‘Urban’ Magazine

In the process of creating my magazine, I began the idea of using a different model in a different location. I wanted a female model that was situated behind a brick wall. After creating this cover (including the previous pictures) - the feedback from various sources suggested it wasn’t the right angle to take on the cover. Therefore I completely changed the whole appearance, and started again. My imaginary entity suggests more males will read this magazine than females, so I decided to use a male model on the cover. I began by outlining what kind of style and look I want to reflect by the images- it resulted in me taking a few shots with a variety. After they had been taken, I changed the saturation, lighting and turned the image black and white on the software program ‘Picnik’. The image shows a young male, who is 21 in reality, who is holding a guitar on his shoulders. He perfectly reflects the style of ‘Urban’ of which my magazine is targeted at. The design of the cover was re-thought and the layout was completely different to my first few attempts. I used contrasting colours, of blue and orange, for the text, with a bold ‘Urban’ in orange. It’s eye-catching as the font is original and suited to the street-grime style. The decision to change everything about my original cover has made me create a bold, well-suited cover,that reflects its target perfectly. The new images are better suited and relate more to the style.