For my prelim cover I used a mid-shot, which I centred in the page. This meant there were very awkward spaces on my page where cover lines didn't really fit. So on my final product I used a larger medium close up, this fills the page more. I feel this image will attract the reader much more than the first one as it's size is bolder and more eye-catching. Also in my first image the model is looking away which breaks the conventions of a cover model, so in my final product I made sure the model was looking to entice the reader.
I realised from my prelim that a masthead must be very bold and eye catching. This is why I chosen a larger font in my final. I also altered my colour schemes to darker, more contrasting colours as this is will draw the reader more than the paler, dull colours I used in my prelim.
The cover lines I used on my prelim overlapped on the edges of the images and as they are both dark colours this means they are hard to read. They were also the same size on the prelim. So on the final cover I made sure the other cover lines didn't cross the image. However I made the main cover line larger, which focuses the reader on the main story in the magazine, and placed it across the image. To allow the reader to actually be able to read this I made sure the colours were highly contrasting.
For my final I used a large convention of a magazine contents page to have the text in columns. This makes it easier to read than the contents of my prelim. I also make the artist name (the part before the colon) bold on my final which really focuses on the main part of the story which helps the reader to know what its about, which I didn't do on the contents which actually makes the text a little confusing.
I created an identity on my final by repeating the magazine name which allows the reader to know the pages are all part of the same magazine. I didn't do this on my prelim which doesn't really help the reader to know the magazine and it's genre.
Another convention of a contents page I made use of on my final product's contents is using images. The use of multiple images make it more interesting for the reader as they showcase more of the context of the magazine and make the page much more interesting, which will appeal to the reader. My prelim's contents is very bland and plain which really wouldn't help to catch the readers attention.
After doing my prelim I was able to do a large amount of research which allowed my to find out more of the conventions of magazines, such as layout, positioning of text and image style. I specifically look at rock music magazines so I could really find out how to make it look as though it actually belonged to that genre, this is why I drastically altered the layout of my contents page as it fits with existing rock magazine's contents styles. I was also able to learn more skills on photoshop, which are clearly visible, as the text manipulation looks a lot more professional and the images look a lot better. This is through becoming more confident at cutting out mages and by using the image editing to increase contrast and brightness to create a more eye catching image.
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