This is my copy of the NME cover from 27th October 2012. I created this in Adobe’s Indesign which is the professional software used by all magazine designers. When recreating the cover I had to make sure I included all the conventional features of a magazine such as the masthead, main cover star, cover lines, insets, pugs and plugs.
Three of my strengths when creating this were:
- text manipulation
- inserting images
- using rulers and guides to align the text and images
Three of my weaknesses when creating this were:
- keyboard shortcuts
- Finding the exact images
- using the same fonts
Doing this has really helped me as I understand the layout of a music magazine much better now I’ve created this so I will be able to use these techniques when laying out my magazine. I also can now navigate Indesign better than I could before. Being more familiar with this means that I will be able to produce a higher quality product when it comes to making my own magazine.