In what ways does your magazine use or challenge forms and conventions of real magazine products?

I started off simply by placing my main image in the centre of screen and positioning it to my liking. I then placed some grid lines on my front cover in equal spaces so the magazine would be split up into 9Th's, so is so i can position strap lines properly and effectively.

Front Cover

This is a front cover from the magazine billboard, this is the front cover that inspired me the most and for this reason i made mine similar to this. I love the way the main colour of the magazine is located in the title of the magazine and towards to the top third of the screen. Also i like the old school black and white feel of this front cover, this is why i have made mine in black and white so it has a similar effect as this front cover. In addition the models head covers some of the title this is another effect i tried to copy.

I believe that my magazine front cover is very similar to the one made by Billboard. I have kept a consistent colour scheme with not many colours being used as i think it looks more professional like this. The title of the magazine is similar to the professional one as it contains the most colour on the page and the models head is covering the title slightly. Both covers pictures are in black and white, this adds to the effect and creates an old school feel to the magazine, also both covers look like they are from the HipHop genre. From the professional front cover above mine i created my own using the inspiration i gained from the professional magazine.