Your Own Magazine Cover

Minnesota 9-12 Visual Art Standards
Used in this Lesson

  • 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of the arts area.
  • 1A. Analyze how the elements of visual art including color, line, shape, value, form, texture and space; and principles such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.

  • 1b. Evaluate how the principles of visual art such as repetition, pattern, emphasis, contrast and balance are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to visual artworks.

  • 2. Demonstrate knowledge and use of the technical skills of the art form, integrating technology when applicable.
  • 2a. Integrate the characteristics of the tools, materials and techniques of a selected media in original artworks to support artistic purposes.

  • 3. Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts that influence the arts areas.
  • 3a. Analyze how visual artworks influence and are influenced by personal, social, cultural or historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

  • 3b. Synthesize and express an individual view of the meaning and functions of visual art.
  • 4. Create or make in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.
  • 4a. Create a single, complex artwork or multiple artworks to express ideas.

  • 4b. Revise artworks based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.

  • 6. Respond to or critique a variety of creations or performances using the artistic foundations.
  • 6a. Analyze, interpret and evaluate works of visual art by applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form.

  • 6b. Justify choices of self-selected criteria based on knowledge of how criteria affects criticism.

    • Additional Tie-ins

  • Self Expression
  • Magazine design
    • After studying magazine covers and learning how the Principles of Design are used in them, students are free to make their own magazine cover with Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, or both.

    Discussion is had about how advertising and media influences society. Examples: Cigarette ads in the 50's. Apple Computer ads in the 90's. Current media/movies/Youtube.

    Students must take a photo of a person or object and COB it for use in their Magazine Cover.

    The magazine cover must include the following:
  • Magazine name in large text
  • 2 or more text blocks describing articles in the magazine (no more than two fonts used on mag cover!)
  • Good use of at least 2 Design Principles
  • COBed photo taken by you
  • Magazine date, barcode and website

    • Evaluation:
    5 points -- Includes all bullet points above.
    3 points -- Professional finished product
    2 points -- Saved as a high quality jpg file (8X10.5 inches, 300 pixels/inch) with your name.

    10 Points Total


    Anthony A.

    Isabella S.

    Kallie B.

    Ben T.

    Kyle B.

    Lacey W.

    Devin D.
    Cover below is NOT a 10/10



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