MAGAZINES FRONT COVER PRACTICAL

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Research

1) Use Google to research potential magazines that you could use as your brand/design for this project. Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one. We recommend looking at lifestyle magazines or a similar genre as these are more achievable to re-create.



   
 


2) Choose one of the three magazine brands to use for your project e.g GQ, Vogue or The Gentlewoman. Then find three different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines written? What camera shot is generally used for the cover image? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding.


- Black Beauty.

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- Bold colours of pink to catch the audiences' attention.

- The cover line is easy to read. 

- The writing style is short and snappy it gets straight to the point. 

- Medium shot is used for the model.


Planning

1) In your blogpost, write your main cover line (also called the 'main flash') - this is the main cover story that links to your central image. It must be 100% original - all your own words.

- Let's talk about hair.

2) Briefly plan the image you will need for the cover - model, costume, make-up, lighting etc. At this point, simply describe the image you need to capture.

-  Back view of my hair out and curly, white top + black trousers, no - makeup, medium shot, lighting focuses on the hair and blacks out the background. 

3) Write the cover lines and any additional text you need for your magazine cover.

- Top 10 curly hairstyles of 2024.
- Winter looks.
- Tips to make your hair feel alive.
- Hair - Beauty - Fashion.
- Major fashions looks to try this spring.

4) Sketch out your cover on plain A4 paper using your written planning. Take a photo of your sketch and upload it to your blogpost.




Publication to blog and evaluation


1) Once you have completed your design in Photoshop, go to 'File > Save a copy' and save your finished Photoshop magazine cover as a JPEG image. Then, upload it to your blogpost. 





























2) Upload two genuine covers of the magazine you have chosen and put them next to your front cover. This is a brilliant way to check how professional your work looks alongside the real thing.













3) Write a short evaluation of your work: have you succeeded in your brief to create a new, original edition of an existing magazine? Does your cover stand up alongside the genuine covers of your chosen magazine? How professional is your work alongside those genuine examples?








4) Finally, what would you do differently if you completed this assignment again?

- I would do a front face cover of the model.
- I would choose a different style of magazine (e.g. fashion).
- I would change the colour scheme.




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