Planning my magazine front cover: Drafting

Here I put together a first draft of all the cover lines, sell lines etc that will be appearing on the front cover of my magazine so I know what I'm doing when I come to design my front cover of my magazine.


                                                             Masthead                                                             

My masthead name which is the name of my magazine, website and billboard is 'A LA MODÊ'. It will be spread across the top of my magazine (as shown in my flatplan) either in a large bold text or curly writing. I haven't decided what font I want my masthead yet but it's between two. I have decided a curly font because since I'm doing a fashion magazine it'll go very well with the theme as it's feminine and stylish. I have decided on a large bold font because that's what's typically seen on a fashion magazine and it has proven to be a very successful font, so I want to follow the convention of a simple font. When I decide on a font I will show my font on a new post. 

                                                              Tagline                                                                

A la Autumn - the festival of colours: I want this to be spread across the bottom of my front cover with 'a la' and 'the festival of colours' in a smaller font than 'Autumn'. I want 'a la' and 'the festival of colours' to be in a cursive font and 'Autumn' to be in a more clearer and bolder font. 

                                                             Main Image                                                          

I want the main image to be either in front of a wall or out in nature. I want it to be either a medium shot or a close-up depending on how well I photograph the pictures on the day. I aim to do this because I want to show the model's emotions, make-up and jewellery as I'm trying to emphasise that it's a fashion and beauty magazine. I want my model to be either smiling or doing a very basic model pose (either half a pout or a straight face). 

                                                           Main cover line                                                      

                                                             Cover lines                                                          

Fall fashionably this autumn - oversized coats, killer boots, bold lipstick, woolly scarves - 50 affordable fall looks to inspire you:  Since my magazine is fashion based I am trying to keep it with the current season so I will be doing this cover line which basically shows the audience 50 affordable fashion looks that they can achieve this autumn. 

View and reviewed - the best shops around Sunderland: This shows the audience a variety of reviews on clothing and beauty shops around Sunderland and giving an insight to what they're like and the products in the shop. 

Bargain beauty - beauty products under £10: This shows the audience affordable beauty products under £10 and where to purchase them from.