This document describes the process of designing a magazine cover from initial sketches to the final design. It involves experimenting with colors, fonts, images and layouts. The designer receives feedback suggesting improvements and makes adjustments accordingly, such as adding more colors, changing text placements, and increasing the size of titles to make elements stand out more. A banner and album cover are eventually added to fill empty space. The final design aims to look visually appealing and professionally presented.

1. This was the very
beginning of my
magazine front
cover.
At this point, I
was
experimenting
with different
colours, fonts
and text
placements.

2. Here, I decided to
make my main
image larger as to
emphasize the fact
that this character
is the main focus
of the magazine.
I added in some
more information
to try and make it
look less empty.

3. I added a title so
that the readers
know exactly what
the main focus of
this magazine is.

4. I changed the font
style of the ‘D’ so
that it matched the
font used in the
magazines title.

5. I changed the font
colour in order to
make the text match.

6. Peer Feedback
I was informed that my work was too white and that this made it look bland and empty. I
was also told that the main image used was not aesthetically pleasing and that the colours
used were not up to the standard expected. Also, the layout did not look professional
enough as it looked rather bad and left too much space.

7. I changed the image
to a better, clearer
one to make my
magazine seem
more professional.

8. I made the
magazine title larger
in order to let the
readers know which I moved the box
magazine they are holding the
reading. magazine
information
(Date, issue
number and
price) in order to
make the
magazine title
larger.
The colour of
certain areas of
text were changed
in order to make
the magazine more
appealing.

9. I changed the
magazine title’s
colour in order to
make it stand out
more.
The background
was changed to
accommodate a
purple mid-
section in order to
make it more
appealing.

10. I changed the
placement of the
different areas of
text in order to fill
more space.
I changed the
colour of the main
article’s title in
order to make that
stand out as well.

11. I changed the font
styles of the
different text areas
in order to make
them stand out
from each other.
An outer bevel
was added to the
main article’s
title in order to
make it stand out
from the image
on which it is
placed.

12. I changed the layout
of the different text
areas in order to
make it more
organised.

13. Peer Feedback
After gaining feedback on my work, I was told that the adjustments made had
definitely improved my work. However, there was the fact that I had only used
red and purple colours throughout the entire page, meaning that there wasn’t
enough variation. Also, the text used on the right side of the page didn’t flow
smoothly with the image used. I was told that this should have an opposite layout
to the text set on the left side of the page. Furthermore, the use of a banner was
recommended as many other magazines within my selected genre did this, as
well as the fact that there was a useable amount of space at the bottom.

14. I changed the text
placed at the top of
the magazine in order
to make it look more
appealing.
I changed the colour
of the main article’s
title in order to make
it stand out further
from the image on
which it is placed.

15. I changed the colours
of the text used at
the top of the
magazine to make
them more attractive.
I changed the
colour of the
text used in
order to make
it more
appealing and
seem more
professional.

16. I made the text
located at the
top of the page
larger in order
to make it
stand out
more.
I moved the main
article’s title to make
space for more text at
the bottom of the
page. Also, this made
it more central, which
made it stand out
more.

17. I added a
banner at the
I also moved the
bottom of the
barcode and magazine
page in order
information so that
to tell the
they didn’t take up
reader more
too much space and
about what is
looked professional.
inside this
magazine.

18. I changed the font of
the text within the
banner to make it
stand out more.

19. I added an album cover onto
the magazine in order to see
what it would look like to
have an album cover located
in that area.

20. I changed the settings on
my image in order to make
the model less pale and
more professional.

21. I changed the image
settings further to make it
even less pale.

22. I changed the hue,
saturation and
lightness in order
to get the setting
which I wanted for
my model.
I created my own
album cover to go
onto the magazine
in order to keep to
the laws of
copyright.

23. This is the finished version
of my front cover. I made
the final adjustments to my
main image and moved the
album cover in order to
utilize most of the free
space.