FInal Front Cover

Here is my magazines final front cover, I used a picture I have taken of my friends and used Adobe Photoshop 5 to create it, I tried to base it on popular magazines of the same genre such as Kerrang!.

Mastheads

Here are 3 other examples of my masthead, I will use all 3 on my front cover to see which one looks the best.

Front cover picture

Here is a photo of 4 of my friend who are in a band, I used my friends camera to take the photo and I will be using it for my front cover. I distorted the lens to cause the photo to appear like it was drawing into the centre.

Masthead final

Here is an example of what I will be making my final masthead look like, I think the white and black make a good contrast to each other.

5 Rules of Photography

1 No cluttered backgrounds.

2 Make sure you focus on the lead singer if it is a band shot so the audience know who they are.
If it is a single artist make sure it's a medium shot - close up.

3 Leave room for a masthead and dont cut off heads.

4 No high angle shots on front covers.

5 Animate the band

Key Terms

Masthead – The name and logo of the magazine.
The Lead – The introductory paragraph of an article. Usually written in bold or capitals.
Body copy refers to the text of your written articles, which should be produced as a printed presentation to accepted industry standards, e.g. correct use of language, font size, word limits etc. Usually written in columns.
Serif font – Fonts like Times New Roman, or Baskerville Old Face, which have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
Sans serif font – Fonts like Impact, or Agency FB, which do not have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
Drop Capitals – Really big letter, which start off an article.
Cross Head – Small sub-heading used to split up a large block of text.
White Space – White parts of a page other than text or pictures.
Mode Of Address – How the magazine talks to the audience.
Sell Lines – Text on the cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience. Kerrang!’s sell line is “life is loud”.
Banners – Text, which stands out because its on a coloured background.
House Style – A magazines distinctive design that distinguishes it from its competitors.
Borders – The gaps at the edges of the page.
Gutters – The gaps between the columns of text.
Leading - The space between lines of text.
Kerning - The space between letters.
Strap Lines – A smaller headline, printed above the main headline.
By-lines - Name of the person who wrote the article. Picture Credits - where did the photos come from, or who took them.
Anchorage – The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and visa versa.

Magazine Front Cover Draft

Here is a draft of my magazine front cover, I created it using Adobe Photoshop 5. I created it by using ideas from a number of other magazines of the genre indie/rock such as Kerrang! and NME.