Magazine Design Cover

This is my first magazine cover design. I have decided to use a few basic colours to break the page up and so that it is clearer to veiw. The name of the magazine is the main attraction of the piece because the white contrasts against the dark blue. Furthermore I have included the issue number and price directly beneath the masthead. I have also included a space which will be a midshot of a student. This will be layered with a banner as the main lure. I will also include exciting photos at the bottom of the page which relate to the articles inside.







The image to the right is my second design. I have used a basic white background which will be cheaper to print and also doesnot distract the reader. In this design I have included a strapline so that the reader knows what area of topics will be in the magazine. In this design I have used an orange masthead because this is bright and colourful. this has been contrasted with the blue banner. In this design I decided to use photos releated to the article displayed in a layered look as this looks fun and represents a wide area of student's lifestyles.

In this design I have decided to carry on the layered look because I thought it worked really well in the second design. However I chose not to make thi the main focus of the page. Instead I have kept the midshot of the student as the centre of focus so that the cover doesn't look too busy. Colours I have chosen are yellow, orange and blue. I like these colours because they are bright and stand out amoungst other magazines. As part of the background I have chosen to use a yellow jagged shape as tis looks explosive and exciting.