Magazine Cover

To create my first drafts of my magazine cover, I used the programme Microsoft Publisher. I decided to name my magazine 'TV Revealed'. As a group, we had originally decided to base our magazine covers around a magazine such as 'Radio Times'. However, when attempting to do this, I changed my mind and decided to use TV guides such 'TV Choice' and 'Whats on TV'. This ended up being easier.
I started off by placing my chosen image onto the page without editing it in photoshop. I then edited it by cropping down the sides which I did not want. Adding the blue background made the magazine cover look similar to already existing magazines.

I was unhappy with my first few drafts (see below).


Draft 1 - the blue background made the magazine look a bit amateurish and i was unhappy with the layout and the overall look of the magazine. I left this draft unfinished.

Draft 2 - i changed the background from the blue to an off-white as the blue seemed too overpowering. However, this did not make the magazine look much better or like a real TV guide. I also changed the image in the hope it would make the cover seem better. It did not and I was still unhappy with what I had done. I decided to make the magazine a Valentine's Special as the dates on the magazine would cover Valentines Day.

Draft 3 - this draft was still not as good as I had hoped it to be. I moved a few bits around such as the bar code and I removed the TV on the title. These changes still did not make my TV guide look professional.

I will be re-doing my magazine with more changes.