Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Favorite Hughes pic.
My favorite Langston Hughes pic. is "American Gothic" this photo is a modification of the original American Gothic were a farmer and his wife holding pitch forks, they were holding pitch forks because that was the way they made thier living back then. The Langston Hughes version puts a spin on this and has a women in front of the American flag holding a broom and mop.
Langston Hughes Poems
I read Langston Hughes's poems for about 20 minutes. My favorite poem was "Let America be America Again" it was a great poem and it makes you think about the the raw America and what it used to be and what it is now. It also makes you think if America ever was really what our founding fathers dreamed of.
Cover History
Early Magazine Covers - The early magazine covers consist mainly of hand drawn art work and a title that is bigger than everything else and always tells you that it's a magazine. For example "American Magazine" or "Mother's Magazine". The text is usually written above the image or below it but not on the image or merged with the image on the cover. They also don't have a really big section of text.
Poster Covers - Poster covers are the simplest magazine cover. The main attributes of the poster cover is one dominant photo. This dominant photo doesn't have text merged on to it. It usually has the name of the magaizne in large bold text across the top of the magazine. They also have some smaller text in the lower left or right hand corner of the magazine.
Pictures Married to Type - In this layout the title of the magazine is written in large letters and the model's head is usually overlaping the title of the title is overlaping the model's hair. The models are almost always in a full body pose. The text of the magazine is also placed according to the backround and the placement of the model. The text would usually be to the left of right of the model and spiral downward.
In the Forest of Words - This layout is all about text and catching the persons eye with bright and bold text. In this type of layout the model(s) take second to the text. The models appear in the backround and a collage of words cover them. The words are written in bold letters to catch the reader's eye and tells the viewer what articles are going to be discussed in the magazine. These articles are mainly aimed toward women.
Poster Covers - Poster covers are the simplest magazine cover. The main attributes of the poster cover is one dominant photo. This dominant photo doesn't have text merged on to it. It usually has the name of the magaizne in large bold text across the top of the magazine. They also have some smaller text in the lower left or right hand corner of the magazine.
Pictures Married to Type - In this layout the title of the magazine is written in large letters and the model's head is usually overlaping the title of the title is overlaping the model's hair. The models are almost always in a full body pose. The text of the magazine is also placed according to the backround and the placement of the model. The text would usually be to the left of right of the model and spiral downward.
In the Forest of Words - This layout is all about text and catching the persons eye with bright and bold text. In this type of layout the model(s) take second to the text. The models appear in the backround and a collage of words cover them. The words are written in bold letters to catch the reader's eye and tells the viewer what articles are going to be discussed in the magazine. These articles are mainly aimed toward women.
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