Front cover evaluation

                To create my Aquinas front cover page I used multiple programs to alter images and to create an organised and coherent layout, these two programs being Microsoft publisher and adobe Photoshop. When deciding how to layout my front cover, I chose to keep it simple and to use standard and plain colours, like black red and white. I feel as if these colour choices worked well since they are all contrasting of each other, this means that the text on the front cover was clear and easy to read since it doesn’t mash with the background of the cover. I also used red for the dropped cap of the masthead to make it seem and look bolder and also to emphasise the start of the masthead, which is why I chose red. Another aspect of the cover that I felt went well was the use of the white background on both the picture used and the main background. White was used since it was easy to blend into a plain colour and also because it looks very clean and ensures nearly all different styles of text and colours are easy to read and obvious against the background. Finally I think that the use of pugs and referencing to features in the magazine were used well and were placed correctly and in a non-obstructing manner, for example the breaking bad logo was placed in its own space, not overlapping any other feature or text, the same goes for the pug near the top of the page. It ensures that the cover does not look cluttered in its presentation and also looks quite professional because the logos are the originals and are not altered.

Unfortunately I am not fully content with my front cover, there are multiple improvements that I could make and will make when creating my actual front cover. The main improvement I feel would be the use of the same font. I was not happy with some of the fonts used on the page, specifically the font used for the text inside the top pug. I feel it was too small and regular. It also does not match the fonts that have been used for bigger text on the front page, meaning some continuity and coherence is lost slightly. Another improvement that I think I could make is the style of shot used to take the main image, as it is not close enough to the subject. The image would have looked better if rather than a medium shot, it was a medium close.

But overall I am very happy with the standard of my front cover.