Front cover creation

When i started my front cover the first thing i done when take the background out of my chosen main image. I done this so later on i can add a colour to the background of my front cover and have the image blend well with it. This is the image before and after i took the original background out. Now it was ready for me to put it onto my front cover.

I then chose the background of my front cover. I wanted a colour that stood out so i chose a light blue. I then added my background colour to start my front cover. Then i added my image on top of the background colour, i think this image blends well with the colour i chose.

Then i moved on to the title of my magazine. As i have previously said the title of my magazine will be 'listen'. My title will be placed at the top of the front cover so it can stand out and catch peoples eye. I chose the colour black for my title and added a purple glow around it.

To add affect to the title i added a 'drop shadow' from the blending options. Doing this changed it form plain black and added a purple glow around each letter.  Heres the plain black compared to it with the drop shadow and purple glow.

I then added my slogan which is ' The UK'S Top Pop Fix'. I added this under the title of my magazine in a smaller sized text. Then i added a drop shadow affect to make the text darker and bolder.

 

Next i added the main text of the front cover which was 'Holly Hulse Reveals all'. When i added the text i wanted it to be black like the title. However as you can see you can't see the black text doesn't show up against Holly's black dress. so to fix this i added the drop shadow, outer glow, inner glow blending options to it and it made the text stand out over the black dress. 

When adding the banner at the bottom of my magazine i added a shape and added colour.

I then added the text 'free posters in every issue...' then i added some of the posters that will be included in my magazine, lastly i added the barcode because i wanted it to be at the bottom of my magazine just like my style model.

Then to show what is going to be featured in the magazine i added lines so i could then text inside them. I done the lines the purple colour so it matches the rest of my colour scheme. Here is what the lines on their own looked like.

Then i added the text in between the lines. I had a main title for each but of text which was the artist names, then i added a little more detail underneath.

Lastly i added the price of the magazine. I placed this underneath the slogan so people can see it, i put a purple coloured shape around it to make it stand out.

 

Assessing My Coursework

Here is my front cover compared to a level 3 front cover, i think these two have some things in common like they both have a banner going across the bottom. Also they both have slogans featured. 

The conventions- Puffs.

The puff in my magazine will say how free posters of the popular pop artists/bands will be included in my magazine,doing this will make people want to purchase the magazine over others because in this one you get free posters of people's favourite pop artists. This is often used in my style models so that it where I got my inspiration from. This text will be placed at the bottom of my magazine just under the central image.

Here is my style model showing how posters will be included:

The conventions- The title of my music magazine.

I have decided my music magazine will be called 'LISTEN' I have chose this because it clearly shows that my magazine is a music magazine because you listen. to music.My title will be placed at the very top of my front cover,just like it is on my style models,the title will be in bold text so it will stand out.

Here is my style model, they always have their title placed at the top in a bold text:

The conventions- The main image.

The main image of a front cover magazine is a very important image,this is one of the first things a person will see when choosing whether or not they would like to purchase my music magazine. The main image I have chosen is this one:

I think this image is a great choice for my front cover main image,the way Holly is looking at the camera makes her look professional and serious and this is what I want my magazine front cover to look like. I will be taking out the background of this picture and adding colour.

The conventions- The slogan.

Most magazines have slogans somewhere on the front cover. Slogans are normally a short snappy sentence that attracts readers and tries to persuade them that this magazine is better than any other magazine so they should but this one. After thinking about weather i want to include a slogan or not i have decided that i will be including one. The slogan that will be featured on my front cover will be 'The UK's Top Pop Fix', i have chose this because i think it flows well and clearly shows that my magazine will be featuring all pop artist.

The conventions- price.

As i have previously stated the social status of my target audience will be teens and because of this my music magazine will be priced at £2.50, this price is affordable for teenagers to be able to pay for a magazine, its not too high priced and it is also not too low priced because pricing things low can give it an image of being bad quality. This is also the normal price for a magazine like this such as 'We love pop' and i think this is an affordable price for teenagers to be able to buy my magazine at. The price of my magazine will be placed just under the title of my music magazine,I have chose to put it here because it will stand out and it is also where my style models place their price.