This was my first magazine mock up, I tried to contrast the black and white with the red to initiate a house style.
After producing this first draft without a plan of action I realized i couldn't just shove everything on a page.
Good things;
- central (main image)
- size of headline
- follows a layout
Bad things;
- text is askew
- only one font in use
- image is hidden by masthead
- faded text highlight not align
- messy
To fix the majority of he problems above i had to control structure. using guidelines and also kerning in fireworks helps keep text align.
With the features on the left I used the guidelines and kerning tool in order to have all the text taking up the same amount of space.
I found using different types of fonts on the cover would look more appealing than just the same use of one all over.
Having 'exclusive' in a different color grabs and attracts attention.
Simply adding an issue date/number and a bar code, increases the professionalism of the cover.
- + is too angled
- bar code is wonky
- 'Janelle' font could be changed
- Possibly reconsider of color scheme
I will keep altering what I do to get it to the best possible standard i will do this by;
- using guide lines to keep structure
- play around with different color schemes and my photos, see what goes.
There is some really pleasing development here Rianne. Your front cover demonstrates progress and a good understanding of layout, composition and using fonts sizes for emphasis. You need to reassess the font for the headline, the size and layout and check whether your colour scheme will work in doing so. You also need to address the + sign and the wonky barcode. I am pleased with your level of progress at this stage though.
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