Magazine Cover Conclusion

There are several consistent conventions that I am going to imitate in my magazine. Each cover uses a singular colour for related items on the front cover, for example on KERRANG the colour green is used to associate things to do with green day, and for VIBE the colour pink is used to associate things to do with Kanye West.

Titles on the front covers are always bold text that have a high impact on the viewer. This draws attention to the magazine and helps view ability.

All titles seem to use a special effects if there is a chance that they cannot be read properly, for example in KERRANG the text WTF has a black outline and the words GREEN DAY have a shadow effect, but in the magazine VIBE there is no need due to the white background and the soft pastel colours used.

Most photos used on front covers seem to mid shots or close ups, usually with the person facing towards the camera. All photos I’ve looked at on front covers have had the background removed and replaced with either a solid colour or a gradient, which is something I will try to imitate.

My favourite magazine that I’ve seen was SCRATCH, because of it’s simplistic bold sans serif fonts and colours. It clearly manages to get across it’s points without having a almost cluttered effect as seen in KERRANG. I believe the reason SCRATCH is so effect is because of the contrast between the text and the background, with the background being a solid black and the front colours being light yellow, blue and white. Also, the text has a black outline which results in the text having the ability to be seen even when layered above the picture.