Final Front Cover Creation Process

The first stage of development was getting my edited main image and importing it into fireworks so I could start the development of my front cover.

My second stage of development was importing my Masthead into fireworks and experimenting on the position of my Masthead. In the end, I chose to place my Masthead at the top of the page - a convention that is commonly found in typical magazines,

In my third stage of development,I added typical conventions consisting of the date, price, issue number and bar code.

In my fourth stage of development,I added the main headline consisting of the word "KING" which is the name of the artist featured. I increased the size of the text and placed it directly in the middle of the page. This, again, is a typical convention found in most magazines.

In my fifth development I chose to further develop my headline by adding more text below it. I chose to add the lines "He Has" and "Risen" and place them strategically underneath certain aspects of the word "KING". I also added a QR Code with the text "Scan Me" with the website to my magazine running alongside it.

In my sixth stage of development I added two straplines as well as a Brit Awards feature at the bottom left of the page. When adding these features I tried to follow the conventions found on a typical magazine cover.

In my seventh stage of development I created a pug that reads "The Royalty Edition" and placed it in-between a strapline and the barcode.

In my eighth stage of development I developed a mixture of different cover lines and shapes and merged into one singular object that is placed on the left hand side of the page.

In my ninth stage of development I chose to adapt my coverlines by adding an extra line reading "Inside". I also chose to place a crown above the "I" in "KING". I chose to use a gold colour to give it a greater sense of presence.

In my tenth  stage of development I added an extra coverline to fill the empty space and also a "Win tickets to Glastonbury" feature which is placed above the QR code. This in turn makes the QR code make more sense.

In my eleventh stage of development, I changed the font of my straplines and decided to add another strapline to fill in the empty space. I changed the font due to the previous font looking too dull and plain. I also slightly increased the size of my main image to give it a greater sense of presence.

In my twelfth and final stage of development I slightly modified the straplines on my front cover. I increased the size of "Jones" under the "Sir Tom" strapline. I increased its width so it matched the width of "Sir Tom". I also slightly increased the Queen strapline as well as the Lady Gaga strapline. I did this in order to show awarness of fonts and their sizes. By increasing some of these straplines, I am showing awarness of how font sizes mirror that of their importance in the issue.