Template and design of front cover, contents and dps.

1. TEMPLATE OF
FRONT COVER,
CONTENTS AND
DOUBLE PAGE
SPREAD
RUQAYYAH OPEOLU

2. I started my magazine by
creating a template in order to
figure out the positioning of
the features of my magazine
and also included the
masthead with the name I had
chosen.
To further enhance my magazine, I
began to add some features, for
example, changing the background
to forest green, the masthead to
white and filled in the skyline and
also one coverline.
Here I have altered the
positioning of the magazine
features, for example the
coverline saying the name
of the artist from the bottom
to the top to make it seem
like a conventional feature
of a magazine.

3. My next draft consisted of me changing the font
type of the coverline which reveals the name of
the artist featured. I felt this was a better option
as it is the same font as the other coverlines.
Additionally, I altered the features of the
masthead by outlining around the text using the
….. Tool which made my magazine appear more
bold.
Despite changing the font type of the coverline
revealing the name of the artist featured in my
magazine, I changed it back to the …… font as after
surfing the web to attain inspiration from other
existing RnB magazines, I found out the fonts used for
the coverlines are hardly fancy. I also removed the
outline and inner shadow of the masthead as I
thought it did not appear similar to a magazine
masthead.

4. After further analysing my magazine, I changed the
font of the masthead to ‘Crackvetica’ as ‘Sandre’ did
not appear bold and eye-catching, which is what I
was after. I also changed the coverline ‘Caliph Yibz
sex, drugs and fame’ back to ‘Blacklisted’ as I
thought it matched with the new font of the
masthead.
To improve, I re-positioned the red bar at the top of the
page so that the skyline would be displayed in a more
effective way. Additionally, I brought the coverlines from
behind the direct mode of address to the front in order
for the consumers to visualise them well. I also included
the barcode behind the coverline at the bottom as the
front cover was getting full and so I was confused as to
where to place it.

5. Here, I changed the
colour of the skyline
and also the colour of
the main coverline to
make it stand out
further.
I added a barcode but placed
it at the back of the main
coverline as I was lost for
space.
After further analysing my work, I
decided the position of the
barcode was not conventional
and rotated it to the bottom of
the page.

6. This is my first draft of my
contents page where I placed the
features of the contents page.
I added content to the sub-headings and
also included an editor’s letter and a
footer which immediately made my
contents page appear conventional.