Cover drafts

Draft 1:

 

The masthead is bold and bright, which catches the consumers eye and draws attention to the magazine, helping it to sell.

The colour scheme is red, white and blue. I have taken inspiration from ‘Q’ and ‘Spin’ here. The colours complement each other and the repetition of the colours creates a sense of cohesion.

The typo of ‘Found out’ looks unprofessional; it needs to be ‘find out’.

The blue bars separate the articles, making it clear that they are different from each other and making the front cover neater by keeping them in their own section. I have taken inspiration from ‘Spin’ and ‘Q’ for this

The use of the logo in ‘M50’ gives the magazine its own brand and makes the list the magazines own.

The font sizes of the article titles and content are different, making the article titles stand out more than the content to catch the reader’s eye and then give more information.

The main featured article title is placed separately; this shows the importance of the article by making it clearer for the audience to read. The fact that it is closer to the top than the other articles shows that it is higher up in importance.

The close up of the models face, and the fact that she is looking into the camera creates eye contact creates a link with the audience and encourages them to buy it as the front page model is looking at them. The picture also takes up the whole page making it look fuller and busier without looking cluttered.

The button makes the competition stand out. The fact that it looks as if it has just been stuck on to the cover makes it look casual and creates an informal link between the audience and the editor.

Draft 2:

The font types have been changed. This makes it look a lot better as the titles are in a different font from the information, making it clear that they are the titles. Also the font types fit in better with the style of my magazine and are more interesting than the previous font.

I have moved the font to the side. This makes it look neater; it also covers less of the model’s face, and is more visible on the darker background of her hair.

I have rotated the button slightly. This makes it seem even more of a last minute stuck-on thing as it isn’t even on straight.

 

I have added a bar code. This makes it look more professional as it gives the shop assistant something to scan when people buy it.