progression of my front cover
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Progression of my front cover for AS level Media Studies... A rock magazine cover, contents and double page spreadTRANSCRIPT
To start my front cover, I added a title, and a selling line, to build the text
around this…
I also added a banner at the very top of the page, giving names of different
bands to attract the attention of possible readers…
I had two photoshoots in total, and other images of live bands for my cover, I
decided to use the image above as a test image to see what it would look
like on the cover… I edited the image from the image at the side so she
looked more suitable for the magazine.
ORIGINAL
IMAGE
This is the second test image I did for my front cover, I decided this one
looked more professional and suitable for a front cover because of the plain
background, and the models appear to be in a rock band more than the
previous image. The original, un-edited image is at the side of the cover.
ORIGINAL
IMAGE
I created an image of a barcode using an existing
copy of Kerrang magazine to imitate their
barcode. I created it on PhotoShop to make my
magazine seem more realistic as a magazine
typically has a barcode on the cover.
I wanted the text for the main image to be the
largest other than the title, so I tried to make it
stand out more using an outer glow, and a font
called “Destroy” so it appears more suitable for a
rock music.
After deciding on my front cover image, I decided to add a banner across
the bottom of the page with images on it to break up the page, most current
magazines have banners at the top and bottom, so I’ve decided to do
similar. I also added a small banner at the very bottom of the page to put
different band names on it so that makes the contents seem to differ.
I added a small little star, and erased some of it to make it look more edgy. I
added text on top of this saying; “Win VIP tickets to You Me At Six” meaning
new readers might be interested at the chance of winning a competition.
Using the eraser tool to rub away the background makes it match the theme
of rock because it is more edgy and less bold.
I changed the font style of the title, as after I tried this font I decided it looked
better for the style of the magazine. I also changed the justification of the
selling line and changed the font style of that.
I added a main title, and a subtitle that related to the main image of the
cover. I used a simple font style with a shadow and then used a more fancy,
rock style font surrounded with a blue box, to make it stand out more. The
quote I added is to show that the band on the cover are genuinely interested
in music, and making it seem more appropriate for my target audience.
The first font style I tried as
the main headline didn’t
look appropriate for the
genre of magazine, so I
changed it to a more
appropriate one…
This is my finished cover, I kept the top half of the page quite simple so that it
didn’t look too cluttered. I kept the colours and all the fonts the same since
my last update on the cover, as it didn’t need any adjustments.