Front Cover (Finished)

This was the front cover I constructed after making amendments. The previous front cover proved difficult to read as the colour of the fonts clashed with the lighting of the background of the photograph. In order to prevent this from happening in the future, I used the shadow tool with Photoshop CS4 behind the text also to create a 3D effect making the text stand out so it is more visible to the eye of the reader.

The language chosen for the magazine was specifically aimed at my target audience enabling them to understand the contents within the magazine. It is of an informal nature which makes the reader feel they are able to relate to the magazine on a more personal level. For example : '??WHATZ POPPIN' Is common phrase used within the younger generations vocabulary as a way of greeting each other. By having this it is almost as if the editor of the magazine is greeting the reader making them feel welcomed to read it as well as allowing the reader to have a feel of the editors tone and what the content may include.

I then shortened the teasers given under the headings, this was due to the fact that i had given away too much information and not allowed the reader to feel more eager to know what is inside the magazine. When the change had been made I feel it was successful as the teasers are short and sharp which can relate to regular readers or first time readers.

Finally, a price tag (which is priced at £2.75 as it is a monthly magazine making it affordable for my target audience) and date was placed on the magazine to make it look more like a professional magazine. The date could as well be an indication of then the reader purchased the magazine as it could later on become a collectors item and would be able to keep track of all magazine collected.