Front cover

My basic idea of layout and which picture and where I would place everything else on the front cover of my music magazine.

These are many mocks up of my front cover with different effects or taking things away from the image or adding some brush effects to fit in with my music genre. I have used this photograph because it my model looks happy and having fun and its what i am trying to show someone having fun and to make the magazine very approachable but also adding effects to add the uniqueness of music genre. My music magazine front cover started off very basic like my others with the other mocks up just a layout of my text around her and to make sure her head isn't cut off so the face is still visible as she is my main article also the name rebellion I think is a good name as it fits in very well with my music genre and again I think it will stick inside the audiences mind. The use of the butterfly splatter was just to add something extra and make the front cover more filled. After this idea i was inspired to add something extra to the picture and mess around with the effects and made a purple shadow to link with my colour scheme as all my mock ups follow the chosen colour scheme but it was more of idea to see how the shadow would I do like it but i think it makes the front cover look to full and I don't think it fits in with my music genre its more of a effect used in pop magazines but i thought I would see how it would look it does however, it makes the front cover stand out but i don't think it looks correct and doesn't fit in well with my genre. I decided again to make some changes and I got rid of the shadow effect but i added a swirl effect around her around one of her hands to show she is the main article and to show in control but also to link with her stage name but also the genre again and really shows of the creative side to music but also artistic which could portray how she performs on stage and in her music and there is really something about the artist. I really like this idea as I think the paint goes around her arm and hand really well as it shows a sort of magic thing around her to show her own emotions through the effects. Then I decided to use an effect that I used on my other mock up of the front cover a paint splatter in the corner which looks very effective and fits in well with music genre but also would link my contents and double page spread together but i also think it makes the front cover different from others as its creative yet moody. My next front cover I spray paint effect i used behind again to see what it would look like but again the paint effects link all of my pages together also using my colour scheme but i think i should use to much white on the front cover as it is becoming over run with white text and white effects so, it may have looked better in purple instead of white. I really do like the effect i have chosen but also where it is positioned it as the lightning effect goes on the name and it looks like its striking down on the stage name, so it shows something special about the music and to so the artist is new and steaming up the music charts but i think it leaves to much space on the left hand side and doesn't look very full which isn't what I want, I want the front cover to looked full and busy but not to much just a nice amount so this maybe not the best idea for my front cover. I like the use of the paint splatter as it fills the page but not enough for my magazine but links all my pages together but i think it too pink instead of purple which isn't part of my magazine colour theme so I don't think this idea would best for my front cover. I like the use of the writing effect behind the artist this time it remind me of music album covers and I thought it would be best as its very different but i don't think its bright enough for my front cover so it looks plain as its not a bright enough effect so it wouldn't attract the audience to my magazine. I really like the next ideas i had on my front cover as I used paint splatter effects and in purple this time but they also make my front cover stand out, but also make it link really well with the rest of my pages and the genre of music but also make the page look full, busy and creative linking very well with indie music genre.

New and improved front cover I decided to use a different photograpgh as i had advice from other students and teachers as it was a mutal feeling, they all felt there was somthing missing from the magazine so I went through my other photographs i found this one and edited it to get rid of the background. The other students,myself and the teachers thought this one looked a lot better andd fitted in better with my genre of music. So I have deicded to go along with the my target audiences opinions which who opinions matter more as it is them i am aiming my magazine at.

I really like this photogragh and fits well on my front cover and the photograph is very unquie as it shows the artist is thinking and looking very mysetrious which fits in well with indie genre but also makes the audience want to know more about her and make the target audience buy this magazine. The picture as it covers the whole front cover and is big but also bold makes it obvious she is the main article in the magazine. Also she is wearin purple on her shirt to also link the pages togther as its part of my colour scheme for this music magazine which again links with indie genre of music.

this idea is my first one with new photograph i decided to again use a spraypaint/paint splatter to link my contents and double page spread together to show they are all part of the same magazine and i also added a quote from a reviewer on the artist to make it standout and make the article and artist standout to make them buy my magazine but her expression and clothing links in really well with genre of music she is promoting. Also links in the her stage name rebellion as it shows her rebelious side to the artist linking with the spray paint which links with rebellion teenagers which creates a connection with target audience.

On these new improved front cover Iused again different effects on the front cover and I really like the ones with the spray paint effects or the paint splatter ones as the splatters link all the pagwes togther and link in very well with my genre of music. Overall my front cover looks a lot better and more related to the indie theme.