Comparing two cover pages

This cover page shows contrast between the black and white. I really like this as it makes the magazine more appealing for the audience. The white really stands out and the face of the model looks more open and casual. The masthead looks smaller and more relaxed yet strong for the audience to notice it. It will allow me to put enough cover lines and make sure I don’t have as much as negative space as the other cover page.

This cover page however looks more stretched and boring. It doesn’t catch the audience’s eye as much as the other one as there is no contrast. There is some contrast between the red and the black, however the white gets left behind and becomes part more of the grey than its own. The masthead looks more stretched and big too. I do not like it and I am considering the other cover page. The reason for this is because it gives too much negative space and I might over do the cover page with cover lines. This will make the page very heavy and hard to read for the audience.