My completed magazine front cover denotes a mid-shot of a white man with long, black hair looking slightly past the viewer.

There is a bold, red title, accompanied by smaller yellow, blue, white and grey cover lines.

There is yellow puff to the left of the man‟s face.

The headline is large and bold.

This cover was heavily based on the

January 2012 cover of Empire, featuring

the film “The Dark Knight Rises”.

I felt the colour scheme and layout

would suit my own magazine more than

my previous attempts.

Black background

with gradient

overlay – dramatic

and attention

grabbing.

White man with black

hair – black has

connotations of

death and contrasts

with the man‟s pale

skin. Audience

question: is the man

good or evil?

Bold red title to

grab attention.

Red is attention

grabbing and

can symbolise

passion – the

magazine is

passionate about

movies.

Headline bold to

attract attention.

Positioning allows it to

take up a large

amount of space in

order to grab

attention.

The actor‟s head covers part of the title, as is

conventional within movie magazines. As my

magazine is on issue #245, it will have a

loyal, established group of readers and be

recognised by the public, so this effect will not

alienate anyone.

Yellow is very attention

grabbing, contrasting

with the dark

background. Puff

grabs attention.

Alternating grey and

white coverlines

prevent the right

hand side of the

cover from looking

dull.

Bar code fits

code and

conventions. The

date of the

issue‟s release

and the issue

price are

included here for

convenience. Blue stands out and

makes coverlines

pop.

All information on left

hand side of cover

linked to „The

Watcher‟ film.

Issue number fits

with magazine

codes and

conventions.