Music Magazine Front Cover

The Photoshop Process (Front Cover)

Fifth Cover Draft

I decided here that in the last draft the background was too distracting. I also made the skyline thinner and the text slighty larger. I added the "win inside" plug from the second draft and made some of the main coverline yellow to match the skyline. I think that the dark background works better although I think I will add a layer over the top of lighting flare, much like I did in my fourth draft.

Canterbury at Hull Fruit

"Britain are taking rock back!"

 

 

These are a few photographs that I took at Fruit when Canterbury were playing. I think that I could use one of them on my contents page or as a poster preview on the front cover.

Poster/Contents images

These are a few extra photographs that I took to either use as posters or as images on my contents page. I need to create a name for this "duet" and maybe lighten the images a little.

Fourth Cover Draft

This draft includes most of the aspects that I have liked so far such as the single large coverline and two smaller cover lines, the hazard tape, the slightly tilted mast head and my favourite cover image.
I decided to change the background of the image because I felt that it was just a little too bland to fit with the theme of the magazine, I also added a layer of disco lighting over the top of the image to make it look somewhat like what I originally planned with the star stencil over the lights.

Third Cover Draft

I decided that I didn't like the images of the two previous cover drafts due to the dark and busy background it was taken in front of. I chose this image because the background is simple and although not the colour I originally intended, makes the models stand out. I spent some time experimenting with fonts and layouts and created my main cover line, inspired by magazines such as NME and Kerrang! which don't have many small cover lines but one large one. Also inspired by these magazines I created a large plug which advertises this issue as a "poster special".

Second Cover Draft

I decided to remove the yellow bar at the bottom of the cover as I felt that it made the yellow too overpowering.and cropped the cover image too much. I also put the mast head on a slant to make it look more like a stamp. I realised that the coverlines weren't visible enough in front of the image so I decided to put a slightly transparent black behind all of the words. I stuck with the same sky line as I think that it is attractive and would make people want to read.
I like the "WIN" plug as it will pull the audience in and make them want to open the magazine. I also added some caution tape which adds to the feeling of rebellion created by the mast head font. 
I would put a few photos of posters included in the magazine over the caution tape.

First Cover Draft

This is the first draft of my front cover, I still have to take some images for the bottom of the page. I like this because of the position of the models. However I could make the heads of the models overlap the mast head to fit with conventions, also I could find a better way to place the taglines around the image.