This is the cover for my practice magazine. I called it 'Kawaii', this means 'cute' in Japanese and it's based on Japanese pop culture. For the main image, I used a portrait image of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (a Japanese singer) that links to the main story of the issue. I used sell lines like: '20 ways to kawaii your nails' and 'How to host a party'. This hopefully would entice more readers to buy and read the issue.
The target audience would be for teenage girls, 13-16 years. I researched other magazines, but none of this genre, which would have helped. I got inspiration from 'We love pop' magazine and how they use one image for the background and central image. Also the use of smaller images on the cover related to the features inside.
This is the contents page of my practice magazine. I kept with the colour theme of my cover, which are pastels. This links to the theme of the magazine, kawaii. I organised the contents page into sections, this way the reader can find what they want to read easier and quicker. I used two images on the contents page, they both relate to the features inside the issue.
For a first attempt at making a front cover and contents page, I think it's not that bad. It doesn't look professional an I know that I wouldn't personally spend money to read it. To improve I would use brighter colours to stand out, maybe use a nicer font because the one I used is a bit boring.
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