My preliminary coursework is for the front cover of a school magazine. The image on the front cover must represent the target audience; this representation is key to conveying the genre and targeting the reader. I took a photograph of one of my fellow students for my front cover. I did this because this image clearly indicates the genre (school magazine). I asked my model actor to wear a suit and smart tie because these clothing codes indicate that the 6th form is a conventional, traditional institution which expects its students to be smartly dressed. As the tie is blue, I have used this colour in the title to reinforce the idea of smartness.
My research has taught me that i should not use more than two or three colours on my cover for the writing and I should not have more than seven or eight cover lines, all of which should be blocked or grouped. I also justified my text to the left and the right to aid the grouping. I also found that the lead story in the magazine should have the biggest font size on the cover.
This is my original image.
Good preliminary work. You had also designed a music magazine cover prior to this, all of which show sound progression of skills and deepening understanding of industry codes and conventions.
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