Sana Gillani

Creating My Front Cover

Background

Firstly, inserted a plain grey background. I decided to use this as my background, because all my images including my content would stand out. Also, this goes really well with the colours I used, as they do not clash with each other.

Header

Secondly, I inserted my header, which says ‘20 PAGE SUMMER TOUR SPECIAL’, I inserted this on a yellow background, to make the black text stand out, and to also make it eye catching for the audience, so they have an extra reason of why they should buy this magazine.

Footer

Thirdly, I inserted a footer on my front cover. I made sure that it was the same size and style as my header. This makes my front cover look more appealing and attractive to the audience. I used the footer, to reveal the names of bands/artists who are also featured in my magazine, to further intrigue them into buying my magazine.

Masthead

I added my masthead on top of my front cover, below my masthead. I used a very funky/rock style font for my masthead, to make my magazine look like a rock magazine. I used red and white colours to make my cover stand out and to also make my cover attract the reader.

Flash

I used a flash to inform the reader of the price of my music magazine. The use of the colour red makes the flash stand out on the page, so the reader is aware of how much my music magazine is for as soon as they lay their eyes on the cover.

Left-Third

I then added in my left third, to give the reader brief information of the contents of the magazine and what will be included. I used the combination of two colours, to make my left third stand out. The colours go really well together, as the do not clash, and adds to the rock style of my front cover.

Main Image / Name

I inserted the main image of the artist in the middle of the page. She is leaning forward with her arm stretched out in front of her doing the rock sign with her hands, making it look like a 3D dimensional image. I then inserted the name of the artist diagonally on the image, to give clear indication of the name of the artist in the image to the audience. I have used the same colours for the font as I did for my header and footer. The colour yellow really stands out on my front cover. The effect of this is to grab the audience’s attention.

Pull Quote

I inserted a pull quote just below the name of the artist, to indicate that It is a direct quote coming from the artist “BIGGER and BETTER with support from my fans”. The effect that a pull quote has on the reader is that it makes them intrigued and they are persuaded to buy the magazine, because they want to read the full article.

Flash

I inserted another flash, to give the reader a brief summary of what else they will read inside the magazine. This flash informs the reader of the history of fused. This will gain the reader’s interest, as they would want to know how fused came about and how it became so successful. It also made to look very eye catching, through the use of yellow and black.