1) The document describes the process of creating a magazine cover from sketching an initial plan to selecting a main photo to editing and designing the final product. 2) The creator took many photos and narrowed it down to three options, ultimately choosing image 'b' because it allowed for cover lines and fit the conventions of alternative rock. 3) Additional elements like the masthead, cover story, and other text were then added to the photo in Photoshop before changing the background color and finishing minor design details.

1. Constructing my Magazine Cover

2. 1. I created a sketched plan of what I
wanted my magazine cover to look
like, as you can see it contains a
detailed image, with the
masthead, along with the main cover
story.
2. After taking many photos, I
narrowed them down to the
three I thought would be best
suited to my magazine cover. I a
decided that image ‘ a’ left no
space for manoeuvre in terms 3. I then dragged
of cover lines, and image ‘c’ the original image
didn’t fit with the conventions I wanted to use
of alternative rock. I picked into Photoshop
image ‘b’ as I felt it ticked both
those boxes, and was a far
more striking pose.
b
c

3. 4. I then transformed
my image to fit
canvas size
5. I then coloured in the
background grey using the
brush tool, I originally
coloured the background
white using the brush
tool, however I didn’t think it
looked well, thus decided on
grey.
White background, I Mid Brush to grey background. Finished grey background.
decided against.

4. 6. I then added the
mast head, and main
cover story.
7. Followed by the
other cover lines and
skyline.
8. Followed by
the Date
line, Issue
Number, and
Bar Code.