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 cover the consistent colour
scheme then allows the reader to not be too distracted by the masthead
and allow them to focus on the coverlines of the magazine. The font used
in my masthead is Bellbottom laser with the text warped to create the
aesthetic associated with psychedelic music particularly from the 60s era.

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.