Final Final Final Front Cover (Step by Step)

This is my final cover for my music magazine. Below are the step by step stages that I have done in order to make my magazine and some covers I chose not to continue with.

 This is one of the covers I chose to not continue with. I changed the title from my original design as the other one was too edgy and did not encorporate the theme I wanted to obtain. I chose this one was it suggests formality but looks visually effective at the same time.

For the image itself, I used a better camera than the one I had previously used. This is because the quality of this image is better than the ones I used before (see left). I have chosen to use another girl on my front cover as the girl on the right was easier to photograph. I chose to use the other girl as although she is pretty like the other girl, she has a more music magazine look. She looks older and maturer and this helps it to look like a music magazine project and not like a college project. The image itself is quite plain and boring but the quality is good.

Here is another cover I have chosen not to develop. The reason for this is that the text looks immature and not proffesional. The red stands out too much for the background of the image as well. I feel the cover is far too busy as well despite the lack of much on it. The cover does not follow a theme too. It just happens to be lots of different things that do not co-ordinate on the cover. The title in the top corner does not fit in with the fact that she is surrounded by nature as well. The image itself would work better as an advert or a single page spread and not as a double page spread. I like the fact that she looks scared. This creates a common feeling amongst reader and star as they feel as if they can relate to the artist.

Below is the evaluation of my final front cover and an image of my final front cover. I will discuss how it relates to my target audience and how I could improve it.

 

Target Audience:

My Magazine appeals to my audience (15-24) because:

• It uses a model/artist that is of a similiar age to the audience.
• The colour scheme is basic and therefore the audience does not caught up in looking at graphics. My audience just want to read a good magazine with quality content.
• The other featured artists are typical of "mainsteam" teenagers music tastes.
• The magazine is new and fresh and this appeals to the teenagers who want a brand new yet up to date magazine that no one else has.
• The image is plain and simple and this makes the artist relatable to the audience.

My Magaine features the following conventions:

• It has a barcode (used to scan for pricing).
• It features an issue date.
• It has several different puffs which are used to catch the audiences eye.
• It has a title.
• It shows the featured artist on the cover.
• It has a body shot of the artist.
• It has an obvious house style.

My Magazine features the following codes:

• The artist isn't looking at the camera.
• It doesn't feature a price.
• The font is formal yet appeals to teenagers.
• It doesn't feature a website title at the top of the page.

If I were to re-do my magazine, I would :

• Add in a price or make the magazine free as the current economic climate means that magazines aren't being bought as they used to be.
• Include a website where the people who buy the magazine can access more content online.
• I would make the image stand out a lot more as although it is clear , it isn't the most obvious picture.
• Not include the "35 Epic Guitar Faces" Puff as it doesn't work with the target audience.