sketches of front covers

This is a brief idea of how my front cover will be looking. I have decided to call my music magazine ‘dope’. Dope means cool, I have used this name because it suggest fun and most teenagers between the age of 15-20 use this slang word a lot so they will be familiar with the name. The masthead will be in big bold letters to make it stand out and eye catching. As you can see in my first idea I have putted the masthead behind the main artist. I have done this too show a slight sense of superiority. Furthermore, I have included an explanation mark at the end of my magazine name to make the name more existing/fun and to show confidence. The colours I want to use for the masthead are gold/black, maybe a gold line around the outline of the font, to show the prosperity and success of the music magazine.  The main artist will be place in the centre of the page, to draw audience’s attention in. She will be wearing clothes that are associated with the R&B genre, such as a hoody and jewellery and wear make-up to illuminate the sense of femininity. Her facial expression must be serious but at the same time showing pride and self-assurance. She will be placed against a white background to show the simplicity of the music magazine. Additional cover lines and additional images will also be included in the front cover to inform the audiences what the rest of the magazine will include. Maybe I will use a low angle shot of the main artist to show again her power and control in the music industry. In additional, I will be included other media conventions in the front page such as barcode, issue date, issue number, website and the cost of the music magazine.  

In my second sketch of the front cover I have placed the masthead in front of the main artist this is to show that the music magazine is in control of the main artist. The artist here will be more smiling and showing fun. The background would be behind a wall full of graffiti writing and a lot of slang words will be written on it which reinforces R&B conventions and links to the music genre. Slang words will also appeal to the main target audience, which is between the ages of 15-20. Furthermore, it will have also additional cover lines, additional images, website advertising and many more media conventions.