Final front cover pic

I have decided in this photo for my front cover as it goes against most magazines, as you can't see the face. Marjorie Ferguson (1980) identified four types of facial expression in the cover photos. The four types were Chocolate box, Invitational, super-smiler and Romantic or Sexual. My photo does not fall into any of these types, so i have called it shy or grim. This means the figure in the photo is hiding, often behind a hood. The figure is shy and hiding, or is grim and wears a hoody over their face.(like a grim reaper). The effect i hope for is that people will want to know who is on the front cover, not knowing the figure keeps information/gossip about them. The problem is that the audence could just find the information on the internet. Another effect of the front cover photo is that it directly looks at teenagers (my target audience). This is because it is relatable, many teens wear hodies, the true reason is unknown. But many people think it is because they don't want to be seen, or that they're a crimnal/'rebel'. The front cover photo also tells people that he/she is diffrent, he/she does'nt stick their face on every magazine like over celebrites/singers. In conclusion a realy like the shy or grim photo, and i think it could catch peoples eyes just for being different.

Magazine designs and ideas

After looking at some pass foundation production work, they all do the same thing. They all have a band and interviews inside them. My choice now is whether to go with the flow, or do some thing different. Due to time left im going with the flow, and these are some designs of the front covers, contents page and DPS(double page spread). I have decided try go the iconic man smashing a amp with a guiture. For the contents page i have gone for the sort of dropped messy photo effect. This a iconic repentation of teenage life stlye and is recogniseable by all age groups. The double page spread was the hardest, but i have gone with a typical teenage attitude. To themself, not listening and headphones on. The colours will need to fit so, black, red, grey, dark blue is the most suitable to repersent the feelings of the front cover photo. Sort of in your face, don't care attitude.
My target audinece is a little different. It will be aimed towards 13-19 teenagers, people who want to be different. They will be C classed people or need, people who don't like the higher ranked people and genrally wont to live life to the fullest. (party). My magazine will meet their needs of esteem, like self-esteem, confidence and respect by others. They would want this magazine for confidence and to show them you are not alone. My magazine will include reader feed back, interviews, reviews and previews. I will include video games in my magazine contents page, as the majority of teens play them and talk about them, as well as music.