Front page and Contents

1. Barcode
Masthead
Main image
Plugs- website address/convergence
Price
Cover lines Cover lines
Skyline
This flat plan is very basic; it does not
include many texts, as it is only the front
cover. The main image will slightly cover the
masthead in order to make it the dominant
focus of the magazine front cover. Alongside,
I have included a few cover lines, some will
be bigger than others, this is to ensure the
readers know what is the main story within
the magazine & are the valuable texts.
The skyline used above is used to connote
the latest news such as the ‘best songs of
2015/2016’ & I have added this as this keeps
the front cover looking conventional &
entices the readers to buy. In order to
construct my own layout of my front cover
magazine, I have used other magazines such
as Vibe and billboard magazine to guide me
so that I know what the audiences are
potentially looking for and the typical
conventions of a front cover are.

2. Feature article photograph
It is important to make sure the featured
person on the double page spread has a
dominance on the contents page to show that
their section of the magazine is the main
focus.
Title contents
Sub images
Will rest below the main image,
this shows who else may be
included in the magazine but
they are less focus, which is
why their image is at a smaller
scale.
Running along the
side of the page will
be the names of the
other articles
featuring in the
magazine and the
page numbers of
where to find them.
Editors letter
Here will be the
magazine contact
information; it will
be at the bottom as it
is less important.
Heading
Name of magazine
Brief introduction about the exclusive interview
featured on the double page spread.