1. Front Cover Production Work

2. Above is the image that will be the base of
my front cover.

3. When adding the masthead, I first inserted it using the
text tool on the left side of the page. I then changed the
font and added a drop shadow effect to make it stand
out.

4. I then added the positioning statement, price and
issue information. Again, I used the text tool to
do this.

5. After this, using my sketch of my front cover I added the
coverlines. The majority of these are band names to
appeal to the widest possible audience.

6. I then added sublines explaining what every article was
about. I add this text the same way I added all of the
other text on the front cover, using the text tool.

7. I then added the main coverline, this anchors the image.
The main coverline is the second biggest text on the page.

8. I then added the subline for the main coverline describing
what the article will ultimately be about.

9. I then added a ‘plus bar’ to the bottom of the page. This
will hold more band names to appeal to a wider
audience.

10. I used my audience research to help decide on the bands
that I would include in my ‘plus bar’.

11. Once the rest of the magazine cover was completed, all
that was left to so was add a barcode. I added mine to the
bottom, left corner. This is a common position for
barcodes on magazines.

12. Completed Front Cover