Preliminary Task: Cover Page Evaluation

By: Fasiha Zaheer

This was how my cover page turned out to be.

I selected this image because as mentioned in my previous post it best fits the mockup. I had plenty of space to place the cover and main cover lines, the pug and the buzz word. The model has a stronger eye contact and her hairstyle is also perfect.

But the problem I encountered with was with the background. It did not compliment what the model was wearing. Basically the pattern on the wall and the pattern on her dress contradicted each other. So I came to the conclusion to crop the model using the Polygonal Lasso Tool and placed the cropped image on a plain background. Below is a screenshot of what the image looked like when it was cropped.

Polygonal Lasso Tool

 I tried numerous colors and the color light blue was the best fit. It complimented the models clothes and it made the model stand out.

I edited the main image, I added a little shadow to the image as in the previous image the picture was a little bright. I removed the dark circles and other spots from the models face to make her skin flawless..

I also changed the color scheme because I did not like the color scheme (white, yellow and shades of red) of the text on the light blue background it. This color scheme gave an overall expression of the magazine as really dull and boring. It was not at all pleasing to the eye either when combined with the color of the background.

So I tried a different color scheme such as the shades of pink and purple. It gave a lively element to the cover page overall. These colors best contrast with the light blue background and with the main image. Furthermore, we can conveniently see the text written on the cover page. 

 According to the codes and conventions of a magazine the masthead is stretched from side to side on the cover page and the main image over laps the mast head.The main image this way is in front of the masthead.

The main cover lines as compared to the rest of the cover lines on the cover page have a larger font size. The color used is a lighter pink which makes it easy to read. The cover lines conventionally overlaps the main image.

Main Cover Lines

Cover Lines

I have placed the website name on the bottom left and the issue date on the top left.