For my cover I used other magazine conventions such

as the masthead. The masthead is important in

grabbing the attention of the reader when they first
look at the magazine in particular when placed
behind other magazines. Unlike the masthead used by
NME, which only uses red lettering in front of the
picture, I used yellow-orange lettering in front of a
black box to allow a contrast between colour and the
black so it stands out more and so it can be seen
clearly as the background image uses the same yellow
colour. The colours used in my masthead comply with
the colour scheme of my magazine (pink/yellow) and
relate to the music which my magazine promotes. The
sizing of the masthead is similar to that of the one
used by NME. Because both conform to their colour
scheme, they stand out because of the prominence of
their scale in comparison to the other text on the front

Coverlines give more information about the feature

article as well as other articles within the magazine.
The feature article on the front cover is very
dominant as it is in the centre of the page in large
text - because there is no central focus in the
cover image, the feature article coverline doesnt
cause any inconveniences in where it is placed in
relation to the image. The text used in the feature
article is Matura MT Script Capitals and the other
coverlines use Poor Richard; both texts connote
again to the style of font used in psychedelic
culture.