Front Cover Construction

6th draft:

For my sixth draft i kept a lot of it the same as the previous draft, however i have altered a few things to improve it. I kept the name of the magazine the same size, the same font and in the same position. I kept it the same as i feel it works well with the main image, is clear to read and standouts out. I kept the text the same and the box size the same at the top of the page however i changed the font style as i feel i stands out better and fits better with the genre of music, therefore i also changed the font style for the pugs so they would match and create the house style of the magazine. I changed the style of of the '100' as i feel it works better as it conveys the genre of the magazine and makes it more eye cathing. I also changed the box colour that has the word 'shocking' in it as i feel it goes better with the background colour and the rest of the content on the page. I changed the word 'shocking' by making it red and having a white outline, this has improved the text as it stand outs. I changed the text of one of my cover lines by creating an effect on the word 'the horrors'. This makes the text interesting and standout, making the reader drawn in to the text. I kept the larger red writing across the image as i feel its clear and stands out, as the font is clear, large and the red standouts out against the black and white background, however i did change the smaller text underneath to black and changed it the the same font as the other text, to create the flow of the magazine and i feel the black writing looks more professional and goes better with the rest of the content with the magazine. Overall i like this draft the best out of all of them. I feel it works the best all together and like the positioning of each item. I will look into altering a few things to improve it for my final draft.

5th draft:

For this draft i kept the name and the text at the top of the page the same. This is because i feel these work well as there clear, work well with the picture and each other. However i changed the postioning of the issue number, and do not like the new postion as i fell its to close to the name of the magazine so people may read this before the name. I decided again to change the arrangement of the cover lines. I feel this time they look a lot better as they work well around the main image, making him the main focus and promoting him as an artist. I moved the pugs back to the same positions as to the previous drafts. I changed the angle of the bar code, and i feel it works better thid way. I like the cover line at the bottom of the page as i think it makes the text intrerstin and therefore stands out. Each time i feel the drafts are getting better and improving.

4th Draft:

For my fourth draft for the front cover i kept the name of the magazine in the same position and the same size, i did this as its clear, easy to read and fits well with the image. I changed the black box at the top of page, by making it smaller and changing the text, i feel this works a lot better as it makes the name standout more as it isn't as large and prominent to the page, The text style and size also works better as its clear and easy to read. I looked at changing the layout of my cover lines to see whether they worked better in different positions, i think the pug at the top of the page is to close to the name of the magazine, therefore the name no longer stands out. I moved the text in the black box that was on the previous drafts, to the side of the page as a cover line. It works better in this position however i feel that the pug worked better in that position as it fitted around the image best. I kept the text over the image the same, as i feel this works well, but i did change the smaller writing ,however i don't think it works as well as its not as bold so doesn't standout. Overall i feel my drafts are improving each time, however there are still changes to be made.

3rd Draft:

For my third design i kept the design of the name the same as i fell it works well with the image ,the genre of music, its clear, simple and easy to read. I have slightly altered the size of the black text box at the top of the page to make it less big and less dominate to the page, however i still don't like it. I changed the cover line on the right hand side and now i much prefer it, as its more subtle but it still standouts out and it fits around the image well, as well as the text on the left hand side. I kept the bar code and price in the same place and the two pugs as i feel that they work well in these positions as they are clear, standout out and fit around the main image, keeping it in focus. Overall i feel these drafts are progressively getting better and each time are improving.

2nd draft:

After creating and analysing my first draft i decided to create my second draft, and look at the areas that needed to be improved from my fist construction. I firstly started off by completely changing the font style of my name as i felt in the previous draft it was unclear. I now feel since i have changed it that it has become more clear and now standouts. I decided to keep the black box at the top of the page as i felt it might be less overpowering now the style has changed, however i still feel its to large and needs to be made smaller. On the previous one i felt the text was boring and therefore didn't standout, so i created a design which made the text standout, however i don't like it. I feel it is to large and spread out so the image is no longer the main subject of the page. I kept the text across the image the same but change the angle of the lower-case writing to mirror the larger text. I feel this works better as it looks more together and is therefore more clear for the viewer to read. I changed the positioning of the bar code and the price to the opposite side as i felt the pug needed to be moved lower down so its further away from the text, to make them both standout. Overall i fell this draft is an improvement from my first draft,however i feel that there are still improvements to be made.

1st draft:

I have started off by creating a first draft of my front cover. I looked at my planning stage to see the page layout i had designed for the front cover. When i started to create this design on Serif i straight away stared to alter the design as i could see different features worked better in different places. I feel this design has both bad and good elements to it. I feel that the design of the name is unclear and therefore doesn't standout. At the top of the page is a black box with text to draw in the viewer, however i feel that its to large and therefore over powers the name of the magazine. I think the Cover lines don't standout due to the size of the text and the font. The word 'shocking' is boxed in a white text box, however i feel it doesn't work as it doesn't fit around the image, so the male doesn't standout. I think the text in the centre going across the image is good as it standouts is clear and easy to read. The red links in the name of the magazine, bringing it all together. The bar code and the price are good as they are small and in the corner so don't take up to much space but are clear and easy to see. The two pugs are good as they make the magazine appealing as they standout against the background and the rest of the text. Overall i think this is a good first design but there are a lot of elements to be changed in order to improve the magazine.

As you can see i have started to begin my construction for my magazine. I have decided to start the construction of my front cover as this is the first page of the magazine, followed by the contents page and double page spread.