Finished Front Cover

This is my finished front cover for my new music magazine. The title of my magazine is 'MWE', which beneath is explained to mean 'Music With Edge', which represents my magazine well as my chosen music genre is pop/rock music. I have ensured that the masthead is large, bold and situated in the very top corner of the magazine, as it often is within most conventional magazines. Also beneath the title, I have placed the date and price of the magazine, though the this text is substantially smaller as it is less important than the title of the magazine. My main image is placed within the very centre of the splash, and takes up a large proportion of the overall cover. Surrounding this are the cover lines, including one main cover line. Each of these cover lines are different sizes, colours and font faces in order to add variety to the page, though all are easy to read and fit into my chosen three part colour scheme. Typically, the barcode is located within the very bottom corner of the splash, where it is out of the way, as it is not used as a marketing technique for my magazine. Beside this is what would be the website for my magazine if it were to be properly produced and published. Also, within the the top, right-hand corner, or the ear, is an eyecatching promotional offer, used to further encourage people to purchase the magazine and ultimately be in with the chance to win tickets to see Lady Gaga. This item of text is placed within a yellow explosion; yellow is not a colour included within my colour scheme, and it therefore stand out above most of the other aspects upon the cover, ensuring that is is eye catching and successful in its overall purpose to sell the magazine.