Initial Cover Layout

This is a very quick mock up of my cover, using placeholders to show what I hope to put and where. although it isnt that detailed, I will be able to follow this when designing my cover; this may change during production as I may find I need to move things around to fit everything or I add something new that I may feel would be good during the design. What I plan to be in the placeholders at this time are described below:

Masthead: "RAWR!!" this is reference to a shout/scream a fan of or rock band of the wild kind of rock, I will make it white so it is readable, and the font style and size will fit its wildness (Large, Bold), this fits with the colour scheme as a 'Dark' colour scheme can be quite aggressive/intimidating, the band 'Kiss' come across the same way. Stands for 'Rock Addicts With Rabies' which enforces the wild, aggressive and intimidating feel tremendously

Slogan: "BURN WITH THE FLAME OF ROOOOCK! RAWWR!" gives a tremendous feel of wildness to the extent of being uncontrollble in order to directly assist the masthead. Rawr is also a reference to the mast head to connotate this direct assistance

Image: this will be a image of a freind of mine, whos hair and fashion sense fit my genre and planned colour scheme very well, I plan to make him have a very serious look on his face, as this still fits the colour scheme because I predict the colour scheme will make it look intimidating even though it contrasts with the wild masthead.

Anchorage Text: this will say "spreading Kyleism: the 16 year old one man band, and his many followers" this is because my freinds name is Kyle, and Kyleism makes it sound like a religion, some rock bands, (especially the more wild, screaming with electric guitar sort of bands)  have this edge to them, by having 'followers' making them seem like a religion. Also, the one man band part shows that I plan to adapt my cover to fit one of the questionnaire results on question 4 (of having interviews with bands)

Buzz Word: this is simply "EXCLUSIVE!" to assist the anchorage

Sell Line 1: "INSIDE: Band Biographies of the WILDEST bands!" this sell line will  cater to the second most popular answer of question 4, Band Biographies

Sell line 2: "Reviews of everything music straight from our mouths!" means that the imagainary writing team will review bands and songs, this is catering too the joint third answer of question 4, Reviews

Sell line 3: "Witness the kindling of a budding soul of rock!" means that the magazine is going to showcase a new talent, to cater to the other joint third answer of question 4

Dark colour scheme: this refers to the colour scheme of the Kerrang DPS I analysed and stated I was going to use.