Cover Page Considerations

Within the production of my second draft cover page, there are several elements that require careful consideration and many that require research and influence from existing texts.

Masthead
Below is an image containing my 3 ideas for the reconstruction of my Masthead for the second draft cover. These use either just black, black and white, or one main colour with black and white to follow the 3-colour-pallet conventional rule within pop genre media texts.
This first example uses the font 'White Rabbit' - I really like this typography and feel that it could work as a masthead because it is noticeable and memorable; however, I do not feel this is best for my magazine because the format of the font is unconventional and abstract fitting more the the indie or electronic genres. I think would work best as a cover line font for an important or main cover line. 

This second example uses the font 'Noteworth' -  I like this typography because it is used throughout the other elements of the magazine and therefore ties it all in together; however, I don't think that this has enough impact as a font.

The third example used the typography 'absender' - this is a block/bold font with impact, which makes it ideal for a title/masthead font. This is also similar to those within existing texts such as 'Fader' (shown below on the left). The use of a red square with white writing in also ties in with existing texts of the same genre such as, again in, 'Fader' and also in 'Q' (shown below on the right).

Main Image
After consideration of my photographs, I have selected and edited my final cover shot; below you can see the final edited photograph against the original, this shows the progression of my editing ability.

Main Article Cover Line
The main issue I have found with the main article cover line is the placement. To help decide where this may look best I have researched some existing texts and found some examples I like and can use for inspiration. Within the 'Fader' cover pages below the position varies from the middle, bottom and side.

The images below contain my cover image and some ideas on placement and typography for the artist's cover line. The bottom one of these images is my favourite because the font really stands out and has a unique and interesting look that would intrigue the reader. The typography used within these images is as followed: first - 'The Lost Paintings, second - 'Remachine Script', and the third - 'White Rabbit'.

I think that the 'white rabbit' font in the bottom picture works the best, however I would make it larger. I am also considering layering 2 words and changing the opacity as shown below:

Other Features

Other features that will be included in on my cover will be the issue number, issue date, price and barcode. I will also add in extra cover lines.