. I have created all the different layouts in my magazine and it has come to 15 spreads and a front and back cover. However due to the size I could not get it printed at University so I needed to print it at ‘repo graphics’ which worked well as the quality of the paper and printing was impeccable. However they missed out two of the blank pages in my book so when I came to bind it the whole order of the book was thrown out of sync, as a result I am going to have to show it in spread format for my hand in and get it printed again for degree show.
When I posted this image on my instagram account HUMANOIDTREND, it got the most positive feedback. Due to this image attracting a lot more attention then the other I thought I should use this on my cover and have the other embossed on the reverse side of the page.
Going through the whole process of the cover made me want to consider my brand a lot more as this embossing process was stamping my brand on different surfaces. It is something to consider when making my business cards for the degree show as I feel the reverse emboss could work well with that as well. It really draws ones eye into the title of the magazine. I have created all the different layouts in my magazine and it has come to 15 spreads and a front and back cover. However due to the size I could not get it printed at University so I needed to print it at ‘repo graphics’ which worked well as the quality of the paper and printing was impeccable. However they missed out two of the blank pages in my book so when I came to bind it the whole order of the book was thrown out of sync, as a result I am going to have to show it in spread format for my hand in and get it printed again for degree show.
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