Front Cover Drafts

Front cover 5th draft: This draft is again similar to my previous drafts however I changed the fonts of the writing in the top and bottom blue box to a slightly more rounded font to fit with the style of the name of my magazine.

I also changed the 'exclusive interview' font so that the pull quote stands out more than what page it is on.

Front cover 4th draft: This is similar to the third draft but I put a 3D effect on the top and bottom blue borders. I feel this made the magazine look less flat and more professional.

I decided to change the fonts of some for some of the text because I felt that 'Gothic720 LtBT' was a thinner font and looked better because it made the main article about the artist stand out better.

I added the 'feather' effect and 'bevel and emboss' to make the pugs 'stand out' from the page emphasising the interesting information even more. This 3D effect also links with the style of the name of my magazine and I feel it all fits and goes well together.

In this draft I ensured everything on the right side of the page was lined up and balanced with the items on the left side of the page. I feel the balance and alignment of items on this draft is much better than my previous drafts.


Front cover 3rd draft: I feel this draft is better than the 2nd draft because the background colour is much brighter and all the gaps are now filled.

I then made all the purple the same colour as the title in order to link it all together. I made another pug with extra information about the 'Top 100 tracks of this week' because I feel this would interest customers and balances the left side of the page with the right. On this draft I like how the items are all lined up however I'm not sure about some of the fonts I have used.

To improve this draft, I may add some effects to the pugs so they don't look like they have just been stuck on the page- I will add the effects to make it look more integrated into the page and I will also modify the fonts I have used especially on the right side of the page.






Front Cover 2nd Draft: The most drastic change to this draft is the different colour background. I changed it from bright blue because I feel the white/cream colour helps the name and writing to stand out even more and the colours don't blend too much but they still go well together. I tried to match the colour of the artist's top to the pug and the bars located at the top and bottom of the cover, which helps link the image and text together. I still kept the purple colour scheme because I feel it is a good colour to use for a pop genre of magazine. The purple title also links in with the rest of the writing because I have used the exact same purple to highlight the most interesting parts of the text which I want the reader to see when they first look at it on the shelf.

I have changed the main photo because I felt the first image didn't represent her composing music, but instead just a consumer of music as she was listening to it rather than performing. Instead in this image she has an innocent pose and smiley which I feel portrays the pop genre of magazine well. Her cheerful pose invites the reader in to continue to read about her. I made the fonts smaller so that the reader can tell the main story is about Catherine Lloyd and not about how to get the best concert tickets.

Overall I am very pleased with my second draft because I think the colours work better together and the image looks better. To improve this further I would move the 'Exclusive interview' section of text up so that 'Catherine Lloyd' is easier to read on the lighter background. I would also adjust the writing on the right hand side of the cover so it is in line and may even add one more feature between them as I feel it looks quite empty compared to the left side of the magazine.

Front Cover 1st Draft: This is my first draft of my front cover. I started with importing the image. I decided to first try the image with the girl holding the ipod because I felt this would clearly show the music theme of the magazine. However after editing the photo in serif I will try a different photo as after I 'feathered' the edges, it made the ipod very blurry and the wire almost disappeared. I may choose one of my other photos without the ipod to see if it looks any better.

I then cut the image out from its background because I felt the background was too dull. I changed it to a bright blue- purple colour to link in with my colour scheme and so that it will stand out on the shop shelf. I chose to change the font of my sub headings from 'Toledo' to 'Bell Gothic Std black' because I felt this looked better on the page and looked more like a sub- heading font. I highlighted key words such as 'hottest' and the artist's name 'Catherine Lloyd' in a deep purple colour to show the audience this is the most important and interesting information. I then highlighted the word 'Loudest' in the exact same colour of the title to link the name and slogan together. For the fonts I used white, black and purple to highlight different information on the cover. I think the white is the most effective colour when helping information stand out and black tones it down. I felt the pugs help to again emphasise the most interesting information and suggests that it is the information that would most appeal to my target market. When developing the title, I may bring the letters closer together. The barcode is included in the bottom right corner with the price, date and issue number. It is the least important feature on the page which is why I chose to locate it here, however is a legal requirement.

Overall I feel that the layout of the page is good as all the writing is situated around the image. I think all the colours go well with eachother and I'm very pleased with how the image came out.