The document describes the process of designing the front cover for a magazine in Photoshop. The designer experimented with different color schemes and layouts, settling on purple, black and white. Elements like the skyline, footer, title box and model photo were added and refined. Fonts, colors and positioning of elements were adjusted to improve visual balance and emphasis on the names of artists featured in the magazine. The final draft featured stories, photos and other details to create an engaging cover design.

1. Front cover
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2. I started making first draft for
my front cover by opening
photoshop. I then added a
skyline by putting 6 artists’
names down so it gives
audience and idea what this
magazine will include. I have
decided that my main colours
for this magazine will be
purple, black and white so
then I coloured the box in
purple and typed the letters in
black because those two
colours look good together.

3. After that I put the footer on the
front cover but this time it is
black with a purple writing on it.
Even though the skyline and
footer aren’t in the same colour,
they still look good because the
colours are used in reverse. I
started typing the text for the
footer but then I decided that I
should change a font of the
skyline. So I changed it to a
different font and now it looks
better and emphasizes the
names a bit more which would
attract audience’s attention
when the cover is finished.

4. The next thing I did was made a
box for the title. I decide that it
would be a good idea to make it
black as the main colours of this
cover are black, white and
purple. Then, to make it look
more interesting, I drew some
purple lines inside the box so it
stands out a bit more as well.
Afterwards, I chose a name for
my magazine which is SSS which
stands for ‘sassy, slick, smooth’.
It was pretty difficult to choose
the font I want to use because it
is important that you use an
appropriate font as it should go
together wit the theme and
genre of the magazine. I chose
the white colour for the name
because it’s one of the main
colours and it also stands out on
the black background of the box.

5. I added some more detail to the
front cover, for example: a plug
because it gives the readers a
chance to win something which
will attract their attention as
Leeds Festival is such a great
place to go to. Then i edited the
footer and added more detail
there, such as price, date and
social websites. It is important
that audience knows this
information because the
magazine can gain more readers
by telling their social websites
such as Facebook.

6. The most important step was
when I added a photo of my model
Sandra. I chose a photo where she
is a bit to the side beecause then
the title box does not cover her
face. I like this photo because she
looks quite serious but she smiles
at the same time so it shows mixed
emotions. The colours of her coat
and tights go together with the
main colours of the front cover
which are black, white and purple.
I also changed the colour of my
skyline because then it goes better
together with the rest of stuff on
the cover.

7. I decided that I should make Sandra's eyes look a bit more
blue so they look more effective.
I used the tool showed at the right side of this slide. I made it
look almost see-through so then the eyes don't go too blue.

8. Now I have added two feature
stories and the photos of the
artists. I chose to colour the box
in white because then it kind of
jumps out and attracts attention
to the texts. Text is written in
black and it goes well together
with the white background.

9. As the next step, I moved the
photos of Alicia Keys and Iggy
Azalea because they look
better in that position. Also I
have added some self-taken
photos at the bottom left
corner and they will act like
posters in this magazine. Main
story was also added but it was
showed in a different position
to the usual. I highlighted my
models name which is Sandra
to make it stand out as she is
my main artist of this cover.
This is also my final first draft
and I think it came out as a
successful piece!

10. As the next step, I moved the
photos of Alicia Keys and Iggy
Azalea because they look
better in that position. Also I
have added some self-taken
photos at the bottom left
corner and they will act like
posters in this magazine. Main
story was also added but it was
showed in a different position
to the usual. I highlighted my
models name which is Sandra
to make it stand out as she is
my main artist of this cover.
This is also my final first draft
and I think it came out as a
successful piece!