The document describes the step-by-step process used to design the front cover of a magazine, including adding gridlines, images, text elements like the kicker and masthead, publication details, puff text, straplines, and a barcode. Minor changes were then made to improve readability, spacing, and font consistency.

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14. 1. First I created gridlines 6x4 so that everything on my front cover
would be proportional
2. Then I added the image as I need to create everything around the
image
3. Then I added the kicker as it is the biggest piece of text on my
magazine so everything needs to be proportional to it.
4. Then I added the masthead because it has to be at the top and
everything else must fit underneath
5. Then I added the date , issue number and price as it is easiest to
work chronologically.
6. Then I added the circle for the puff
7. Then I added the text to the puff. In Gills Sans MT
8. Then I added my first strapline I chose the biggest one as that one
would be the hardest to move around
9. I then added my second biggest strapline the was more complicated
as it had a quote.
10. I then added my 3rd strapline and played around with the colours so
that I could get emphasis on certain words
11. I added a barcode which is a quintessential part of a magazine
12. Final magazine before changes
13. Final magazine after changes
• I changed the colour of the quote on the kicker so it was
readable
• I moved everything in so it wasn’t as close to the edge
• Changed lowest strapline so it was in the right font

15. Magazine I used as my influence