The document summarizes a magazine cover design layout created for the monthly publication "Florida Monthly" about how four unusual hurricanes had not damaged Floridians' confidence and major vacation spots were still open. The designer used Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and QuarkXPress to create the cover and layout within two days of the print deadline, moving the previous materials to the next issue. The results were an increase in reader subscriptions to the monthly publication.

1. Subject:
Magazine
Cover Design
Layout was created for:
quot;Florida Monthlyquot; and is a monthly publication
published in Orlando, Florida.
Programs Used:
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and
QuarkXPress.
Designer's Role:
To created cover and editorial layout two days
before print schedule of magazine. Previous
cover and editorial layouts were moved to
following issue.
Objective/Purpose:
To give awareness to readers that the four
unusual hurricanes had not stopped or
damaged Floridians confidence. Major
vacation spots were open for business
as usual.
Results:
There was an increase in reader subscriptions
to the monthly publication.
Marc Conrad Norris Graphic Designer / Production Artist / Illustrator • Phone: 360-448-7268 • e-mail: marcnorris@mac.com