Friday, 29 January 2010

The Cover: First Draft

Audience Feedback:

"I really like how her shirt compliments the union jack in this. Also, the red coverline looks really good at that angle and frames her face really well." - Charlotte Bailey

"Very nice! I love the fonts you used for "The Evolution..." and "Now I can...". Not really sure about the need for the "I am not a robot" on the bottom right, but then again I'm not really up with the standards of the cool kids today.
The use of the Union Jack for the badge thing was a really inspired idea, and as Charlotte said the colours compliment each other nicely.
Well done." -
Chris Coales

"This is actually a really good picture and a great angle. I think is was a great idea taking the picture of her against a wall. Your title is very nicely done and the point of the first letter of the word being a small letter is extremely effective. agree with chris about the fonts and colours used, however more text or small pictures could be added, perhaps a small advertisement of the release of her new album/single. The sticker on the outside is good, but very bright. I think you should reduce the opacity of the union jack in the background. :D" - Nathan Sundin

"Really good, i like the way her shirt compliments the union jack sticker, and how her head overlaps the masthead :)
Only thing is that you could maybe fit in a couple more cover lines."
- Alysha Bennett

"I like the use of colour scheme in your front cover. The blues of the shirt compliment the clear logo of the union jack in the corner as well as the red and white text. The layout of the magazine is also very good, with a lot of white space taken up. Also, the colours in your models hair add variety on the page. I would only suggest adding a few more cover lines, such as band names or other competetions. :)" - Ben Allen

I intend to take all the advice given on board, and improve the things mentioned with my second draft.

5 comments:

Charlotte Bailey said...

I really like how her shirt compliments the union jack in this. Also, the red coverline looks really good at that angle and frames her face really well.

Chris Coales said...

Very nice! I love the fonts you used for "The Evolution..." and "Now I can...". Not really sure about the need for the "I am not a robot" on the bottom right, but then again I'm not really up with the standards of the cool kids today.
The use of the Union Jack for the badge thing was a really inspired idea, and as Charlotte said the colours compliment each other nicely.
Well done.

Nathan Sundin said...

This is actually a really good picture and a great angle. I think is was a great idea taking the picture of her against a wall. Your title is very nicely done and the point of the first letter of the word being a small letter is extremely effective. agree with chris about the fonts and colours used, however more text or small pictures could be added, perhaps a small advertisement of the release of her new album/single. The sticker on the outside is good, but very bright. I think you should reduce the opacity of the union jack in the background. :D

Alysha Bennett said...

Really good, i like the way her shirt compliments the union jack sticker, and how her head overlaps the masthead :)
Only thing is that you could maybe fit in a couple more cover lines.

Ben Allen said...

I like the use of colour scheme in your front cover. The blues of the shirt compliment the clear logo of the union jack in the corner as well as the red and white text. The layout of the magazine is also very good, with a lot of white space taken up. Also, the colours in your models hair add variety on the page. I would only suggest adding a few more cover lines, such as band names or other competetions. :)