Front Cover Rough Cut

Blog 33: 

This is my first draft of my Front Cover. 

The image of Hilly is a mid shot and covers the majority of the page. It was taken in the studio and was edited on Adobe Photoshop.  In the corner of the page there is a polaroid with my models Amy and Cath in. Their photo was also in the studio (see previous blog posts).

The font of the magazine title and all the fonts in my magazine were downloaded from 'Da Font'. The title of my magazine, as suggested on my 'Initial Ideas' moodboard is 'FIX'. I chose this as it is suggests that the magazine is a dose of music. I also think it is short and snappy and fits nicely on the page. The title of the article on my main artist, Hilly, is 'HILLY GRAIL'. I chose this as it is a play on the words Holy Grail- the definition being : A cup or platter used by Jesus Christ during The Last Supper or [a] thing which is eagerly pursued or sought after. I think this fits with Hilly's article as it is about her album of the same name. Therefore suggests that the album is also eagerly sought after. 

There is a barcode in the corner, on its side, similar to NME's. The colour scheme is red and black. This is because it looks bold and stands out. There is 'Free Festival Polaroid's'. This is because it will entice the reader to buy the magazine as it is free. It will also appeal to my 'indie' target audience as polaroid's are seen as being retro, which is a stereotype of indie styles. There is also a 'Plus' bar on the side with artists names such as 'Arctic Monkeys', 'Lana Del Rey' and 'The Black Keys'. I used these names as when I was doing my research with my target audience they mentioned these names as artists they were interested in.