Tibyaan Nassir's AS Blog

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Final Front Covers

After looking at the front covers, I noticed (as well as my teacher, Mr Lau) a few errors with the second draft and sorted them out.

The last coverline was grammatically incorrect and slightly confusing. Before, it was: 'Rising Star/Adele Out List Of/The Most Powerful/Artists'. The word 'and' was missing after 'Adele'. Also, there was an issue with the word 'Powerful' as it was a word reserved for business or politics. Thus, I used the word 'Influential' instead. The words 'albums of the' needed a thicker outline, as it was hard to read with the dark background. The words 'the new girl in town' needed a drop shadow, so I added it, so it would stand out from 'Amy Jackson'. The reason I changed the colour to pink was so it would match the colour of the pink writing on my DPS.

Similarly to the point above, the coverline was grammatically incorrect so I had to change it. I also added a black drop shadow to 'Amy Jackson' so that it could stand out more, and make it look more interesting, since the font was quite simple.

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Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Second Drafts of Front Cover

The changes I've done to create a second draft included masthead, cover-lines, name of artist and bar code.

Masthead

For the masthead, I changed the colour and filled the text box with colour. This makes the magazine title easier to read and eye-catching. It also makes it look more like an icon and easy for the reader to familiarize with it. Additionally, it complements the tone and colour of the magazine.

Cover Lines

For the cover lines, I changed the alignment on the sepia magazine to centre. This challenges the conventions of magazine covers, making it different and interesting. It's also more eye-catching. However, I kept it the same as on the black and white magazine, because I felt that it complemented the image a lot more. Moreover, I changed the font of 'Amy Jackson' on the sepia cover, as I feel it complements the mood of the page and brings an interesting touch. It's also, again, unconventional, but in a way that I feel works.

Bar Code

I added a bar code because, of course, all magazine covers need it. I also added a website it and price to it. This is a major convention for the magazine cover, meaning it was very important I had it on my cover.