After adding my main image it was not important that I started to get the content on the front cover because this is what would attract the reader. After researching into magazines I found that often the magazine often include a strip across the top and bottom of there magazine, this allows them to insert important messages or exclusive tips. I used the strips at the top and the bottom to write the social media that the readers can follow the magazine on and then I also used the bottom strip to write about what content is involved within the magazine.
To create these strips I used the shape tool and drew two rectangular black boxes that stretched across the magazine page, this made the page look fuller and it looked more organized, then I created a text box and added the relevant information that needed to go in them. After doing this I used the drag tool and moved them to the top and bottom of the pages. I think the black and white is effective and also matches the colours of the record player disks along with the motto which is situated above the header and logo.
When researching into music magazines the majority of them used pugs, these were used to include more information but using a different way to put the message across without it just being formal and written in black and white. To create the pug I used the shape tool and drew a circle, next I filled the circle with a light shade of blue so that it didn't clash with the royal blue that I used for the heading, next I created a border around the circle using the colour red, by using a border helped to make the pug stand out more off the page. In the pug I included text and a page number which was clear and easy to follow for the reader. By using a pug also allowed me to fill up any dead space on the face as it was hard to fill the gap between the models head and the edge of the page because it was smaller than the rest of the gaps.
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