Music Magazine Cover Production

Step 1: to start with, i made the background into a mixture of grey and white using the affect where it starts as grey at the top then it fades into white as it goes into the middle then back into grey as it heads towards the bottom of the page. i placed a black sell-line with white writing, this helps it stand out on the magazine and draws readers eyes, also i included artists that are going to be featured in the magazine so it helps convince consumers to buy it, also the white font goes with the background colour scheme and helps it blend in. The title is orange and large, also starts from the left, this is because when you read anything you always assume to look at the top left, so instantly viewers will be forced to look at the title which will draw them in to look at the rest of the front cover. the orange font makes it stand out on top of the grey and white background, therefor if it was to be placed on a shelf the title would stand out. a star has been placed between 'Flip' and 'Side' to make it stand out more, also it gives it a more urban feel and helps it relate to the genre of urban music hip hop and Rap.

Step 2: next i have put in a edited image, the crouching image makes it look very unique and also the clothes are the same colour as the background so it creates a colour scheme that goes well together. the image had been edited so it will fit perfectly to make it look as though the artist is crouching and the magazine is behind him, rather than him being placed on the magazine.

Step 3: Cover lines have been edited in this stage, colour scheme orange and white running throughout them. the main cover line that stands out is "Lil Wayne", this is the cover line which has been used to go with the image, so automatically viewers are drawn to the image and the cover line that goes with it, this is linked to the double page spread so it helps the magazine come together.

Step 4: This is the final version of the front cover. an extra cover line has been added to the bottom, after step 3 it seemed to be a big gap at the bottom that needed to be filled, so a teaser has been put there saying "Kanye East, New tour dates revealed for Asia", so it teases the consumer to look inside the magazine to see when the tour dates are.