Construction new media 2

1. The Original Cover – For Reference

2. First of all, I removed the background from my mast head, revealing a large
amount of unattractive lines. I needed to completely restart it.
My skyline
needed a new
font, as it was
too
minimalistic.
This was
purely
experimentati
on in this
screenshot.

3. The skyline was once again
altered, to a new font. A drop
shadow was added in
blending options, to give it
some depth.
I removed the footer
completely, as well as
the barcode. It will be
added in later.
This font works
well, but seems
to clash with
“James Gray”.
More work is
needed.
I have moved
the price tag,
as I plan to
place it next to
my barcode.

4. I changed the mast
head back to the
original font, to see
if I could perhaps
edit it again into
something more
interesting.
I changed the skyline back to the old font
too, for comparison purposes. The new font
is definitely much more violent and striking
than this one.

5. The background needed
tweaking for readability. It
might need further changing
later on .
Another font change. Clearly
the more extravagant fonts
are the way forward.

6. I went back to the first font change that I
thought clashed and did some work. By
some clever tweaking of drop shadow, I
created a very rebellious looking spray
paint effect, that’s much more chaotic
than before.
Exclusive is now in
black, to contrast
with the red and
white of James
Grey and Slicing
Into Metal.
I moved my plug over my
cover star, to make room
for more content. I need
a really “busy” front
cover.

7. I removed the website address, to be
added in at a later date, or moved to the
contents page entirely.
The barcode is now in the centre, and
larger for ease of use. The price tag is
just above, in the same style as
before except black for readability.

8. A drop shadow has been added to
give the numbers some depth
I copied the
article from my
inspired
magazine, but
changed the
style. Words
aren’t in a
straight line,
because metal
music is crazy
and mental.
Each letter here is a separate layer.
Deliberately at different heights
and sizes as they are “wild”.
The paint tool
has been used
to make these
stand out,
creating
cohesion with
the spray paint
look of the new
mast head.

9. Plus has been
rotated using the
transform tool. My
main aim with this
new cover is to
make things more
frenetic. Subtle
alterations can have
a big impact
combined.
More bands are
placed here. The
front cover needs
to have an
overwhelming
amount of
content.

10. Using the paint tool, 2 FREE ALBUMS INSIDE
appears to be placed on a paint splat,
creating cohesion with the mast head.

11. Again, even more bands have been added to the front cover.
To make them stand out, I used stroke around the letters.
Then using paint, placed a smear for the block quotes
underneath. The spray paint look appears to be an effective
style for the genre.

12. The skyline was a definite improvement,
but not quite chaotic enough. I replaced
the black lines with lightning bolts found
on Google Images.
The font has
been increased,
for both
readability and
reducing the
amount of
empty space on
the front cover.
A line underneath is for
organisation. However it seems
to clash and look too organised,
so I will remove it later.

13. The font is now white, with a black stroke used
to make it visible from the bright background.
The lightning bolts
are more prominent
now, thanks to the
text being white.
Previously, it was all a
big clash of red.

14. I used a different paint effect, similar to the
one found below on the feature stores.
The text now
has a white
stroke, as it
helps it stand
out further.

15. A new plug has been added,
making the product seem
more attractive to the
consumer. Again, I have used
the paint effect for cohesion
I moved this plug down,
purely for organisational
reasons. I was happy with
this plug, so it has
received few changes.
However, it now reads
“WITNESS THE CHAOS
WITH THE CHANCE TO
SEE SLAYER LIVE.” As the
previous text was little
too pedestrian for the
metal genre.

16. The paint has been
changed again,
although I still feel
it is not quite
perfect.
Two posters are now visible to go alongside the
plug. A red stroke has been placed around them
so they stand out.