Front Page Research

To get some more ideas for my front cover, I decided finding some of my favourite covers from a variation of magazines which fit into my genre and style of music, would help me develop more ideas for my front cover!

 The Rolling Stone Magazine edition of Adele really caught my eye. The basic photo of just her face with a pouted expression looked different to others. The way her hair looks as though it's been blowing in the wind shows a more natural look to her too. The three use of colours for the font (black, red and white) would usually come across as boring and dull, but where these colours fit in with the style of music Adele sings, it works well. 
My thoughts on the straight forward headline 'Adele: Heartbreak Superstar' is that it gets to the point, and doesn't need all these other sub-titles coming off of it.

 Again, another Rolling Stones cover stood out to me, but this time of Amy Winehouse. Different to Adele's cover, the colours used for this were not the original Rolling Stone colours like red and black, for he main title. The colours used such as blue and red were as if they had been faded out a bit, to create a vintage look, which is what Winehouse's style was interpreted as. The picture shows Winhouse with her iconic 'bee-hive' hairstyle, tattoos on show and extreme eye make-up, which is what she is recognised for. The heading 'The Diva & Her Demons' fits in well with what Winehouse is known for, such as drugs and alcohol abuse.

 Billboard's cover of Lily Allen is slightly similar to the Rolling Stone cover of Adele. With a medium close-up of Allen's face, the shadowing around her defined cheekbones makes the picture seem less edited. The use of the pink and white contrast well and go together, the different fonts for each title also go well. The pink and white go well with the picture, as the headband Allen is wearing gives off a 'girly' vibe and the pink and white are associated as 'girly' colours. 

Personally, the Jamie T front cover for NME is my favourite. The picture of Jamie represents his laddish behaviour and attitude. The idea of the picture being that he looks like he's been stopped in mid-sentence brings out the naturality and genre of Jamie's music. The headline 'Broken Britain, Broken Man?' implies Jamie is patriotic. If you've ever listened to his music you'll know he is portrayed as a 'jack the lad' sort of guy. The colours are the traditional NME colours, red, black and white.