Front Cover Draft 03

This is my front cover so far

I am very pleased with how I adapted conventions to appeal to my target audience (such as the use of the colour scheme of red black and white).

Also, the model being on the right, yet still cover part of the masthead, follows convention and allows for a better magazine layout.

I have included ideology information near the bar code (the website of the magazine).

There is also a special offer of Free Badges, which would appeal to my target audience, as small badges are somewhat of a fashion statement.

I am very pleased with how this turned out and will discuss it in further detail in the evaluation.

After reviewing the front cover, it seems evident that there are several changes I will have to make to it:

• I will remove the shadow from the photograph, to give the magazine a more professional and less 'cheap' feel to it

• I will change the fonts in the small advertisement for free badges, and in the footer, so that they fit in more with the image of my magazine

• I will put a shadow effect on the badge to make it look more aesthetically pleasing (which will hopefully be the outcome when coupled with the change in font)

• I will change the background colour, as the current background is slightly discoloured and lacks the professional feel I wish my magazine to have. Photographically, it also has quite a bit of 'noise' on the background, which gives the magazine a cheap look, which I wish to get rid of

• I also will change the colours on the 'Blue Dawn' cover line so that it stands out more. I will probably change it to a colour which, while breaking the red/white/black convention, keeps up the bands image and also stands out on the page

Front Cover Draft 02

This is a draft/mock-up I made of the front cover.

There is alot I will need to change, such as the placement of the main image, which in my opinion limits the layout of the front cover (such as placement of the main cover line and the normal cover line).

I iwll consider these aspects while making my final front cover

Double Page Spread Draft 01

This is the hand drawn draft of my double page spread.

Contents Page Draft 01

This is the hand drawn draft of my contents page.

Front Cover Draft 01

This is the hand-drawn draft for my front cover.

'Enter Oblivion' Photographs:

I took several mid shots of the model, for use on the front cover and/or contents page to advertise the article, but my favourite image of these is the one I intend to use on the double page spread where the male model is leaning against the wall.

I used, like intended, a white-walled corridor-like area, though may edit some of the background out to make the double page spread look better (i.e. make it a better, more even colour).

I also experimented with some different lighting techniques (some of which didn't work, as seen by the photo in which half is in shadow).

'Hyperbolic Dandyism' Photographs:

As you can see, the photographs I took were of a single male model against a white background, as I planned.

I believe he fits the image of the band well (through use of props - i.e. clothing, and hair and also the expression of his face).

Some of the shots are at a low angle to connote that he is more important than others, and he is always giving eye contact to the camera (a convention of music magazine front covers).

I used medium close ups and mid shots, as I believe these will offer the best model placement for the front cover.

The stance of the model is also very confident (which is also a convention when regarding representation).