The document summarizes the steps taken to create the front cover of a music magazine, including selecting an image and cropping it, adding a title with 3D effects, additional cover lines also with 3D effects, cover text in an oval shape, smaller explanatory text under each cover line, and finally details like a barcode, website, issue number, and price. Minor adjustments were then made to refine the design, such as changing the background color and repositioning some elements.

1. Production of music magazine
front cover
By Niamh Doherty

2. The first step that I did was to create a black background

3. Then the next thing I did was select one of the images I took
and crop it by using the ‘lasso tool’ to help create the look
that the girl is actually standing in front of a black
background.

4. Then I used ‘text’ to create the title of my magazine and made
it a good size font. I also gave the title a 3D effect so that it
stands out more and seems more professional.

5. Then, I created the main cover line which I made a
large size, but not any bigger than the title. I then
gave it a 3D effect to give it more definition.

6. Next, I did the magazines strap line.

7. Then I created an oval shape which contains the
text ‘20 artists to look out for in 2016’ to make it
stand out more which could result in the
audience buying the magazine

8. I included cover lines to inform the reader some of
the things that are going to be in the magazine.

9. Then, I included smaller text underneath each cover line
to inform the reader what the cover line is about and
interest them even more into purchasing the magazine

10. Next, I included information underneath the main
cover line to give the reader more understanding
about what the article is about.

11. I uploaded a barcode and made it to an
appropriate size for the page.

12. Underneath the barcode I included a website, issue
number and the price.

13. This is my finished magazine front cover
were I changed a few things such as the
background to a dark grey instead of
black, I removed the 3D effect from the
title, changed the colour of the cover
lines to red, positioned the main cover
line and the information underneath it in
the middle rather than the left hand side,
and finally adjusted the main cover lines
smaller information's’ underneath.