My Music Magazine Front Cover Flat Plans

I have created two flat plans of front covers for my music magazine. The flat plan that I am going to use for my actual magazine is the one on the left. The reason for this is that I think the layout of the page works better for a music magazine and looks less serious and more creative than the other flat plan. I like the layout of this because of the positioning the various presentational features. The main headline on a certain angle, I like that it is on on angle because it looks less serious and less formal to the reader, a banner across the top with the masthead and dateline below. I also like the three pugs in the top right hand corner and they will be used as incentives and lures for my magazine. The main image takes up the entire page which I like because it will stand out to the reader. I have included a support story, barcode and issue number at the bottom of the page, I positioned this in that way because it is of less importance as a support story would not be at the top.