Final Cover

This is the finished cover of my magazine. To produce this cover, I experimented with various colours, fonts and layouts. I then chose the best aspects of each and began to put them together to form the final piece.

• I included a teaser along the top of the cover in a white font reading, 'The Untold Story of Lady Sovereign. What Really Went Down In The USA?'. This was to draw the reader in and tempt them into buying the magazine.
• Another feature that I incorporated was the words 'Issue ONE' in a teal green that matches the colour of the jeans on the model on the left. I presented this information in the form of a polaroid photograph, as this relates to the idea of fame and always being in the public eye - the celebrities on the cover. Just below this text is a caption informing the audience of the month that the magazine was released.
• I integrated a list of feature artists that would be either interviewed or reported on within the magazine. This was to give the reader an idea of which genres the magazine is aimed so they can decide for themselves whether or not they fit the demographic.
• I shaded the top right hand side of the page, again using Adobe Photoshop CS2 to make the white and pink writing stand out more due to the contrast. Originally the words 'in the USA' were not very visible and therefore some adaption was needed to fix this. I created the shading by producing a veneer on a separate layer and later turning down the opacity to show both the shading and the words.
• I added basic information about the magazine on the ticket to inform the reader about what they can expect to find among the pages inside. The reason I chose to place this informartion on the ticket was because I wanted to create the effect of a realistic concert ticket, which would naturally include writing.
• Lastly, I placed a price on the bottom right of the page to ensure that my music magazine fitted the common framework of a real life version.

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I am very happy with my final design as it meets the initial specification of which I set myself at the beginning of the course. This brief included brightness, very contrasting colours, and outgoing sense and a photograph that would get the viewers attention. After reviewing my work, I feel as though I have successfully achieved this.