This was my first film magazine cover design. We had a very clear vision of what we wanted the image to look like and so I planned the cover designs around this. Conventionally, the magazine masthead/title will be positioned at the top of the cover, and after aalysing 'total FILM' and 'EMPIRE' I decided that our cover should follow this convention. Here the masthead spreads across the full width of the cover, something that I have often seen when analysing magazines. I then decided to put the date, price and barcode to the right, directly below the masthead. This way they would be easily visible to the audience. I'm not sure if this was the best place to put the barcode as the barcode is not a feature that will concern the possible buyer and so maybe it should be placed in an area where it is less prominant. I decided to list all of the coverlines down the left hand side and include a few other images in the bottom left corner. Having all of this on one side will fit well with the 'split' image. Also, the left third is the section of the cover that will be visible when on a shop shelf and so it is important that this third is able to attract the target audience.
This is my second cover design, again based around the image we are planning to use. This design uses the image as a way of seperating the page down the middle. The masthead, some coverlines and pug on the left (next to the tree) and the remaining coverlines and barcode on the right (infront of the tree). Like the previous design, the magazine name is positioned at the top, however this time it only spreads across half of the width of the page. I quite like this idea however I am worried that it doesn't look as significant as it maybe should. I decided to spread the coverlines, having some on either side as I think it makes th page look a little more random and interesting, which may appeal to the target audience - 16 - 25 year olds. The barcode on this design appears more discrete in comparison to the previous. I think that the right-hand bottom corner is the ideal place for it. I have also included a pug in the left-hand third of the cover. I think it will be a good idea to use this to advertise either an offer, competition or special feature, in an obvious, 'eye-catching' way.
This was my first film magazine cover design. We had a very clear vision of what we wanted the image to look like and so I planned the cover designs around this. Conventionally, the magazine masthead/title will be positioned at the top of the cover, and after aalysing 'total FILM' and 'EMPIRE' I decided that our cover should follow this convention. Here the masthead spreads across the full width of the cover, something that I have often seen when analysing magazines. I then decided to put the date, price and barcode to the right, directly below the masthead. This way they would be easily visible to the audience. I'm not sure if this was the best place to put the barcode as the barcode is not a feature that will concern the possible buyer and so maybe it should be placed in an area where it is less prominant. I decided to list all of the coverlines down the left hand side and include a few other images in the bottom left corner. Having all of this on one side will fit well with the 'split' image. Also, the left third is the section of the cover that will be visible when on a shop shelf and so it is important that this third is able to attract the target audience.
This is my second cover design, again based around the image we are planning to use. This design uses the image as a way of seperating the page down the middle. The masthead, some coverlines and pug on the left (next to the tree) and the remaining coverlines and barcode on the right (infront of the tree). Like the previous design, the magazine name is positioned at the top, however this time it only spreads across half of the width of the page. I quite like this idea however I am worried that it doesn't look as significant as it maybe should. I decided to spread the coverlines, having some on either side as I think it makes th page look a little more random and interesting, which may appeal to the target audience - 16 - 25 year olds. The barcode on this design appears more discrete in comparison to the previous. I think that the right-hand bottom corner is the ideal place for it. I have also included a pug in the left-hand third of the cover. I think it will be a good idea to use this to advertise either an offer, competition or special feature, in an obvious, 'eye-catching' way. 
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