Design 1:
The design is simple and easy to read therefore it may attract readers as they will be more focused on the picture rather than the text. The white background shows simplicity and is similar to other newspapers in the market as most magazines use a one colour background. I have used 3 main colours on my front cover which are white black and blue. I have used the blue for title to make it stand out and make it clear for anyone to see, Other than that I have used some artists names under the title which is unique and different to other magazines. The artists mentioned are the ones that would be included in my magazine and the ones that are popular right now in the grime industry. I have positioned my one and only picture in the middle of the page so it is clear. I have used a black and white filter for it to match the colours used on the front cover. However this design might be considered as quite plain and boring as there is not much text on it and only 3 main colours therefore people may not be interested in it. This design would be appropriate for my genre as the headlines are grime related and the artists mentioned are also grime artists.
Design 2:
This design may be good as it I used 2 main colours except the picture which makes it stand out on the page more.This allows to catch the readers eye and see what the main topic of the magazine is straight away. I have used the same font throughout the front cover to show professionalism and also not to confuse the readers. I have used white text as it looks good on the grey background and makes it stand out while sticking to plain colour on the front cover. I have centered my title in the top middle of the page as it is a usual place on a magazines cover which allows simplicity. I have also used a lot of subtitles on my front cover to allow the readers to know what the magazine could be about and allow them to be interested without having to open up the magazine to search for the different topics. However the text can be hard to read as the white colour text only really shows up on the grey background therefore the text would have to be moved around to make sure it is on placed on the main image. Also the main image would have to be photo shopped again as it does not look professional. Also there is too much background showing so I would have to add more text or make the image bigger to cover the grey space. This could be appropriate for my target genre as it looks rough and sketchy.
Design 3:
My last mock up design may be considered good as it has a lot of text on it which gives my target audience a lot of information on what would be included in my magazine and therefore they could be more interested in getting it. I have also used 2 main colour on my front cover in order to keep it simple and plain. With the main image, I have photo shopped it to crop out the background and then added a filter to make it black and white in order to make it match the rest of the front cover. As the image is black/grey scale, it allowed me to add white text on top of it to make it stand out from the image. I have used this text to be my main text on my front cover as it is the only one in a different colour therefore it stand out and is easy to read also. I have not used a bar code as the magazines I have previously analysed didn't have any and I decided it the cover would look better without it, I have placed the text all over the front cover so it fills up empty spaces of the white background so the magazine looks more filled up without there being too much text on it. The way I could improve this front cover is to edit the main image again as the face is not well edited and ruins the front cover and also I would of used a coloured picture in order for it to stand out and add some colour onto the magazine as it looks plain and boring and it does not easily catch the readers eyes. I would also make the image bigger to cover up the space in the background. This could be appropriate to my target genre as all the topics are grime related.
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