Production:magazine front cover

Front cover...

I have edited the lighting, brightness and contrast to the main image featuring on the front cover, ensuring it stands out and looks professional enough to support the brand of 'Pop Planet.' 

This is the main basis of my front cover, simply including the masthead. I have already began to figure out a color palette, which is blue to match the top that one of the models is wearing to show a brand identity.  

Now, I have added in the featuring articles that are going to be included within the issue, making sure the more important words are highlighted in a contrasting color. Also, small details such as the date of the issue, price and bar code are all conventions which allow the magazine to be portrayed as professional. 

The next varies changes that I have made is the masthead and position of the blue banner towards the bottom. I used Photoshop to create a new masthead that I felt was more professional and a lot easier to read. By placing a box around the outside of the main text involved with the masthead, it makes it stand out without drawing all of the attention away from the central image. 

                          

Due to the fact that I decided to adapt the masthead, it therefore, means that the color palette has been changed slightly to ensure that the house style and typography is proved to be consistent. 

My focus group said that they think it would look good if I added a pop of pink to the front cover. Therefore, I have changed the house style completely to make it look a lot more like a pop magazine, I gained inspiration from already existing magazines. 

  

Another major adaptation that I have carried out on the front cover of my magazine is making it look a lot more busy with featuring articles, creating more incentives for my target audience to purchase it. I used Photoshop a lot throughout this process, mainly to get rid of the white background around some of the images; meaning the outcome looks a lot more professional.