The Fit Of News And Artistry

From the end of the American Civil War(1861-1864)to the end of the Second World War(1939-1945),reading magazines has become one of the most popular entertainment ways of Americans.In this period of relatively backward information technology,newspapers,magazines and books have also become the main way for people to obtain information.In order to meet the needs of different kinds and different levels of consumers,the types and contents of magazines are constantly enriched,so illustrations have been greatly stimulated and developed.It can be said that the emergence of illustrations is closely related to magazines.Painter Winslow Homer was a freelancer in the early days of the popular magazine "Harper's" The creation of illustrations by weekly(Harper weekly)can be regarded as the beginning of the development of magazine illustrations.However,due to the relatively backward printing technology,the early magazine illustrations appeared in black and white,with a single form,mostly in the form of corroding print.Since the second half of the 19th century,the printing technology has been developing,and the American illustrations have gradually entered the heyday,with illustration style and title Material has also become quite extensive,even relative to pure art,and has become one of the aesthetic forms close to the popularization.At this time,the illustration industry is increasingly prosperous in the United States.Up to now,with the maturity of photography technology,it has replaced the status of some illustrations to some extent,but also redefined the value of magazine illustrations.The new Yorker magazine was founded on February 7,1925,and grew up in the golden age of American magazine development.It has a history of 95 years.It enjoys a good reputation in the United States and even the world,and gradually tends to mature in continuous improvement.As a magazine with specific city limits,it has been consistent in the development process of 95 years:first,keep a simple and unified design format to avoid readers from being distracted by garish elements;second,adhere to the use of illustrations as the main vision of the cover,and establish a slow dialogue process with readers,both of which comprehensively bring readers unique communication experience.The new Yorker has established its unique visual style with its unique visual language,which makes it stand out in many magazines.At the same time,the cover illustration has also become a significant symbol of the new Yorker.Although the new Yorker is defined as a comprehensive magazine of knowledge and literature and art,its cover theme is always closely related to the hot topic of news.Therefore,in the process of studying the cover illustration of the new Yorker,the author wants to dig deeply from the artistic and journalistic perspectives.On the one hand,in recent years,news illustrations are more and more widely used in China's news media.For example,since 2017,people's Daily Overseas Edition has adopted the form of illustrations as the main form of front page design.In other news magazines,such as vista to see the world,cover illustrations are often used as the main visual cover.From the perspective of news communication,visual news students The new Yorker,as a mature magazine with a history of 95 years,has practical value in the application research of its cover illustrations;on the other hand,it is still a necessary and rare product in the current market in China to create a news product with a sense of social responsibility and value leading role.Therefore,the research on the cover illustration of the new Yorker is of great practical significance.