Improving the banner

Adding in a banner

I added in a banner and instantly knew that I didn't feel as though it fitted. I now feel as though there is too much yellow on the page, and I need to reduce that in order to highlight the really important information (hopefully just the bits that use buzz-words). 

I also asked my teacher's advice on the banner and she remarked that it didn't look professional enough. She suggested that the text font was also too simple, which I already knew but it was good to get confirmation. She also said that I should maybe create a sort of outline for the banner to make it look more professional.

From my own reflection the banner is too straight and boring. I need to add some character to it.

Improvements

Although this looks a lot better, the text still looks a little bit simple and there is a lot of free unused space. I have asked my teacher what I can do to fix this and she has advised me to put in a banner at the bottom to ensure I have used my space effectively and have made my magazine cover look more professional. 

The rest of the text

Colours

In terms of the colour I feel that the text is just as effective as I wanted. I like the contrast between blue and red which symbolises the importance of each piece of text.

Font

I like the look of the text because it is big and bold but something about it still seems quite simple in terms of font.

I need to put in my final touches such as the barcode and highlights and see what I think of it then.

Title colour

I knew from the start due to my existing magazine research that I wanted to use red text for the bulk of my magazine cover text due to the bright standing out colour, but also due to the fact that it connotes horror. However, which type of red do I want to use? A deep red, or a more true red?

I chose the deeper red because it seemed to just 'go' better with the overall theme of the magazine cover.

Text font

The text is possibly the most important part of a magazine cover, or one of them at least. Therefore, I want to spend a sufficient amount of time on it - choosing the right colours, and making it look professional. I noticed the text tool on PhotoPlus which I couldn't find when doing my poster, and tried using it. However, I found it a lot more difficult on here and there were less options to customise the font. Therefore I returned to PagePlus to insert my text.

The first step to do is choose a font. These are the ones that I need to choose from:

I really like this font because it is big and bold but also looks sort of different at the same time. It has a 'magazine-y' feel to it but I also feel as though it suits a horror movie.

This one is appropriate for a magazine but doesn't really represent horror in the way that I want it to.

I really like this one because it is really big and bold but it just doesn't have the same feel as the other text and doesn't attract me quite as much.

     

The background

Initially I planned to take away the background and put in another plain background, however, I have decided that I actually quite like the background how it is. The off-white colour due to the "Sapphire" effect that I earlier put in is a similar colour to the actor's face which adds to her character and adds to the general effect of the poster overall.

However, it would be better for me to cut out the bottom because the radiator is visible and this takes away from the effect. To do this I simply used the crop tool and selected the part of the picture that I wanted to keep.

The result of this: