1. Construction
Magazine CoverConstruction of My Magazine Cover

2. MAGAZINE COVER PHOTO SHOOT
After I started taking pictures for my Magazine cover I drew up some ideas as to what I wanted it to
look like. Having looked at the posters that had been published professionally I drew up the
conclusion that I should have a weapon present in the image. I decided I wanted use the Empire
magazine title. These are the photographs I took; I narrowed them down to four that I could
possibly use.
Photographs for
Magazine Poster

3. MAGAZINE COVER SKETCHED
DRAFT
I drew up a sketch of what I wanted my
magazine cover to look like. I took some
more photos in this medium close up
position so that my Magazine Cover would
look like the one I set out in my drawing,

4. MAGAZINE COVER IDEAS AND
FEEDBACK
Once I had chosen I began editing them on a few
software applications. Picasa 3, Paint and Adobe
Photoshop. Magazine First Draft (Drawing) I decided
that my magazine should look like the limited edition
Empire magazine, whose front cover wholly centered on
the main film. An example of this is the James Bond on
the front cover,, I showed this magazine to 14 people, of
the 14, 12 felt that the organization of my magazine
cover was simple yet effective and that an addition of
stories that feature inside could overcrowd the image.
Participants gave me some general feedback on what
they thought about it. These are just a few of the
statements;“
The colors used do not conflict, however if you were
to add „stories inside‟ labels at the sides this may
steer the audience away from the main image” “
I think that the empire logo works well on it, I like
how the knife sits on top of the letter”

5. Adobe Photoshop CS6
I used Adobe Photoshop to edit the image and add text to my magazine cover.

6. CONSTRUCTION OF MY MAGAZINE.
The photo- graphs I chose
from for my magazine cover.

7. CONSTRUCTION OF MY MAGAZINE.
This is an image displaying the photograph used in my Magazine cover, I
inserted the image unto Photoshop CS6 by pressing (File-Open) on the toolbar
situated at the top of the application.

8. CONSTRUCTION OF MY MAGAZINE.
This is an image displaying the photograph used in my Magazine cover, I
inserted the image unto Photoshop CS6 by pressing (File-Open) on the toolbar
situated at the top of the application.

9. CONSTRUCTION OF MY MAGAZINE.
I lifted a PNG file of the Empire Magazine Logo and inserted
the image into Photoshop using the ‘Open as Smart Object’.
I generated my barcode on a website before importing it to
Photoshop (unto my magazine).

10. CONSTRUCTION OF MY MAGAZINE.
These images shows latter stages of my construction, I have applied the Magazine title
‘EMPIRE’ and also the website, pricing and date (situated in-between the letter M in
Empire. At the top right corner of the A4 page I have written ‘Limited Edition’ this is
because I wanted my Magazine to have a Limited Edition Cover, here are some
examples of limited edition Magazines by Empire.

11. CONSTRUCTION OF MY MAGAZINE.