3. My completed magazine front cover
denotes a mid-shot of a white man with
long, black hair looking slightly past the
viewer.
There is a bold, red title, accompanied
by smaller yellow, blue, white and grey
cover lines.
There is yellow puff to the left of the
man‟s face.
The headline is large and bold.
4. This cover was heavily based on the
January 2012 cover of Empire, featuring
the film “The Dark Knight Rises”.
I felt the colour scheme and layout
would suit my own magazine more than
my previous attempts.
5. The actor‟s head covers part of the title, as is
conventional within movie magazines. As my
magazine is on issue #245, it will have a
loyal, established group of readers and be
recognised by the public, so this effect will not
alienate anyone.
Black background
with gradient White man with black
overlay – dramatic hair – black has
and attention connotations of
grabbing. death and contrasts
with the man‟s pale
skin. Audience
question: is the man
good or evil?
Bold red title to
Headline bold to grab attention.
attract attention. Red is attention
Positioning allows it to grabbing and
take up a large can symbolise
amount of space in passion – the
order to grab magazine is
attention. passionate about
movies.
6. Issue number fits
Alternating grey and
with magazine
white coverlines
codes and
prevent the right
conventions.
hand side of the
Yellow is very attention cover from looking
grabbing, contrasting dull.
with the dark
background. Puff
grabs attention.
Bar code fits
All information on left code and
hand side of cover conventions. The
linked to „The date of the
Watcher‟ film. issue‟s release
and the issue
price are
included here for
Blue stands out and convenience.
makes coverlines
pop.
