Below is my second draft of my front cover:

Reflection:

In this draft, I decided that I wanted to completely change how it looked from my first. I decided to almost start over, this time making sure that I included all of the conventions needed for a rap magazine. Listed below are some of the major changes that I made.

• First of all I decided that I wanted to use a new image. I like the image that I used this time because it creates a talking point for the audience, it is unconventional to see a rapper holding a cup and saucer on the front of a rap magazine. The use of mise-en-scene is extremely important for the cover image and I think I used it well for this image.
• The second major thing that I decided to change was to change my masthead, previously my masthead was rather boring and did not do a great job of attracting the audience. I think that this masthead is much more appealing and links well with the other features on my front cover.
• I also changed my cover lines to make it seem more like a real music magazine. Beforehand, they would not do a great job of selling the magazine, which is ultimately the point of having them.
• I decided to add in a different pug, this time it was a preview of Elliott Harris’ new music album. I took the picture on our second photo shoot, and realised that it would work well as an album cover.

To Improve:

In my third draft I would like to change:

• Where the price, date and issue number is. At the moment I think they are in the wrong place.
• I am going to lower the cover lines on the left, this is because there is a big blue gap of the background that needs to be filled and at the moment it is very close to the masthead.
• Finally, I might also try to lower the masthead a little, this is so it is not covered at the top of the cover.