To start my front cover, I added a title, and a selling line, to build the text

around this…

I also added a banner at the very top of the page, giving names of different

bands to attract the attention of possible readers…

I had two photoshoots in total, and other images of live bands for my cover, I

decided to use the image above as a test image to see what it would look

like on the cover… I edited the image from the image at the side so she

looked more suitable for the magazine.

ORIGINAL

IMAGE

This is the second test image I did for my front cover, I decided this one

looked more professional and suitable for a front cover because of the plain

background, and the models appear to be in a rock band more than the

previous image. The original, un-edited image is at the side of the cover.

ORIGINAL

IMAGE

I created an image of a barcode using an existing

copy of Kerrang magazine to imitate their

barcode. I created it on PhotoShop to make my

magazine seem more realistic as a magazine

typically has a barcode on the cover.

I wanted the text for the main image to be the

largest other than the title, so I tried to make it

stand out more using an outer glow, and a font

called “Destroy” so it appears more suitable for a

rock music.

After deciding on my front cover image, I decided to add a banner across

the bottom of the page with images on it to break up the page, most current

magazines have banners at the top and bottom, so I’ve decided to do

similar. I also added a small banner at the very bottom of the page to put

different band names on it so that makes the contents seem to differ.

I added a small little star, and erased some of it to make it look more edgy. I

added text on top of this saying; “Win VIP tickets to You Me At Six” meaning

new readers might be interested at the chance of winning a competition.

Using the eraser tool to rub away the background makes it match the theme

of rock because it is more edgy and less bold.

I changed the font style of the title, as after I tried this font I decided it looked

better for the style of the magazine. I also changed the justification of the

selling line and changed the font style of that.

I added a main title, and a subtitle that related to the main image of the

cover. I used a simple font style with a shadow and then used a more fancy,

rock style font surrounded with a blue box, to make it stand out more. The

quote I added is to show that the band on the cover are genuinely interested

in music, and making it seem more appropriate for my target audience.

The first font style I tried as

the main headline didn’t

look appropriate for the

genre of magazine, so I

changed it to a more

appropriate one…

This is my finished cover, I kept the top half of the page quite simple so that it

didn’t look too cluttered. I kept the colours and all the fonts the same since

my last update on the cover, as it didn’t need any adjustments.