This is my step by step creation process of my front cover which i did not use. I explain all the decisions i made and how the effected my target audience.

1. I wrote the initials of
my music magazine
R&G in the desired
font as this would be
the mast head of my
music magazine. I
then chose the select
tool and highlighted
the writing and
dragged it off the
banner which then
left behind an
interlace colour and
the initials ‘R&G’
remained.

2. I imported my main
image and my logo
which I wanted to use
and then tilted the top
banner so it was
positioned diagonally
to give off an urban
effect to relate to my
chosen target
audience. I also
created another
banner and again tilted
it diagonally in the
bottom right of the
magazine to create
consistency in the
magazine. I then went
on to import my
synergy links and
placed them one by
one in the bottom left
on top of the banner.

3. The first social media
link I imported was
Facebook.
Additionally, I also
placed the date and
issue number of the
magazine in the top
left of the magazine
where space had
been created due to
me tilting the
banner. This displays
my effective use of
space.

4. I then imported my
twitter logo.

5. I wasn’t sure
whether to have
a retro Facebook
link or to use the
conventional
Facebook logo.
So I imported
both and then
decided that I
was going to
keep the retro
logo as this
would relate
more to my
target audience.

6. Finally, in the
bottom left of
my magazine I
added a barcode
as this would
add to the
realism of my
magazine. I also
imported a
Spotify link as
this is well
known and the
users would be
able to recognise
this logo.