Final Magazine Cover

This shows my final magazine cover. I have changed and developed various things since my last post. I have added the word 'Plus' before the second cover line which suggests that someone who reads this would be getting even more. Also I did decide to change the colour of the word 'Bus' to white because it  is a lot easier to read against the dark background than the black.  Then I edited the triangles in the two corners of the cover because I felt that they would look better if the were partially transparent. I also added a Puff to my work. To do this I inserted a circle into InDesign, I then made the circle bright yellow to match the words 'New' and 'Plus'. I then added text to the circle with the text tool. The text just read 'Now over pages!!!' I then edited the circle until I got it how I liked it. I put a slight shadow glow of a light blue to match the blue of the top left hand corner. I then made the outside slightly hazy to add more interest. To add the '80' I used the text tool drawing a box next to the circle. I then typed the numbers in and increased the text size so that it would be eye catching even from afar. I then edited the colour so that it would stand out against the yellow background. I then gave the text a slight angle of tilt to give interest and to again be eye catching. Next I made another cover line, which was just a very short piece of text to draw people in. I then added a photo of the Eiffel tower because it relates to the text. After placing the photo in a rectangle box I then manipulated it so that the top side matched the edge of the triangle so that it would not go over the main image to take away from the impact of it. I then thought that the text needed to stand out more so I also gave this a slight tilt/ italic so that it would be more interesting, I also decided to increase the weight of the black outline to make it stand out from the background and still retain the black and white text to not draw away from the main cover line. I added a month and year because then the reader would know whether they do or do not have the most current and up to date magazine. A tag line is what I created last, I made it small but still visible because it is still important. People would want to know what the magazine is about so if they cannot get it from the cover lines or the masthead than they should be able to understand by reading the tag line.