Tuesday 1 October 2013


 

The Main Image would consist of one of my English teachers, Mr Klappholz, side on, confronting a skull, mirroring him on the opposite side of the page, depicting the latest dramatic role of the previously mentioned English teacher. This image was inspired both by the Poster for the film "Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2", and also classic Boxing Match Posters, such as Ali vs Frazier and one's depicted in the "Rocky" Films. This layout & setup depicts heightened drama, and, just like Film & Boxing Posters, would tempt audience members to part with their money to see the drama unfold.
Here I felt the Gold, compared to the usual magazine colour
schemes, made the colour stand out especially. I am aware that this is a Special Edition Cover of the magazine and not a regular feature of the publication, after extensive research, I felt that, compared to usual editions, it made this particular edition feel extra special, which I felt, would make my magazine cover appear to be of a different class to it's competitors.



My Masthead on my chosen design, would be Golden in colour, this being inspired by a number of editions of "Top Gear Magazine" I had seen that I felt were really prominent. This would also fit well with my royal theme. The title of "King's Coronet" not only complimented the name of my school, King Henry VIII, but also placed the magazine in a more sophisticated band of magazine genres, lifting it out of the "glossy trashy mag" status, if you pardon the colloquialism. I went for Gold above yellow, as I felt the black/yellow combo worked well as an eye catching header, and coincidentally used the same colour scheme of our school uniform, which I felt made the magazine more personal to the school.