Magazine front cover design

Here is the final design that i have created. I have edited all of the photos to make the contrast and brightness more noticeable. I think it is an effective and eye catching front cover. Please comment with your own opinions. Cheers.

Possible front cover shot

Here is a photo that i have edited to make it more suitable to be on the front cover of a student magazine. It is a mid shot so you can clearly see the facial and body expression. I have chosen a different picture than the one that i posted on the blog before because there is a free space on the left to put cover lines etc.

I have brightened and raised the contrast of the photo, i have also cropped it so that it will fit suitably on an a4 page.

Weekly Review

This week i have managed to complete my first design ideas and do the photo shoot. I think i have suitable photos that will be very effective on the front cover of a student magazine. Based on my Target audience research, i found out that they would like a student magazine to be about relationships music and college life, so that is what i have based my photos on. I am now beginning my proper design and hope to continue refining the design next week.

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Possible Photos For The Front Cover

Here are some of the photos that i have taken that could be used on the front cover of my magazine for RELATIONSHIPS, MUSIC and COLLEGE LIFE.

RESULTS: What do the target audience want the magazine to be about?

As you can see, based on the results that i gathered from my questionnaire, College life, relationships and music scored highest. As a result of this, i have decided to put these themes into my magazine - it will be local to the people who buy it so they can find out news from their local college, but it will also include celebrity gossip about artists and can offer some relationship advice for those who need it. I believe that this magazine will appeal more to girls than to boys, so the coloir theme that i will be using will be classed as "girly" i.e pinks, yellows, etc. I will also use quite "girly" fonts that are pretty and eye catching. Photos will include photos of girls as well as boys but the coverlines will be speaking directly to girls, with titles such as "Need Help With Your Cheating Boyfriend?" etc.

Photoshoot Planning!

After looking at all the feedback i have had from my target audience (16-17 year olds) i have decided i would like my magazine to be about relationships, music and real life stories (college life). This is because i believe that it can appeal to a very wide audience - particularly girls.

Based on this, i need to plan a photoshoot that would provide photos suitable for this genre of magazine. I also need to plan the location of the photoshoot.

Some possible locations for the RELATIONSHIPS photoshoot could be:
- On a sofa - costa coffee?
- On a park bench
Situation:
- Girl looking upset, boy looking away
- Boy looking angry, girl looking upset
- Both happy, smiling
- Boy texting another girl, girl looking over shoulder

Some possible locations for the MUSIC photoshoot could be:
- In the drama studio - on stage?
- In the music room - on the drums / microphone / etc
Situation:
- A band playing
- Photo of girl singing

Some possible locations for the COLLEGE LIFE photoshoot could be:
- In the refectory
- Bash photos
- In lesson
Situation:
- Partying at the bash - coverline : GOSSIP
- Problems in the refectory


I want the models to be both boys and girls but i want the magazine to appeal to girls more. I might try and use a mixture of both colour and black and white photos but im not too sure yet.