Front Cover Sketches

After having looked at my photo research and thinking carefully about what i want my cover to look like, i did some sketches to illustrate the ideas i have: 

Shown here, is my first design. It shows an over shoulder view of the model. This is an effective shot to use as it means the readers are able to see what the model is doing which gives us more of an idea on what is inside the magazine. Having this as the background to the magazine would mean i would be able to easily set out my writing around it like shown. Underneath the title, i would have the latest or most important news and down the side would be different things to be found inside the magazine. I would like to do this sort of magazine cover however, i need to think about the photo as my original idea was to have the person facing the camera so it is therefore likely that this will not be the design i am using. 


Shown on the right, is my second front cover design. Here, the model used is looking a the camera which means they are quite central on the page. This means that there is not a lot of space for writing around the sides. I believe this makes the front cover look too busy and posed I do not particularly like this design because of this and therefore, i will not be using it. 

My third and final design is shown here on the left. This shows my original plan for the photograph in the background. Like my first design, this one allows my writing to fit well around the photograph and is easy to understand. The page has a good amount of writing on it and is not too busy. Doing this design would mean that i could fit another, miniature photograph on the front which will display to the reader more about what is inside. This is something  i want for my magazine which is why this is the design i am going to try and use. My next step would be to try and take some photographs. I want to experiment before taking the real photographs. Look out for my next post to see the first photos!