Self Analysis - Front Cover

I worked as closely as I could to my design layout, as possible, having already pre-planned what it was that I would be using as my front cover. The aim of front cover is to reflect the kind of publication on it’s inner pages, which is why I chose an aesthetic and personal, in style, photo for the back ground. The title and tag-line are both bold and explanative about the publication, as explained earlier. I chose the tag-line ‘music for the soul’ as it reflects the genre of music I will be covering, music that has candour, that is raw and that is emotionally fulfilling. The type of music my publication will cover, is not ‘pop’ and far from it; but music that may still come under a mainstream category. I kept to the style of more of an indie-publication to retain that sense of personal touch and involvement with the intended reader and to highlight the difference in the kind of publication it is; that it is not a glorified glossy magazine.The front cover aims to convey the message the publication aims for, that the genre is a unisex music magazine aimed at a younger audience. In context of representation, that the image used conveys a very relaxed pose of an edgy lesbian, this promotes that the content is not bias and that the model in question has a creative look to her. Her pose connotes that she is connected with the graffiti, as if they are looking at each other, creating mystery. With the image background being that of her against a graffiti covered brick wall creates a sense of realism and rawness.