Making my front cover

I started by resizing the image so that it fit the page and left enough (but not too much) room at the top for a masthead. I also did not want too much space at the sides of the page, and resizing the image helped to get rid of this.

Next I added the masthead and erased some of it so that it did not overlay the main image. I resized the masthead so that it took up the whole width of the page but still left room for a header.

Next I added a header with some text to draw in the audience. For the text colour I used the select tool to make it the same colour as the background of the main image and the same shade of purple as seen on the model on the main image.

I then added a footer using the same techniques as used for the header and added a background shape for my main headline. I used the rotate tool as this is a technique widely used in the production of rock magazine covers.

I added more text using contrasting colours which stand out well and draw the audience’s attention. I decided to type in upper case as this is a general convention used in the genre.

Next I added a plug and re-coloured the outline of it so that it matched the colours of the text. The text in the puff was re coloured so that it is the same as the background which goes with the house style.

I added a quote above the main article to draw in the audience and I added a secondary article to let the audience know what is in the magazine. I kept all fonts and colours the same for the text in order to keep a consistent house style.

I added an image from a secondary article with a purple boarder, the same as the text. I added a pull quote and rotated it as I did with the main article.

Next I added some secondary images to the bottom of the page with white boarders to make them stand out from the main image. I also added some text to accompany the images. Some of the text overlays one of the images which is a convention for this genre of magazine. I also added a barcode and left some space for a date and issue number.