Front Cover Progress

This is a photograph of the draft I drew up as a guideline for the front cover of my magazine.

This is a screenshot of the first steps I took to create my magazine cover. I used a photograph that I had edited, and cropped it suitably to fit the size of the page. I added my chosen title 'MYL' to the top of the page within the left third. I added a barcode with the month and price on to the bottom left corner, and placed 'Kasia' in large font and capital letters across the bottom of the page. 

Next, I added a coverline and a competition advertisement to the middle/bottom of the left third.

I changed the colour of the coverlines on the left side of the page, and added some more coverlines and features to the top right hand side. I also added the word 'exclusive' over 'Kasia' as it portrays to the public that the magazine is unique and has within it and exclusive interview that no other magazine possesses. This should therefore act as a unique selling point and help in securing sales of the issue.

I included another piece about Kasia in the space underneath the masthead, also next to Kasia's face as this will be easier for the reader to see whilst the magazine is on the shelf in the shops and allows the reader to see this is Kasia and she is one of the main features of this issue.

I felt as if the right side of the page looked a little empty, so I decided to add another coverline. I used a colour scheme similar to the rest of the features, and highlighted the word 'summer' as most people look forward to the summer, and many music festivals and concerts are held during the summer months.

After looking over the work I had done so far, I came to the decision that having two coverlines about the same artist (Kasia Stone), was unnecessary. I chose to remove the large one at the bottom of the page, keeping the one underneath the masthead, and next to Kasia's face. The reasoning behind this was that placing it directly underneath the masthead and within the left third, it will be easily noticed whilst on the shelf in the shop. I moved the 'exclusive' too, as that is an important selling line. I added another coverline to the right side of the page, fitting in with the others.

Finally, I replaced the large coverline I had at the bottom of the page with a new one, 'On tour with Taylor Swift'. I feel this is appropriate, as Taylor Swift is a similar kind of artist I have created 'Kasia' to be, therefor the readers of MYL will be interested in her, and her music. Being an article about her tour, it will be quite a large article, meaning it deserves a large space on the cover.

After printing off the hard copy of the front cover, I realised I had filled the wrong boundaries so that when it printed, the outside of the page had been cut off. I rearranged it so it fitted the A4 page perfectly when printed.