Mock up Front page:

This is the mock up of my finished front cover for my music magazine. The name of my front cover is 'FUEL', I chose this because it is quite an unusual title, and represents how you get your music information from my magazine like you get fuel for your car. The name 'FUEL' is on a slant because I wanted it to be different than other magazines, and therefore attract more readers for being unlike other magazines. The text is in the font algerian and is big and bold, this is to attract people to the magazine and to catch your attention. The text is in black because it stands out against the red background. As my masthead is on a slant and there is space above it; I decided to put my date and price there so there isn't a big empty space. The date and price are also in black because it contrasts against the red background.

The background is of a young girl sitting on stairs, with a red tint to the image. The image will take over the whole page as it is eye catching. The girl is dressed in indie clothes to represent my target audience; my target audience is young indie teenagers. I chose to have a red tint to the picture because it is unusual, btu also because the colour is suitable for the genre of my magazine. The colour red also runs through the theme of my magazine and is used in most indie magazines. The main headline to go with my story is 'showdown', this again is used to attract the audience as it makes the reader want to see why it is a showdown and what has she done. Again the font is in black to continue with my running theme of colours.

The cover lines are on the left hand side; because after you look at the image your eyes go staright to the stories so they have to be interesting and eye catching. My stories are all about celebrities, because I know that people want to know everything about their personal lives. One of my stories is an interview with robert Pattinson 'I'm scared of being killed', this is quite a dramatic headline and immediately the audience wants to read on and find out more about the interview. The cover lines are in Black and white, as it contrasts against the background and the colours are a running theme of my magazine. The font is also quite clear against the background so that people may want to read the rest of the magazine as they can see the stories clearly.

I also have an advertisement on my front page along the bottom, this reads ' a free poster in each magazine', this again is used to attract the readers as it gives them more insentive to buy the magazine. I decided to have a poster of Rob Pattinson because most of my target audience is aimed at teenage girls. The font again is in Black and white and is bold against the background so it can easily be seen.

The barcode has been place at the bottom because it is not the main focal point of my magazine, but I would also like it to be easily seen because it makes the front cover look much more authentic and like a front cover for a music magazine.