Construction of Front Cover

Final

Construction:

To create my magazine, I started by ensuring all my house style colours where present to then work from. From analysing existing Pop magazines it was apparently that a variety of different font types where used across the page. This was incorporated onto my page, however the mast head remained unique in comparison, in order for the brand to be recognisable. Typical conventions of magazines such as sell lines and a bar code was also used to make the front cover appear more professional. The concept of my model holding a white board work effectively as text was edited on top to make the magazine look interesting and engaging. 

More conventions have been added on the second draft such as the banner above the mast head and other essential conventions such as a puff. The language used on the sell lines was colloquial and fun to engage the reader and appear on a more personal level. More shapes have been added to the background so the magazine would have the "busy" image, which most pop magazines do. Fonts have also been altered from the first draft to more fun and attracting fonts. 

The third final draft I felt had achieved the look of a sophisticated pop magazine well. Many of the colours had been changed such as the strength in the use of yellow and pink, making the house style constant. Photos from the photo shoot have also been incorporated onto the cover and positioned beside the main model. Convergence links to social media platforms beneath the price code works effectively, in particular to my target audience as they would usually be a younger generation, spending a great deal of time on social media websites.