Photo behind the word TIME
Everyone has a story to tell but not everyone's story makes it to the front of a magazine. What if yours did? What would you want to share with the world? If you explore TIME magazine covers you would find over 80 years of stories told from politicians, musicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, actors, visionaries, and everyday people. Here is my TIME magazine cover for this moment in my life (Here is more about that story.) Next year my story might change and I hope it does! The magazine cover is a snapshot of life at the time it was created. So, get ready to write your headline and follow the steps below to make your own TIME magazine cover.
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Photo overlaps the word TIME
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The first thing to consider is the photo for your cover. Do you want the photo to overlap the word TIME? Or do you want to have the photo behind the word TIME?
If your photo is in front of the word TIME then it needs to have a clean background that can be erased or no background (transparent). If you want the image to be behind the word TIME then you can have a background that compliments the photo or leaves enough space for text. Use your acting skills as you pose for your photo so that it matches the mood of your story. |
Start with camera app
Pose to match story
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Superimpose App (.99)
clean the background
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Pixlr App (free)
Explore photo effects
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Use the transparent template to place photo behind TIME title
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Use this white template to place your photo in Front of TIME title
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SketchbookX (free)
Open up sketchbook express on your iPad and import the template of your choosing. Then create another layer either above or below it and insert your photo. If you are overlapping the text TIME with your photo and it is not a transparent PNG or it's too wide compared to the template, you can add the transparent template over the photo in a new layer to bring back the red border. You may need to erase the word TIME from this layer. Either way you choose, don't avoid overlapping. It's an important part of an interesting composition. Also, try to create some open negative space for your story title.
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Phonto App (free)
There are plenty of apps that can layer text over a photo, but I've been turning to Phonto lately because it has a an easy interface that makes it fast to add multiple text areas with lots of customization options. TIME magazine keeps their fonts simple, so I worked on adding text that matched my negative space while considering size, emphasis, and contrasting color.
Every line in both my designs were separate text boxes that I could size and format separately. In both designs I added a simple text box for the date in the top right corner just as TIME magazine designers would.
Every line in both my designs were separate text boxes that I could size and format separately. In both designs I added a simple text box for the date in the top right corner just as TIME magazine designers would.
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