This is the picture I decided to use for my front cover, its quite simple but still quite effective so I thought it would go well with the poster style of the magazine.

I wanted the masthead to be quite bold so it would make the cover more noticeable, as the rest is quite simple. I put the brown strip in as it matches the colour that my model is wearing and ties the cover all in together.

This is the only cover line I used on my magazine, I didn’t want too much on the front cover as I like the poster style, and also I think too much text would have ruined the photograph and it would look too busy. It also attracts more attention to the artist, as she is meant to be new in the industry, so if it was actually on the shelf it would make readers want to look at the magazine.

I put on the barcode and date and price just for extras on the cover and to make it look more like any other magazine which you would find on the shelf.

I wanted to keep my contents simple like the cover, so I kept with the colour scheme again and kept it quite plain. I also kept the picture in the corner and not spread it over the whole page as I didn’t want the contents page to have too much on it so it was easier to navigate.

I kept the same font for my contents as I did for my front cover to keep it neat, but set it out differently so the magazine wouldn’t look repetitive, I also put the masthead under the photo so it is clear that each page is from the same magazine.

I didn’t put too many other pictures or different coloured text on my contents page, just to keep it all with the same theme and make it look effective even though its quite simple.