First magazine cover using In Design

 

Research of a front cover

 

The model on the cover, Rita Ora, is looking right into the camera. This is a convention of magazines as it is as if she is looking at the viewer. The medium long shot highlights her costume, a short, pale pink dress. It looks relaxed and playful. This cleverly matches the colours on the background and on the fonts. Her make up is natural apart from the eyeshadow and lipstick which is pink to match the mise en scene. The photograph is perfectly central and is in front of all the text, representing her importance. The masthead is right at the top and it in a different pink hue. This highlights the readers attention to the brand. All the fonts on the page are san serif which is neat and easy to read for the older teen and young adult target audience. All the text on the cover is in the same font and is one of three colours, black, white or pink. This creates synergy on the cover. There are also faint divides between the articles on the cover to separate it. The "H" at the bottom shows the publishing company Hearst. In addition to this, the only £1 in the white circle stands out because it is cheap for a magazine. This also links to the target audience of teen girls as this is easy to afford.