Development - Magazine cover drafting - final piece

Matt Goring

Draft 1This is a rather basic first draft that I drew up for what my magazine cover could look like. The layout was heavily influenced by “Total Film” and “Empire” movie magazines. This also means that it shares a conventional layout to other film magazines on the market. I have decided to use a specialist lens as well to capture the photo for the cover. I will use a 50mm because it captures high depth of field images whilst maintaining one element or person in high clarity. I have also chosen to use my original title for the cover because the other names were not as relevant and when I asked a couple of friends they preferred this name over the other 3 or 4. This is a rough layout and thus will change as the cover is developed but this is basically how I want my magazine cover to look.

Draft 2This is my second draft and combines both digital and physical components, in the forms of a print image and hand drawing. The image is one of potential cover images, however after viewing it in this layout it will not work because it has a too steep of an angle. Apart from this the layout is similar which means it obeys to mass market convections of how a movie magazine should be laid out.

Draft 3This was my first full computer draft and as you can see it is really rough. This was when I first began experimenting with fonts from “DaFont.com” and I didn’t really know what exactly I was looking for. I liked the style that fonts created but the combination didn’t work so I needed to refine them down to create a better collection. This poster also has a border which was discarded after this draft. The layout however still fits the conventional structure and the image I have chosen work perfectly. The colours are a bit drab and dull and there is no real connection to the trailer, for instance the actual film trailer text font for “Vendetta.”

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There is a massive jump form draft 3 to draft 4. (on the left) I completely reworked the design and refined the fonts down to a set that looked clean and modern. The whole structure looks less cluttered, however still provides the audience with a wide variety of simple and easy to read information.

There are only minor changes from draft 3 to 4, for instance: The poster at the bottom has been changed to my version; fonts have been adjusted across the page; some text has been changed to better fit the year the trailer is coming out in and colours have been made clearer and easier to see etc.

Draft 6 Final cover

This is my final copy of my magazine cover. It features a new version of the image which combines a black and white copy with a coloured version. The coloured version is laid over the top of the B&W one and then is aligned to be equal. Then the transparency is adjusted to create a de-saturated/ B&W image. A few minor changes have been made as well, for instance: The barcode has been replaced with a new one; the font under the plus has been re-coloured and placed onto another line; the text at the top has been changed; the colour of “Picture” has been changed from black to red and the word “FREE” has been made clearer etc.