Friday 26 September 2014

Flat Plan Front Cover

Here is a screenshot of my flat plan, of my front cover. 

Colour Usage: For my front cover the colours I would like to use are very neutral, or monochrome, with one bold colour, to help pull everything together. I have decided that I will use these kind of colours because they are obviously subtle but stand out and will make my magazine look rather professional. I want the main focus though of the magazines front cover to be on the image/ model. As my product is aimed at those who like fashion, just by looking at the model and what they are wearing will help sell the magazine.

Text Usage: I would like to include a fair amount of information on the front cover, however I would don't want to give too much away, I will add more into the contents page, so people really fully understand what the magazine will contain. There will be four sub headings which will be placed slightly over the top of the image, not tot take over. There will be a footer at the bottom of the page with some form of a sell line inside. And the initial sell line will be underneath the masthead which is situated at the top of the page.

Image Usage: I have decided that I will use a female as my model, basically because i did a survey and asked if they would prefer a male or female model on the front cover and most people said Female. I will dress the model in what I think will be suitable. I want her to be very modern and to really stand out to the target audience, I want the image to really grab their attention and for it to really help sell it. The models makeup will be very much alike the clothing- modern. I want it to similar to international magazine models that pose for the likes of Vouge and Elle. They must look as though they have just walked off of a catwalk. And finally the hair. It should be interesting and really attract people to buy the magazine.

Layout and Font: If you look at the screenshot above you will be able to get a clear and ill image of how I would like things to be presented. As you can see the Masthead will be at the top of the page. I want the image to in the centre because when I, personally, am browsing at fashion magazines the first thing that I notice is the image and the model. Also after discussing this with my peers they have notified me that this is what they first look for or at on a magazines front cover. The barcode and date will be traditionally at the bottom right hand corner of the front cover. The sell line will be at the top underneath the masthead and the footer will be placed at the bottom.

1 comment:

  1. You need to show evidence somewhere on your blog of the surveys that you carried out where the target audience commented that they would prefer a female model on the front of your magazine - all evidence like that should be fully supported in your blog.

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