The process of making my front cover was considerably long. I firstly had to choose the orientation of the cover. I did this by going on publisher and creating three different layouts; I then had to choose which one I liked the most. I chose the first design because I thought it would be the most readable and flow the best.
The image itself of Lauren and Shannon is the image I liked the most out of all them taken from the photo shoot. It gives off a great vibe about them, how they are smiling and back to back shows that they are friends and make it more believable to the reader that they are a band. The colours that they are wearing are very feminine colours, but they have an edge, the ripped t-shirt and striped vest make them more than just two girls in a photo, but represent them through the genre of music. Their hairs are quite messy meaning that appearance is not the most important thing, relating to the audience that even though they are on the cover of a music magazine, they are two normal girls. As there is only two of them it would be hard to establish who is the lead in the band and who is dominating the shot. However, the fact that you can see more of Lauren (left) it could be suggested that she was the leader of the twosome.
The masthead is is the corner of the magazine cover, even though it is in the corner it still makes a big impact on the rest of the cover. The masthead is bold and black, contrasting with the image, standing out to the reader. It has a slight shadow underneath, showing how it can stand out that extra bit, and looks almost 3D, this may appeal to younger readers.When developing the masthead I wanted to make it bold, which I have done and to make it look diverse from all the other masthead's on the music magazine market. Even though I took inspiration from NME masthead, I think I have made it different so it doesn't look like a copy. I have made it so that the masthead overlaps the image, this is because the magazine name is not well established, if the masthead was behind the image then it would not be obvious.
The text next to the masthead has the flash word 'NEW!' in a purple font, slightly bigger than the rest of the text, the other text is in white font, standing out against the brick wall background, so it is easier for the reader to see. The same applies to the text underneath the masthead, making the text all flow together.
The main cover title is below the main image at the bottom left of the cover. Even though it is at the bottom of the page the red bold font helps make it stand out against the rest of the cover. The red colour can represent being passionate, and it is mainly the colour for rock music, meaning that the girls are not too traditionally 'girly' but they have an edge whilst still remaining feminine.
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