Drafts front cover
- 1. 1st Draft, 2nd Draft and 3rd Draft
- 2. 1St Draft
- 3. Brand Identity and Masthead Layout I made the Brand Identity gold, because I wanted I have followed the rule of thirds, because I wanted the the contrast with a pink background. Also I have picture to standout the most, as this is what people se first the curled “V” in the middle, as this will be used when looking for magazines. However, I didn’t want as the logo and help my target audience to everything to be too neat (e.g. there are large gaps between identify my magazine, but also the curled part of the cover lines and the brand identity, highlighting the the “V” is to create a sense of elegance for different sections), so I want the image to overlay the brand teenage girls, which would appeal to them identity, to create 3D effects, which makes the front cover more interesting Hybrid Exclusive I didn’t want the I put “Exclusive” right hybrids to be all under the Headline/ over the front banner, this is because, I know that if my target cover, as some audience sees this first, magazines place and reads the main story them at different underneath, I will be angles, etc… and it’s able to catch the not always attention of these artists appealing to the fans, which makes them eye, so I have tried want to read on. Also, to keep them neat, this will be a unique font but I will use the compared to the other font to make it cover lines, because this will help to highlight the more fun main story Cover line The cover line’s Kicker are above the hybrid’s so that my target audience can HANNAH & I have put the kicker in front of the picture, but more towards the bottom of the picture. easily identify what the different hybrids are. LOUISA This is because, the first thing the reader will see is the kicker and the picture behind is the Therefore, I can visual context of the catch their kicker, like visual attentions more evidence. Therefore I will clearly. I will also not be only attracting y have the font target audience, but also, much larger and a the fans of those two different font to singers. the hybrids, this is Lure Colour because this will I put the lure at the bottom of the When I did my questionnaire, I make the cover Font magazine, because the reader will found out that my target lines standout. But audience mainly want a spring The fonts are very read in a Z angle, therefore, the last also, because it coloured theme, therefore the free flowing, thing (production feature) they will stands out, I will background is either baby blue meaning curly see is the lure. Meaning they are use a font that or a baby pink colour scheme. etc…. because I’m more likely to take in the last represents the Also the writing is most likely to targeting teenage information they read, and as the be gold, because it compliments style of my girls lure is meant to be exciting, this will both of these background magazine e.g. make the reader want to read on colours, as well as keeping with Curlz MT about the main story. the theme of spring
- 4. 2nd Draft • I couldn’t follow the same pose as the 1st Draft, because my target audience chose this picture above. • I have changed the background to a slight peach colour, as it complements the colours of the costume, but also it creates a warmth to the picture
- 5. 3rd Draft • I added the chrome effect (silver background), because the peach background was very hard to work with in term of finding complementary colours for fonts. • Also, the colours were becoming to feminine, that the magazine was more like a fashion magazine rather than a muisc magazine. Meaning even though I have targeted teenage girls, I still need to be able to allow other target audiences such as grown women musicians, as it is mainly adults who are musicians.
- 6. Feedback on Draft 3 • The water effect around the musicians is very distracting, and covers the brand identity. Therefore, I think I will have to be more simple, but stylish with the background, so I will keep the silver background,and take off the chrome effect.