Changes to original plan

-The masthead was eventually small enough to allow me to add the “free CD” advert, to the right of it on top of the page, which further fits in with the conventions of other magazines.


- I also decided to put the puff above the masthead on the page, as there was little room to fit it in amongst the other text such as the headline.

-The headline looked too similar to the masthead, so I coloured it black instead of red, and turned the shadow effect red. I also changed the puff, and the “also featuring” line black, as they were drowned out by the masthead.

-On my personal version of Photoshop, the font “Rockwell was not available, so I used “Georgia” instead, as it is very similar. This font would later be used throughout the magazine, including the normal text in the double page spread.

- There was too much room at the bottom of the magazine, so I placed a black banner over the dull area, and filled it with an advert of a competition within the magazine, which would help to draw readers in more than before.

- I also had a lot of extra room left over for additional plugs, which I placed to the left and right of Sparky’s photo, and kept the background colours the same for both of them.

- In the space ledt over directly underneath the masthead, I added a small plug, recalling the issue number of the magazine.