BY L E A H A L L A R D

COVER PAGE: STAGES

Out of the images that I took in the studio for my cover page, I felt this image suited best due to the composition of her stance being on the right side of the frame. I would then be able to display my cover lines and main cover lines down the left side of the frame without them getting lost within the image and that they would stand clear against the plain coloured background. After choosing my cover photo I then decided that I wanted my title to work behind the model as it would reflect that the magazine is well known and that the entire title would not need to be seen completely to know the name. I liked the idea of it fading out as it disappears behind the models head. Also the strong contrast of C clashing in with the black, leather jacket.

I began adding the main cover line which is the name of the music artist displaying my feature article. I want the text to stay plain but have a stylish feel to it presenting a sophisticated, young adult design to the magazine. It is most conventional for the bar code to be displayed at the bottom of the cover page and for a first thought decided to display it over the top of the main cover image girl so that I would have plenty of room to display my cover lines/ main cover line. I’ve edited her hair in the frame by smoothing it down so that the title was seen better. She had many wispy strands interrupting the title and therefore looks smoother and creates a professional look for both the magazine and model.

The second addition to my magazine was the second half to my main cover line, ‘Paige Richards’. When creating a CD cover which was an inverted image of the model, I decided to link it in with the cover page and used an inverted box behind ‘Richards’ to imply this. I believe it works well in relation to its purpose but I need to work on bringing the text forward so that it stands out more over the inverted box because at the minute I seem to be loosing it. I’m continuing with the same text as I’m still certain that it works well in sophistication and of the eyes of a young female adult.

This is the CD cover that I created for my feature article (double page spread). It’s conventional for music magazines as it advertises the product for the music artist that the subject is on. This is where I make the link between the inverted image on my CD cover and my cover page, main cover line text.

As the inverted image is purple, I figured the letter ‘C’ should also be presented dark purple to fit in together. The fade has also been adjusted to a light purple. I’ve started to add in my cover lines, ‘Winter Wonderland’ adding some fashion articles into my fashion and music magazine. I presented ‘Winter Wonderland’ in white to present the mood of cold. Winter is a cold time of year and could connote white for snow which can appear during winter. Therefore the link works there. Underneath my main cover line I’ve added an extra title explaining what the main cover line is about.