Making my front cover

Here i started with a plain photo as a base layer. I made a duplicate layer and then deleted the original layer to allow me to do anything i wanted with it because the original layer was locked.

I then added the masthead in, but previously I had sad that I wanted to overlap the mast head.





Here is where i overlapped her head over te mast head. I used the magnetic lasso tool to cut a section out of her head and create a new layer on top of the masthead.

Here is the base layer of my magazine with the added text. Now i have to add in my advertisement puff and barcode.

This is the magazine in large with a vinyl disk as my advertisement puff. I took a photo of my model holding a vinyl disk and then cut the disk out with a circular selection too and then pasted it into this front cover, adding text over the top.

Slogan name ideas

With my slogan on my magazine I would like one which is short, snappy and to the point. I would also like to use a clever slogan to drawer in new readers.
Ideas

• Music is life
• Read, like , share...V
• Music to YOUR taste
• The place to V 
• The best V around

My favourite out of thes is ''The place to V'' I have chosen to use this as the slogan on my magazine because it is short, catchy and replacing the V instead of be has a play on words and it draws the customers in.

Layout of front cover, contents and double page spread

With my layouts i have opted for a simple but effective layout. I want my magazine to look sophisticated and not too cluttered. I have chosen this style because its easier to read allowing you to create a primary focus.

House colour choice

This is the blue version of my mast head. I like this idea because its sophisticated and the headphones contrast against the background.

This is the red background version of my masthead. I like the red because it will stand out of the page more, making it more eye catching.

I cant decide which masthead to use so I am going to do a survey.

Making my masthead

Here I am using the Magnetic Lasso tool to remove background from the headphones. I had to make a duplicate image of this image and then deleted the original layer. I then made a plain chequered background layer so when i delete the background, I can put another one in after (block coloured back ground).

Here are my headphones after I removed the background. Some parts didn't come out to smooth so i had to re-try some parts.

This is the final masthead design. I am going to trial different house colours and will be talking about those in the next post.

Here is my other idea of calling my magazine Pause. This was before i decided on my name but i thought i would upload them to show that i have tried other names and methods. I like these ideas but they do not fit into my target audience and style of my magazine.



Target audience

When deciding my target audience I have thought of many factors, for example- whether its aimed at a mass or niche audience, what gender/s, age range, social group etc.
I am aiming my magazine at a niche audience. The genre I am aiming my music at is a retro style- reflecting bands like the Beetles and Rolling stones but with a modern day twist. I have chosen the retro feel because retro is always going to be a fashionable aspect. And as the years go by things that are classed as retro change, this allows the magazine to change so it is not the same all the time.
I will try to appeal to both the male and female gender. I will do this by using colours that appeal to both, such as red. This would not work if I used pink because it is a more specific colour which is aimed at young girls.
The class I am aiming my magazine at is middle class. This is because the majority of people today are middle class citizens, allowing there to be a lot more people who are into that genre of music. This also branches out into upper class citizens and retro and vintage is known to be quite expensive sometimes. The price of my magazine will be £3.00.
The age range of my magazine will be between 16 and 25 because this is the age that people are more concious about fashion. Also this age they start to get jobs so they will be able to afford this magazine.