Draft Front Cover, Contents and Double Page Spread

I have decided to create a draft version of my front cover. This has given me an idea of what my final front cover will look like but only an idea. I have used the three dominant colours: red and black. I also have added in white because I think it definitely needed another colour to make it slightly brighter. I think the overall look of the draft is fine; I have made it just to give me an idea of how to make my magazine. The background is very plain and I think I want to add in a texture to add another layer to my front cover. I think the cover lines I have used are suitable for the genre of my magazine as they focus on the music side and fashion side of Hip Hop culture. I have got some audience feedback which will help me when I create my final magazine. The feedback I have received is from the demographic of my magazine, 16-19 years of age. 

Here are the layouts I have created for my Front cover, Contents page and double page spread.

 This is the front which White, Black and Red will be used throughout the magazine because they represent the Hip - Hop genre. I’m going to use a medium close up shot of the artist would be appropriate seeing as the double page spread is about him. A quote from the artist is included. I have used typical codes and conventions for my front cover, the masthead is large and will catch the reader’s eye. Also the main image is very well-known in the cover; this will attract the reader to look more into the magazine. The main image will relate to the double spread so it needs to be eye catching and interesting so people will read it.

Here I have chosen to use different multiples pictures for my contents page; I think using multiples pictures is a common thing for Hip Hop magazines. It focuses more on who the magazine is about than other things. So I need to make sure I have good images to attract the reader to my magazine. The word 'contents' is segregated to make it look more appealing

For my double page spread I have used a typical layout. The double page spread has one large image of the artist. A quote is also included to attract the reader’s attention and it’s different from the usual title used in articles am also going to base the main article around a biography with a current Hip Hop artist. I think this will allow me to create the main article quite easily. I am happy with my layouts and I think I will be able to create my magazine fairly easily.