Front Cover Production

 I will show you all screen shots of the development of my front cover, including things which I change and things which I want to keep.

I have decided to use this particular image as I feel it highlights everything I want my magazine to comply with. The style of music genre which will be featured in this magazine is described as rocky & heavy yet with a touch of emotion and vibrance. In this picture it covers all of this ie

Rock: un-groomed bearded face with styled indie style hair cut
Heavy: Nose ring and the band which I am promoting on my T-Shirt is a heavy well known band
Emotion- The pose which is being displayed is very soft and inviting. Looking straight into the camara to connect with the viewer
Vibrance - The ways in which the photo is edited via photoshop gives the entire piece a glossy vinice and proffessional and bright finish. Also the colour of the words on the T-shirt came out very well on the camara and also gives that vibrant look/

I changed the size of the font and added a small title and a small hand out to fill the page up a little bit more.

I have added my regular content of "album of the week" with popular album titles to potentially raise the reader size whilst sticking within the type of genre.

I have changed the word hand out for magazine as the word hand out can be connotated as something different to what it is. Also I have created my masterhead and used the addition of a star to try and make it look unique and stand out from other magazines. I have used a Impact front and stretched it to give it an easy yet bold look and thickened the outline to give it more prominence as a brand logo. After deciding my colour scheme of gold/yellow, black and white, I tried to create a colour that was more than just a standard colour so I edited and added a black shading which I think makes it stand out alot more. I added my regular content of the album of the week and chose albums which 1. Complied with the type of music genre I am promoting & 2. Had colourful covers which fit my colour scheme of yellow/gold, white and black.

I have added my main feature on and placed it under the arm of the picture to make sure I don't ruine the picture. I used Berlin Sans FB Demi for all other headings ad I felt like it was similar to the masterhead but less prominent as I want the title itself to stand out more. I am using buzz words like FREE to gain more buyers and establish Accolade as a brand of magazine that gives something back to its customers.

I have added my Positioning Statement but I am un sure if it works. I will come back to it after I have worked on my contence page and work on it more.