Firstly I opened up an a3 layer in Photoshop and added a white background

I then used the rectangle tool to draw out different shapes for my layer I made it red to show the them of the magazine

I then added my image which I cut out with the pen tool and then placed it in I added this because I thought it linked in with the hip hop genre

Again I used the rectangle tool to create these shapes this was influence by designs I've seen in other magazines

I then added my article about hip hop history to attract readers about hip hop

I then added the picture of killa h the person who was getting the exclusive interview and added a stroke to it to make it stand out I then also added

bevel and emboss to this and made it slanted to attract the readers and make it link to hip hop as it looked cool

Added whit text to stand out on the whit background which is also the same colour on my masthead

Image of lady fire to also attract female readers and I will then add a small article on her

I then added all these affect to add a starlight affect on the image