Front cover

Here is my front cover of my magazine, i am very pleased with the end result as i feel it meets the needs of my target audience which includes dance music and clubbing lovers.
The origin of the title “Replay” comes from replaying your favourite music tune over and over again therefore getting glued into your mind. The typography of the title is in lower case which gives the magazine a relaxed approach to things. it is also in San serif which means it is strong and bold this means it can be recognised instantly by the target audience. Also as it is is the masthead it must be the most important element of the cover therefore being the biggest.
The straplines are another key element of my front they are all connected to the genre of the magazine which means they also must stand out as they are what makes the target audience to purchase the magazine. For example the strapline "Samantha Ronson live" here a famous established artist is used to lore in the the audience.
I have also added a little free gesture on the front cover as a incentive to persuade the target audience to purchase it. The free CD does this as it gives the consumer a taster of what type of music the magazine is about and what they reviews will be of.
The background of my front cover is a plain bight yellow which allows the picture of the model to stand out, also the colour yellow is fun, vibrant and young this reflects upon the type of people purchasing the magazine which is of people aged 18 and onwards.
Another key element of my front cover is the colours used i choose a selection of four colours red, white, yellow and black. All of these are used as the compliment each other therefore making the cover looking ascetically pleasing. Key points such as the kicker is placed in the brighter colour out of the four as it is one of the most important parts of the magazine.
Typography is another aspect of the magazine that must be cohesive with the rest of the magazine. Therefore i used a similar front to the masthead to make sure it was not miss matching therefore not looking symmetrical on both sides. The size of the front is also another vital element as the bigger the text is the more important it is so it must stand out. The alignment of the text is slightly tilted towards one side as this a special so something had to made different and unique.
The image of the model has been cut around and placed on the background. This picture was selected as it is very seductive and provocative which reflects upon the cheekiness of the magazine. This is done through the use of props such as the lollipop and glasses these are retro, fresh looking extras which give the magazine a boost to the magazine. The colours used also follow the colour scheme as the dress is black and white with the jewelry being red, this as a result compliments the cover well.
Finally the general conventions of the magazine was placed in specific areas such as cost and bar code. These small elements are still key therefore must be positioned in a certain area.
As you can see from my hand drawn copy of my front page the mock up and the actual cover follow the same structure as i have thought out and planned the layout.