front cover drafts

Hand drawn front cover sketches

Before i got stuck into creating my magazine front cover i had to think very carefully about how i would set out my front page, as people will judge my magazine according to their first impressions. I did 4 different sketches of how i could set out my front page.  The top left hand corner is quite similiar to the one next to it on the right, the only difference is that the masthead on my first sketch is slanted, whereas sketch number two is staright. I thought about the features of a typical school magazine and tried to play around with them as this would show the `fun` side of college. The two sketches on the bottom are completely different to the ones above. They include the same features but they are arranged quite differently. i wasnt keen on the bottom two as they wouldnt appear on a normal college magazine. In the end i decided to go for the one on the top right hand corner as this sort if front cover looks more realistic and fairly organised.

Cover daft 1



This is a computerised draft of how the layout of my features on the front page of the magazine will appear. At this stage i did'nt come up with any cover line or sell line ideas.

Cover draft 1 developed

This is a more of a developed front cover. i still have kept the features in the same place but i have desided to add a barcode, as this would appear on most magazines. The image i have chosen hasnt been edited on fireworks yet, but this is a rough idea of what it will look like. The image is a mid-shot of a student outside of the school main entrance.