Magazines: Front cover practical project

Research

1) Use Google to research potential magazines that you could use as your brand/design for this project. Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one. We recommend looking at lifestyle magazines or a similar genre as these are more achievable to re-create.





2) Choose one of the three magazine brands to use for your project e.g GQ, Vogue or The Gentlewoman. Then find three different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines written? What camera shot is generally used for the cover image? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding.



Planning

1) In your blogpost, write your main cover line (also called the 'main flash') - this is the main cover story that links to your central image. It must be 100% original - all your own words.

VOGUE

2) Briefly plan the image you will need for the cover - model, costume, make-up, lighting etc. At this point, simply describe the image you need to capture.

A dress with light make up  with  cap covering most of the face except the lips and nose to make it seem like a mysterious look and making enigma codes so audience are curious to find out who the model is.  with a dark sunset background at a Summer house balcony.and a shift of  blurriness to the figure. 
Flashlight on the model to outline it and contrast with the dark midnight background stealing the spotlight and keeping all of the attention on the model. 

3) Write the cover lines and any additional text you need for your magazine cover.
Mar 2024
Spring into new looks
Stealing the Spotlight
Leading the way with New York Yankees cap '47 Brand '

4) Sketch out your cover on plain A4 paper using your written planning. Take a photo of your sketch and upload it to your blogpost.



Photoshoot

1) On your planning document, write the date, time and location of your photo-shoot and the name of the model or photographer you will use (you can choose anyone to be your cover model or you can be the cover model yourself).



The photo was taken on April 24th 2024 At 8:35 PM 
At a house balcony outside of London
Model: Rubana Tanta  







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