Final Frontcover

MAKING FRONT COVER #8

This is the final stage of making the front cover. I added a few final toches to the magazine such as the barcode, QR code and the magazine price. Also I added other gold images using the same proces as i used to make the main magazine title. 

MAKING FRONT COVER #7

At this stage I was experimenting with effects and ways I could make the magazine more 'fancy' and exciting therefore I decided to change the reflection in the artist's glasses. This process involved getting a picture of a recording studio, using the pen tool to cut the picture into the shape of the glasses, adding drop shadow and inner shadow and then changing the Hue & Saturation of the studio picture so that it suites the gold colour scheme of my magazine. 

MAKING FRONT COVER #6

 

At this stage I was looking for an effective font to apply to the main artist's name therefore i went to www.dafont.com to search for another font that stands out from the rest and one which is more personal to the artist and her character. I settled for a font under the 'hand written' category because it was more curvey/less serious/more playful. 

MAKING FRONT COVER #5

At this stage of making my front cover i was experimenting with different fonts for the minor stories on the front cover so i decided to chose a more futuristic font because it appeals to people of a more younger genaration rather than an older audience. I also experimented with the spacing out of text and chose to use it in a few text boxes

MAKING FRONT COVER #4

At this stage of making my front cover i was placing text boxes in the appropriate positions. This meant they were to go round the edges of the cover because traditionally in magazines the less significant stories are written in small sized font along the sides.

MAKING FRONT COVER #3

 

I chose to use this picture of Jess because I throught it was the most 'glamorous', wild and most fitting picture to suit the lifestyle of the magazine and its audience's preference because they wouldnt want a boring picture. I used the pen tool in Photoshop to cut out the picture in the best quality becauser the pen tool allows users to make perfect curves and straight lines. I then put minimal drop shadow on thet layer so that it stands out from the back ground.