Creating My First Draft

 Firstly I positioned my masthead at the top of the page as this is conventional, and therefore will be when the audience look to see it. I also chose to make it take up approximately 1/5 of the page as it is a very prominent feature, and often a selling point for what is in the rest of the magazine. I believe this will appeal to my demographic as it is a bright, fun colour and stands out.

 The puff the I chose to include was "THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE NEWEST TUNES:HOT OFF THE CHARTS" as I believe it fulfils its role of promoting the magazine and boosting its status, as well as having a fun, current tone and a friendly, exciting mode of address.

I inserted my edited feature article photo onto the page using the 'place embedded' tool as it allowed me to make it it's own layer. I positioned in so her face was central which made it look professional and drew attention to it. This positioning also allowed me to have plenty of space along the sides for plugs.



I then created these cover lines which provide information about the cover star and make it clear to the reader who she is, and what the article about her includes. I chose to make these red and blue and in the same typography as the masthead to establish a house style. Additionally, I made the pull quote a handwriting style typography to add personality to it, making it seem more authentic.

I chose to incorporate blue as it complimented the red well and was more exciting and interesting than using black or white

I then added a variety of plugs which promote the contents of the magazine and allow the audience to see very clearly what is inside the magazine. I used the same fonts as I did in the puff and masthead to establish a professional, neat house style and also made them red, blue and monochrome to fit in with the colour scheme of the rest of the front cover. My demographic wanted a chatty, informal tone and I believe having lots of short plugs will create this, additionally this busy, chatty style would be interested in these plugs as they resemble a gossip magazine and my demographic are interested in celebrity culture and lifestyle as well as the actual music.