Above I present the final outcome and the finished product of the UrbanFlow front cover. As we can see I have taken into account the specified improvements and transformed the front cover into such a composition which now suits the hip hop codes and conventions more than before. As an addition I have chosen to enlarge the "UrbanFlow" masthead which appears at the top of the page. As a result, the masthead is clearer to see, it neatly joins in with the picture boost frame making it continue onto the object. This allows the model to cover more of the masthead than before, because looking back at the covers of hip hop magazines I have seen that the artists covered most of the masthead. Furthermore, we can see that the cover does not particularly match my layout which I have specified beforehand. This is because while making the actual magazine I have found that the plans which I have created would of caused the magazine to look overfilled with content. However, by decreasing the amount of content, the front cover looks more aesthetically pleasing, it is easier to read and additionally follows the codes & convetions of hip hop music magazines as we can see from my earlier post, the front covers were not specifially busy with headlines. To produce the content for the magazine I have used Photoshop rather than InDesign. This is because I am more familiar with the software which allowed me to fully use the current skills which I have. Additionally, Photoshop has provided me with sufficient manipulation features which allowed me to create a effective and unique graphics. After a successful construction of both visual and text content I have used InDesign in order to make sure that I construct my magazine with the correct measurements and placements.
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