I have experimented with various techniques on Photoshop in order to achieve the Indie rock type of music magazine. I have changed the original photograph of the subjects/ models to black and white for a morose, grunge and indie effect. The simple look is often adapted by other Indie Rock magazines such as NME

I have selected a name for the supposed band presented on the front cover and I have used a specific font which will also be used on the double spread of the magazine. The font is supposed to be the way in which the name of the band is commercialised anywhere in the media and the fact that it is in white it means it is adaptable to any background.

I have also used a catchy phrase as a captivating message for the readers into the double spread article about the band. This is unfinished because there is no guidance with a page reference.

I have started by adding a very colourful background to the main image of the band. This idea has been unsuccessful due to the fact that there was too much life added to the cover and it did not help represent the Indie Rock theme very well. This is the reason for which I have then used a paint brush tool which allowed me to create dark strokes over the colourful background and stuck to the theme colours and the grunge look.

I have used an article title with pictures to capture the attention of the viewers however I have failed to reference the article to a certain page inside the magazine.

The draft I have created also lacks other catchy articles with references, a pull quote, a starburst and a date. For future magazine covers I shall work on adding these additional elements.