PRE-LIM RESEARCH 2- OPENINGS AND COVERS

Pre-Lim Research 2 - Opening and Covers

The next step into my research is to find magazine covers that are good examples of the aesthetic that I am trying to convey which is the minimalistic clean girl aesthetic. The first cover that I have chosen is from VOUGE. There are young pretty girls on the covers ranging from ages 30-20 with clear skin and minimal makeup that basically looks like they are wearing no makeup and are all natural. The cover has more of a collage-style 3 by 3 for the cover which I found personally very appealing to see such a wide variety of pretty girls on the cover. This also gives the feeling that the  magazine is inclusive to all girls around the world, and helps spread the primary target audience. Their masthead is VOUGE in all capital letters which I also find inspiring from the skinny font letters that VOUGE uses. They use bright iridescent colors ranging from white to neutral beige to grey and the only flare of color we see in the cover is the bright red masthead that titles the magazine. The cover in my opinion is simple but allows the reader to see a wide range of girls. 

The second cover that I found to be inspiring is the Elle Magazine cover. There is a skinny pretty tall young girl with pale clear skin, and she is wearing a long skin tight tank top with low rise baggy jeans. She looks clean and well-put together and her outfit is very minimalistic, as she only accessorizes with a black belt to add some contrast to the outfit in its entirety. The angle of the photo was taken a bit above eye level but allows the reader to see the girl in the cover from the top of her head until it cuts at her hips. The masthead is similar to that of VOUGE but the major difference that I see from the two examples is that ELLE's masthead has letters spread apart from one another differing from that of VOUGES. The feelings that I feel the second cover helps to convey is a very girly, clean, minimalistic, and intriguing. They also include taglines surrounding the girl which also reels the reader into read more than just the cover. 

The final cover that I found inspiration is from a magazine from COSMETICS. The girl in the photo is a young vibrant woman with clear skin and she is positioned in a soft pose with her hands placed up against her face. The angle is below eye level which allows the reader to see her full face in the cover. Their masthead is in white less bold than the previous two examples and all of the letters are in lowercase. I think that this magazine completely conveys the cleanliness aspect of what I'm trying to display with my design. The cover overall is simple and doesn't include anything but the masthead and the title named "THE SKINCARE ISSUE." This allows for the readers that may suffer from acne or are just trying to find a good skincare routine to get reeled into reading the magazine because it targets that certain 

I went on Pinterest and found some inspiration for my table of content spread/page and felt that these really emulated the overall clean girl aesthetic. They all include the table of contents of their magazine and they all include photos.