Overall Plan for my Front Cover

Based on my results from my questionnaire and my own market research, my front cover will be image dominated will little text, only the main headline and a cover line will be mentioned. The colour scheme is going to be black and white with grey/silvers. I haven't yet decided on a name for my music magazine but I have narrowed it down to 2 which are Dimension and GListen. The background is going to be very plain (white if possible) and the image is going to be the main focal point on the page. I am going to have my masthead at the top of the page which is going to be centre aligned and masked onto the image. The text is going to be in sans-serif style font on the front cover and through out the magazine so it looks contemporary and appeals to my target audience.

The main image on the front cover is going to have a plain background, be a medium close-up/close up and be the focal point of the page. I am going to ensure my photograph looks professional and well composed.

Here is a selection of 'DAZED AND CONFUSED' magazine, my media product is going to look similar in presentation to how this magazine is laid out and how it has minimal text. Like DAZED, I am going to concentrate mainly on photography which will show in my overall product.

"FOR 20 YEARS, DAZED & CONFUSED MAGAZINE HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF YOUTH CULTURE. DEFINING THE TIMES, EACH ISSUE SHOWCASES AGENDA-SETTING EDITORIAL AND PIONEERING FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY. BASED IN LONDON BUT CREATED BY AN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIVE OF WRITERS, IMAGE-MAKERS AND STYLISTS, DAZED AND ITS WEBSITE DAZEDDIGITAL.COM IS READ IN PRINT AND ON-LINE BY OVER 500,000 STYLE LEADERS. IT IS QUITE SIMPLY THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND SUCCESSFUL INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE TITLE ON THE PLANET."

This paragraph comes from the 'DAZED Digital' website and expresses how the magazine originated and what its' brand stands for. My media product is going to be inspired by D&C and show similarities in layout/presentation but differences in contents/genres etc.