2. I started off my front cover with placing
the image in the centre of my page
with the eye-line in the hotspot. This
would create a basis for my front cover
and would allow me to work around
the image, making sure I don’t cover
the main image with any cover lines
etc.

3. Next, I placed the masthead
above my main image. I
created a mask (by drawing
round the image with the lasso
tool and selecting the mask
tool) so that it would appear
behind my image
After placing the masthead on
my page, I inserted the header
across the top. It was
important to place this on my
page next so I could ensure I
had left enough room at the
top for it to go on

4. I then inserted the text inside the
header. I placed names of famous
artists/bands in pink text to draw the
readers attention to it, and this would
appeal to them if they listen to these
particular artists. The next thing I
placed on my page was the pug. The
text inside it says ‘First ever Edition’. I
chose to place this inside the pug
because the pug will draw attention
as it is an individual cover line and I
wanted to make it clear to my reader
that this is the first ever edition so
they would be keen to buy it.

5. My cover lines were the next feature of my front cover that I created. I
made sure the cover line that was about the model on the front page
anchored the image, so that it is clear it is about her. I also made sure
I left plenty of room to include my main cover line as this would need
to be a lot larger and bolder than the rest, in order to make it obvious
to the reader that this is the biggest story and the most important

6. The final feature I added to my
front cover was the barcode
and the price. I left this till last
because it is the least important
in terms of attracting my
audience. A barcode always
goes in dead space as this isn’t
valuable space, therefore I
simply left room in the bottom
left hand corner, and placed it
there at the end, along with the
price of my magazine.