In order to create my unique magazine cover, I used my newly acquired technical design skills that  we were shown in the applications InDesign and Photoshop which helped immensely in cutting and adding text and manipulating the artists features to make it more pleasing to the audience and make it eye-catching.

When creating my magazine cover I had to think about the four uses and gratifications which helped me decide what features to include into my magazine to gain maximum popularity by conveying the right message to the audience

• Entertainment
• Social Interaction
• Personal Identity
• Information

In order for my magazine cover to be the most eye-catching and unique I will need to think about and include these different aspects of media

• Camera
• Mise-en-scene
• Layout
• Text type/font

After researching my target audience I now know the different features that I will have to include in my magazine to make it a successful magazine e.g. specific backgrounds , artists posture, layout and different text fonts which will look appealing to the target audience.