Comparing Front Covers

As you can see, I have made many improvements on my magazine. This includes changing the title, writing and colours. I kept the picture of my model the same as I like the way she was placed and I like how big she was. I changed the title because first I thought it did not look like a proper magazine title but now I feel that it looks professional. I also looked back at my research and noticed they add the website of the magazine and so I decided to put that under my title. I changed the colours of the writing as I realised that adding the pink made it look more childish whereas my magazine’s target audience is for older people. I thought the same about the type of font as I thought it was childish and so I changed it to look more professional. I then noticed there was empty space that needed to be filled and so I did this by adding more text and an advert. I am pleased with the way my magazine cover has improved and I feel that it looks more professional and matches my target audience.

Final Edits for Front Cover

When looking at my magazine front cover then looking back at my research, I noticed numberous things wrong with my magazine cover including all tof the things above.

 

The first things I changed I added white into the letter to make them stand out more and I changes the colours at the bottom of the page by swapping them around to make it fit more and stand out. However, I still feel that the title is not appropriate for my type of magazine due to my target audience and therefore that is the biggest thing I have to change.

 

I changed the title by playing around with the fonts and looking back at my research and came to the conclusion that this was the best way to have my title as I feel that even though it is simple, it is effective.

 

The next thing I changed was the font and the colours of the writing as I felt that, the fonts were clashing which made the front cover not look professional. However, I then noticed that there was a lot of empty space that needed to be filled.

 

I filled the empty spaces by adding some more writing of what was included in the magazine and added something about ‘V-Festival’ by saying they could win tickets.

 

I then added an issue number, a price and the website of the magazine. I did this to fill in the spaces and I realised looking back to my research that many music magazines did this; therefore, i wanted to put it on my magazine so it looks more professional. I also spread out the writing in the yellow star so it filled in the empty space.

 

I felt that the font and the colours used for ‘Lily Love is Back’ was not very appropriate for my magazine and it made the magazine look unprofessional. To change this I looked at different fonts I could use and played around with the colours and felt that the way it is set out now is the best for my magazine.

Looking at the bottom of the page I noticed that that was the only thing on the page that was pink and so I changed the pink to red which is the main colour of the magazine.

 

FINAL FRONT COVER

Proof for First Draft Cover Page

The first thing I had to do to create my music magazine cover was to place my chosen picture where I think the most appropriate place for it is. I looked at my research and decided that the best place to put my picture is the right side of the page and for it to cover half of the page.

I then noticed that all magazine covers tent to have barcodes on the front. I knew this be going back to my cover research and evaluating it.

I then placed my title that I had previously made before in the place that i thought would be most appropriate. I then thought, looking at the title that it some how did not seem to match the magazine I am trying to portray and so I played around with the settings and decided to thicken out the letters and make the ‘V’ bigger than the rest of the letters.

I then looked back on my research and noticed that most magazines have a circle or a shape similar to it somewhere on the page in a different colour to the rest on the page. so I decided to do it in a star shape in yellow to stand out and put some information on it. I then put it in the bottom left corner because using the method of the rule of thirds I noticed that there is too much in the top right corner and I added it to the bottom left to even it out.

I then noticed on my research that one magazine that I was basing my magazine on included a banner somewhere on the magazine so I then thought I would personalise a banner to put on my magazine using colours that would go with my magazine that would also stand out and would not be the same colour as the title. I also used the same font as the title so it would not clash.

I noticed that there was a lot of empty space on my magazine and also looked back on my research and noticed that all music magazines somehow included writing on it in different sizes and colours showing how important they are and also eye catching. I used titles and stories that I thought would interest my target audience as it contains celebrity gossip as well as music.

I then found that using my research, most music magazines had the name of the singer or artist on the front next to them and so I did the same thing and used colours already on my magazine and also lined it with the star I had previously placed there.

FINAL FIRST DRAFT OF MUSIC MAGAZINE COVER

Hand Drawings for Cover Page

  

This is the first drawing I did for my cover and saw there many problems with this drawing. I had a lot of empty space that needed to be filled. I didn’t like the writing I put on my model as it looked messy. And I didn’t like the way the title went behind the model as it was hard to read.

This is the second drawing I made to try to repair the faults from my last drawing. However, I still had some empty space that needed to be filled and I did not like the way ‘lily Love is Back’ was on the side. In addition, I still did not like the way the title was and so I had to change that.

After I made my first draft, I went straight back to the drawing board ad it did not seem right. I drew another plan and felt I made a number of improvements, including the titel. However I still did notice there was empty spaces that needed to be filled and I did not like the way the writing was on the model and the star.

This is the last drawing that I was most happy with as it gave me a better idea of what it would look like and i felt it now looks like a real music magazine cover, however, there are a few problems I need to change in the process of making my final product.

Cover Photo

These are all of the photographs I have taken. I have used a female model with a white background and dressed her up with and indie look with a cream dress, black bowlers had, black DMs, black lipstick and black makeup. I had decided to do this is way as I feel this is what represents my magazine genre best. I have also taken many pictures so then I have a wide variety of pictures to choose from.

After looking through these pictures I had decided on the picture I wanted to use and decided how I would manipulate it.

The first thing I noticed about this picture was that itself it looked extremely dark. So I adjusted the image slightly by moving the levels.

I then used the lasso tool to select the whole background of the photograph and then adjusted the photograph by changing the levels to make it white so then the model would stand out.

I then used the levels again to make the whole photograph itself seem brighter.

When I zoomed onto my models face, I noticed some dirty marks or errors made with the makeup so I mostly used the cloning tool to correct these errors. I did this by removing the shine from the end of her nose, adding black to her lips, and removing the dirty marks on her face.

Final Cover Photo



I have decided to leave my cover photo like this as I feel that this is a powerful portrait of my model. I have changed the background plain white to make the model stand out more and I have also noticed that a lot of my research used plain backgrounds so the model if the main focus. I also made the photo brighter so it didn’t seem too dim. I also made some correction on her face to make the image as well as the hair and makeup seem more professional.