After applying the picture of the final product as a background for the
whole page, I decided to just layer different features of the magazines on top.
First, I started off with a bright line of colourful paint drips at the top of
the page as a base for the title of the magazine – the extra splotch of colour
adds to the eye-catchiness of the magazine cover meaning that it would attract
a lot of people’s attention if on sale.
Next, for the first half of the title I added an interesting looking
icon that says ‘the magazine’ to one corner of the title space at the top, seeing as it could act as almost a logo for different branches and magazine editions of
a publishing company – something I remember from my investigate task is that always
having a symbol that readers
can recognize your magazine and identify it with will make it stick in their
minds, adding to the visual appeal for customers to buy.
Then,
I found a sports magazine title that had a font that fit into the theme of the
magazine cover so far – I then spent a little bit of time repositioning things
on the cover and changing the colours of the writing and logo in order to make
the whole thing not too overwhelmingly colourful, but to still stand out
against the background.
For
the next step, in order to make the whole thing appear a little bit more
sporty, I used a few rounded square-edged icons portraying different sports
from the logo of ‘MultiSport’ magazine,
and changed the colour to match the rest of the theme, positioning it below the
before now minimalist title to make it seem a little more decorative.
After
that, I decided to add a few pop-out shapes coming from the edges of the magazine
to advertise my product. I chose an eight-sided star, and rotated it
diagonally, positioning it so that it stood at the corner of the page, not
blocking the actual product. I made it a pleasant but bright blue colour to
match the pool theme, but to counteract the bright colours used near the title,
and gave it bold whit edges to pop out. Next, I added a statement inside the
shape, making it sound like it was promoting the product, yet still not making
it look like an unprofessional advert on the ront page, but instead as if the
product were a new discovery in technical innovation, as if it featured in an
article inside the magazine.
Then,
make it look more interesting and serve as a base for the name of the company
that makes the headphones, I found a blue-green ombre abstract flow design and
put it next to the star callout. Next, I wrote the name of the brand –
‘Aquaris’ (a name I’d planned since the design) – along with a promoting slogan
and next to a simplistic yet interesting looking logo I created for the brand
out of three white circles on Word.
For
the next step, in order to make the cover look more like a magazine and less
like and advert, I added mini text boxes and chose a fitting font to write
short phrases to feature articles written inside the magazine, along with page
numbers. I stuck to a colourful yet good-looking blaack and hot pink theme
throughout. Since it is a sports magazine, I made all the articles sports-related,
even adding one about an interview with famous Olympian, Michael Phelps, and
his ‘secrets to success’, seeing as this would appeal to budding swimmers, as
well as making them recognize the product along with the magazine, effectively
promoting it.
Following
this, I added magazine-type elements in the same font but different colour
(white) displaying the price, the date and issue number of the magazine.
For
a final touch, I decided to make the product stick out by adding a hot-pink
text box atop the star featuring the headphone article and typed in “ALL-NEW”
in a bold white font inside it as one pop art element to make the magazine
stand out in a store where it would be sold.
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