My Front Cover Draft

This is my magazine front cover draft, which is a mixture of Indie and Rock music, which I have created on Publisher. The title ‘Crowd’ symbolises a crowd at a live gig; as Indie/Rock music is projected more to be focused on live performances. The word ‘Crowd’ is correspondingly very bold, eye catching and informs the readers what genre it will be. The ‘D’ is angled to the right slightly to represent Indie/Rock music being somewhat different to mainstream music. The ‘D’ could also personify a person at a gig ‘moshing’.

The artist is English, so I used the colours of the Union Jack to embody her ethnicity. The photo appears to be very relaxed but a Rock ‘N’ Roll typecast image of the model, with a cigarette in her mouth. This once again relates to the genre and my target audience. When planning on constructing my front cover, I looked for examples of Indie/Rock magazines to get concepts on how to approach my target audience. When looking through the magazines, I found that a few of the artists on the front were featured with cigarettes, so I thought my model should have a cigarette to add to the genre.

The text I have chosen to use reflects the Indie/Rock genre well as I’ve used headlines such as ‘I’m so glad I have people who give me constructive criticism’ which is similar to something that would be presented  in this genre magazine. To improve my front cover I would transfer it from Publisher to Photoshop to convey a professional look. As on Photoshop I can advance the cover in various ways. I would set a better background that covers the entire page, smooth the photo by removing blemishes and overall just give it a proficient image.