Analysis of preliminary task - front cover

Overall I think that my preliminary task was a success. I found the task fun and enjoyable and as it wasn't my final piece i found it easier to experiment and try out concepts and new ideas.
My front cover was a long shot of a student walking down a corridor, the title is large, black letters in a smart/ neat font. The entire background is the picture so the text has to be bright and bold to stand out. The subtitles showing other articles are organized below the main topic title with small pictures showing parts of them.

The photo is quite airy so this makes the text colour sceme (White and Red) look brighter than it actually is. Because the photo is looking down a corridor with the modle is in the foreground it gives the photo depth and adds space to the page.

Textual analysis front cover 04 - Q

The cover of "Q" magazine is dramatic, it's an entire body view where muse is smashing up the title with a guitar. This evokes drama and anger. The background is a big blue room which is dramatic and theatrical therefore exaggerating the pose and entire cover.

The clothes the model is wearing, smart trousers and a soldier jacket makes him appear more dramatic and look more impressive and smart. However the way he is wearing it looks like hes a rebel which is backed up by his pose

The text is small and along the side of the image so that the model completely stands out. The text along the side is in a slightly fancy font but is easy to read as it is bright against the grey background in white, red and black.

The banner at the top says "The UK's greatest music magazine" which is a bias statement to promote the magazine and give it some identity against other music magazines. 

contents page trial and error v1.0

Without photographs the contents page seems a bit too detailed. The organization and texture i am happy with though. The colour scheme matches the title page which i like. Also there is a large piece of white space like in most front covers.

contents page construction

This is the early stages of my page, i have the basic shapes, colours and text so far.

Final Front Cover

This is my final front cover, overall i'm really please with the bold colour scheme, the Fonts, the cover article's and my artists persona. I think all the hard work put in paid off and i've ended up with a professional front cover.

Pier review 02, final front cover colour schemes

I've decided on my final front cover design, i just need help deciding what colour sceme!!! Please help

Front cover trail and improvement v1.0

To start off i put in the masthead and the title of the artist.

The after putting in the title i decided to play around with the title and colour schemes.

The completed layouts were then changed as well.