The document summarizes the design elements of a music magazine front cover created by the author. Key elements included a large dominant masthead making the title clear, a sophisticated main model image suited to the magazine, and banner cover stories standing out at the top and bottom. Neutral black and white colors were used throughout the front cover, contents page, and double page spread to make the design sophisticated, grown up, and different from other colorful magazines. The consistent black and white color scheme and repetition of the masthead carried the theme throughout the magazine.

2. In my media work, I have shown the forms and conventions of real media
products, mainly on my front cover.
The masthead. A large, dominant
icon. Making it clear what the
title of the magazine is.
The main image. A very
sophisticated model. To
suit the magazine.
Cover stories. Shown in
banners, so they stand
out at the top and the
bottom of the front cover.
Barcode and price. Shown clearly, so
the audience can read it clearly.

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4. My music magazine, is a very sophisticated magazine. Which is how I wanted it to be, a
very clear main image, with neutral colours. My pop/fashion magazine is very poster
like. I wasn't intending to do it like that at the beginning but how it has turned out I like
it, because it looks sophisticated and grown up. Also the bright red lipstick on my
models face stands out, because there is just one lot of bold colour throughout the
front cover, contents page and double page spread.
The theme stays with the magazine throughout the front cover, contents page and
double page spread. Black and white are very plain and very neutral colours but I
wanted it to be different from all the other colourful magazines, I wanted to be
different with the colour scheme.

5. The Masthead. Has been
carried onto the contents
page