GOOD EXAMPLES : STUDENT MAGAZINE FRONT COVERS

 

COMPONENT 3 PRODUCTION 2022-23 : Print Product : CREATING YOUR MAGAZINE FRONT PAGE

 Your first main task will be to create a suitable title and  plan, design and produce your front cover for your  original magazine. 

Your magazine cover must include the following :

Option 1 (Magazine /podcast)

• Original title and masthead for the magazine • Strapline • Cover price and barcode • 

Original main cover image appropriate to the genre; additional original images may be included if appropriate; the front cover should include an image of at least one person

 • A lead cover line relating to the main image 

• At least three additional cover lines

OR

Option 2  (Music magazine /music video) 

Original title and masthead for the magazine •Strapline • Cover price and barcode 

• Main cover image of the band or artist to establish their identity (original and different from the images on the double page article); 

• Main cover line relating to the artist or band plus at least 2 further cover lines

Your magazine must clearly be designed to appeal to its target audience and follow conventions of its genre , so read the information in the previous blog  for your chosen option carefully. Look at a range of existing magazine covers in your chosen genre for ideas about image selection, layout and content.

Here is a an example of a magazine front cover with the relevant  layout technical codes