From researching a variety of genres of magazine front covers, it gave me inspiration on magazine layouts and the codes and conventions used. From carrying out this important research I was able to identify the key features of a magazine front cover, enabling me to design some freehand drafts of initial ideas.
Initial Idea 1
This is my first initial idea for my magazine front cover. A strength of this draft is that it has one key image that takes up most of the page, conforming to the layout of other magazines. The layout is clear and concise which is a strength as it doesn't distract from the content of the magazine. The masthead is big and bold and is centred at the very top of the page which is very common on all magazines. This draft is similar to the Rolling Stone magazine as it includes all of the features on that particular magazine. Overall, this magazine conforms to magazine conventions as it includes a masthead, main coverline, coverlines and a key image. However, it does not include any puffs, banners or any smaller images which is a weakness to this idea. There is also a lot of dead space on the right third of the page which could be improved on.
Initial Idea 2
A strength to this draft is that there is not a lot of dead space, as it includes many images and coverlines as well as a puff and a banner, which the first initial idea did not include. These elements show to the audience that this magazine has a lot of things to offer, such as many different articles to read and the main bands that will be featured in this issue. I developed some of the features of the initial first idea such as the main key image that takes up most of the page and included it in my second draft aswell.
Initial Idea 3
On the third draft, the main element I changed was the position and size of the masthead. Instead of having it centred in the middle of the page, I changed the layout of the page moving the masthead to the left third of the page. On the top right hand corner of the page there is an image which interests the reader into other articles featured in the magazine. As puffs are a good way to attract the audience and fill up any dead space on the page, I added two onto this sketch. If I were to add any improvements to this sketch, the key image on the page could be a bit bigger so it reaches the masthead at the top of the page.
Here are some images of myself sketching some initial ideas:
This is my first initial idea for my magazine front cover. A strength of this draft is that it has one key image that takes up most of the page, conforming to the layout of other magazines. The layout is clear and concise which is a strength as it doesn't distract from the content of the magazine. The masthead is big and bold and is centred at the very top of the page which is very common on all magazines. This draft is similar to the Rolling Stone magazine as it includes all of the features on that particular magazine. Overall, this magazine conforms to magazine conventions as it includes a masthead, main coverline, coverlines and a key image. However, it does not include any puffs, banners or any smaller images which is a weakness to this idea. There is also a lot of dead space on the right third of the page which could be improved on.
Initial Idea 2
A strength to this draft is that there is not a lot of dead space, as it includes many images and coverlines as well as a puff and a banner, which the first initial idea did not include. These elements show to the audience that this magazine has a lot of things to offer, such as many different articles to read and the main bands that will be featured in this issue. I developed some of the features of the initial first idea such as the main key image that takes up most of the page and included it in my second draft aswell.
Initial Idea 3
On the third draft, the main element I changed was the position and size of the masthead. Instead of having it centred in the middle of the page, I changed the layout of the page moving the masthead to the left third of the page. On the top right hand corner of the page there is an image which interests the reader into other articles featured in the magazine. As puffs are a good way to attract the audience and fill up any dead space on the page, I added two onto this sketch. If I were to add any improvements to this sketch, the key image on the page could be a bit bigger so it reaches the masthead at the top of the page.
Here are some images of myself sketching some initial ideas:
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