2. I opened Photoshop and began to create
the front cover for my music magazine. I
created a text box and tried out various
fonts and eventually chose Impact as it
was bold and made the masthead stand
out. I used size 115 font.
I created a new layer and used effects
tool on Photoshop to modify the text
with all effects for example - the shine in
the corner of the text, also the colour
change through out the text.
This is the end result, the masthead stands
out and the effects make it attractive.
3. I then used the fill bucket tool to add the
background colour. I tested out a number of
colours and felt black would be best as it made
the masthead stand out but also wouldn’t clash
with the front cover image. However, I felt the
black was too heavy so used the gradient tool to
add some white and it made the background
colour lighter. It makes the masthead stand out
and the front cover look appealing. This also fits
in with the colour scheme through out all 3 of
my products.
4. I then created a smaller text box to add my strap line below the masthead. I used size 14 font compared to size
115 font I used for the masthead. I chose a black font for stylistic reasons as it is simple but still stands out from
the grey background so the reader can see it easily.
5. Here is the original image I took for the front cover.
6. I then imported my front cover image on to Photoshop
and flipped the image around due to the layout of my
magazine I felt it would look better.
However, some of the original image still appeared
beside the new one so I sampled the background
colour and painted over the original image and this
is how it turned out.
After I used the lasso tool to take out
the background of the image. I felt
like the girl in the image was too small
and that there was too much space
surrounding her. So I imported the
image again and cropped her out so
that I could resize her.
7. I then began adding my cover lines. I used
Britannic bold font in the colour white so it
would stand out against the dark clothing of
the image, for the caption of the cover line I
used the same shade of red which I had used
in the masthead to keep consistency through
out my product. I then used the effects tool to
add a white outer glow to make it easier for
the reader to understand as you couldn’t
make it out before.
8. I continued to add my cover lines in
the same font being Britannic bold to
fit the codes and conventions of a front
cover only using 3 different fonts. I
chose the colour white to fit the colour
scheme of the magazine but also
because it stands out against the grey
background.
I then created 3 rectangles to break up the cover lines as
it is part of the codes and conventions to have a graphic
feature on your front cover. I chose the colour red as it fits
part of the colour scheme but also because it is a bright
colour instead of white or grey.
9. I then imported a barcode from Google and resized it to the actual size of a barcode. I
then created to small text boxes on top of the barcode which I then added the issue
number and the price of the magazine so the reader has a clear idea of the price of the
magazine and when it was published. Underneath, I added a website for the magazine
which the reader could access for more information.
For both of the text I chose size 8 Arial font in black so that it was small enough to fit with
the barcode but the reader was still able to understand it.
10. I then used the shape tool to create a black rectangle at the bottom of the front cover as a graphic
feature. I then created text box over the graphic feature, I used size 30 Impact font as I had used the same
font through out and as it is a unique selling point, this font makes it stand out even more. I chose the
colour yellow to fit in to the colour scheme of the magazine but also because it stands out to the reader.
By offering the audience free merchandise it gives them incentive to buy the magazine.
11. This is the finished product of the front
cover for my music magazine.
