Magazine cover 1

production process.
Ben Whitehurst

I decided to take a photograph of a friend of mine

who I knew from school to go on the front cover of
my fashion themed teenage magazine. I used her
because she likes fashion and I believe the way
she looked would be suitable for the magazine. I
decided not to edit the photograph as I believed
the lighting and colours worked appropriately
alongside the colours in the magazine I would be
using.

I decided to use the colours

pink and purple as
predominant feature on this
magazine cover as I felt I
would appeal to people who
like fashion. I created this
back ground on two
separate layers on
Photoshop so I could use the
purple border. Once I had
created the layer I used the
shape tool to fit alongside
the image I had taken.

I next decided to put

barcode and issue date
onto the magazine cover as
they are crucial aspects to
ensure people know how
much the magazine is going
to cost them. I used a
barcode of the internet and
I created the issue date by
using the text tool.

Next I put my cover lines

onto the magazine I again
used the colours pink and
purple within these. The
font I used in these cover
lines was Niagara
engraved. I used the text
tool to create these cover
lines.

I then put my masthead on to

the magazine cover. The
masthead on the magazines is
recognisable throughout all of
my magazines as I have used
the same one. I used the text
tool to create this. Finally I put
my main cover line onto the
magazine to act as a hook to
lure the audience to buy the
magazine I used the concept of
free makeup as it would mainly
be female teenagers buying
the magazine. I used the shape
and text tool to create this.