2. Front Cover Draft
Firstly, I drafted a magazine
cover on Microsoft
Word, which gave me an
idea of where I wanted
everything to be placed and
what I wanted on my cover.
This is my finished
draft, which was quite basic
and simple.
3. Original Main Image
I then decided I wasn’t happy with
the photos I had, so retook some
more and decided to use the photo
below, as my front cover. I used this
photo as it shows a typical student
in a happy and positive stance to
represent a good side of the
college.
4. Adding a masthead and editing
picture levels
I edited this image on Photoshop –
adjusting the levels and skin complexions
to make the image of the person appear
brighter. This image now shows my
finished editing of the front cover main
image and the masthead that I
redesigned from my draft. My masthead
design now stood out more and looked
more unique to the magazine than in my
original draft. I decided to make my
magazine free as it is aimed at the
students of the college and therefore as a
student, many don’t want to spend too
much money.
5. Adding main cover lines
After, I added the main cover lines across
the front of the image, which I made big
and bright in an eye-catching font, which
I would hope to draw attention to the
magazine cover. The main cover line
across the front of the image is in a
different font to the rest of the cover
writing so it differentiates from the rest of
the cover, and is bright so it stands out
from a distance.
6. Adding all cover lines, footer and
drop- shadowing
Next, I added the rest of the cover
lines, and altered the font, colour and
added drop shadows to make it bright
and to make it stand out from a
distance. The colour of the sell-lines
differentiate between each one, so the
main articles inside the magazine stand
out above the rest.
7. Finishing my front cover
To finish my front cover, I added a flash
to make the magazine more appealing
to get. I also added a footer to the
bottom of my front cover which gives a
glimpse of what’s inside the magazine. I
finished my adjusting some of the drop
shadows and effects on the image and
writing to make it stand out more, and
then my front cover of the magazine was
complete.
