experimenting with the splash
I like this front cover as it’s simple and therefore
similar to that of Dazed or The Wire magazine.
It’s appealing that the future is more spaced out on this cover, however it
obstructs the models face and therefore detracts from
the image. I also added tried articles at the bottom
of the page which show featured artists.
The idea behind this cover is that an echo is a
repeated sound and so I tried to emulate this with the typography of “echo”
being repeated and getting smaller in size.
experimenting with the masthead
I decided to change the masthead so that the
colour was more obscure. I believe that
the holographic snakeskin texture is
much more fitting to my genre. I was able to fix the models lip from the
last cover, and add a barcode. I also
brightened the image and took aware the glare from the eyes.
For this cover I have put a stroke on the masthead,
which i believe makes it stand out more. I have also
made the masthead larger
which is a generic convention of most
magazines.
This masthead has a loose
tracking which I don't think suits the style of the
magazine; making it look too juvenile.
I like the thick weight point of the stroke on this masthead. Also the fact that it isn’t in
italics makes it more bold and eye catching. I have also
rearranged the splash, making the “echo” stand out against
the hair. This is so that it doesn't obstruct the models face, same with the “future”. The “reveal” is more visible now and the “&” fits much
better with the masthead. The barcode has been changed to fit the colour scheme and I’ve added the volume, price and
web address.