Final draft - Cover

After struggling with photoshop for a long time and all the attempts to be original and creative finally the newborn cover page of the "Edmundian times" is here. 

Must say, I am pleased with my work and proud of myself. I like what I see and I feel it is interesting and quite close to a real magazine cover.

Compering to my last draft this one looks better and has those little details added that are so important.

First of all, I've kept the general layout the same as previous time, however some changes took place:

• The masthead - it is still white and stands out on the background, but I've chosen the font with very straight lines, which makes it simple and serious. This is good as my magazine, following from the cover lines is aimed for older students.
• The number of issue with month and year is still beneath the St.Edmund's Crest so no major changes happened there - only the font of the text.
• Ive decided to keep all the colours of the cover lines simple and same to the previous draft. However, this time all of them are in bold underlined font which varies in sizes a little bit. I've done it to make some cover lines stand out even more than others. All the rest of the text on the page is in white.
• My three main cover lines were put in one column on the left side of the page - this looks neater and balances the overall look of the page.
• I've decided to put something that would be related to my main picture, something like quote, as you can see, on the right side of the page. In the real magazine there is usually a cover line that is related to the model on the cover page - so by adding a simple quote with a name I am one step closer to the real magazine.
• Another change was the barcode. Instead of having a white rectangle with black bars on the dark background I've put the one that has white bars and numbers and contrasts the page. 
• I've moved the website address closer to the left and in the bottom right corner put a diagonal sign, telling the readers that this magazine is for free. It is in a bold red font and massively stands out from everything else on the page. 

Overall, I've kept my cover page simple, in bright and contrasting colours, trying not to put too much of everything on it. I do have those little details a real magazine cover will have, and even though it is surely not perfect or ideal it is a good try and I am happy with it.)