Evaluation of my front cover

For my magazine i have decided to call it "lights and sounds" this is because upon reading the title the reader can gain a sense of what the magazine is about this is due to the nature of the genre that i have chosen. Dance music is renowned for having a fast, loud, lively beat that gets people up and dancing, this combined with the lights setting of the clubs makes dance and DJ music a lively and exciting genre. For the layout of the title i have decided to place it in the middle and at the top of the page. Also the reason that the title of my magazine is all in lower case is to shine a message to the readers whilst working within the characteristics of dance music that this genre has a very laid back approach to the way it is formed.

I have chosen to make my title in the font of sylar stencil downloaded from the website dafont.com, the reason i decided to use this font was due to the results i have found from my research, from looking at a number of different magazines that a large number of them uses a serif font that looks laid back but could also look lively if needs be this is much like the music itself. I decided to use this font as it fits the requirements of a serif font and i also believe that it has linked in nicely with the rest of my magazine.

Closely underneath the title of my magazine i have incorporated a subheading of "winter 08" this is because of the time of year that my magazine would be published (winter 08). The reason this is necessary is so that i can try and relate to the target market range. Also to try and catch the eye of my target market i have started to write about the fashion of winter 08 and that there would be special in site into the fashion winter world inside that magazine.

Also on the left hand side of the page i have gone into a certain depth talking about the clubs changing there themes as the seasons have changed and to be more incorporated in the winter feel of life.

Along the left hand side i have given qualitive data about the magazine by giving detailed information but with a small supply. However on the opposite side of the page i have given the opposite type of data. On the right hand side i have given quantitative data by giving large amounts of data but only in small detail.

on the right hand side of the page i have given much broader information about what is in the magazine has inside. I have done this because people passing by the shops/ stalls that my magazine has been sold to might pick up the magazine and spot a favourite artist or theme of the magazine and by putting a bigger range of information on the front then the people passing by are more likely to see something that they like and buy the magazine.