Before I started creating my magazine cover on inDesign, I decided to produce a rough sketch of my idea. By doing this, I could see how the text would surround my image, get an understanding of sizes and see if the layout looked effective in general. I decided not to include any writing in my sketch other than the name of the magazine as not to overcomplicate things at this stage, instead I drew a series of text frames where the writing would be placed.
I would like to keep the front cover fairly simple and have the main focus on the cover artist. I have therefore decided to only have 4 main stories on the front so that the page doesn't look cluttered. I am going to include a large plus sign and a black separation bar as these were effective conventions I noticed on previous magazines. Moreover, I only want one main image and no smaller ones surrounding it at as I believe this will look more professional and minimalistic.
Furthermore, I have chosen to just have one main artist on the cover as this was a typical convention on many of the covers I analysed. I was mostly inspired by Vibe and The Rolling Stone when creating this design. As well as including the necessities such as stories and images, I will also be using a barcode as well as details such as an issue release number and the price.
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