With class critique, I received helpful suggestions to improve my final magazine cover. I applied most of these suggestions during editing, such as changing my main cover line for clarity. After making these edits, my magazine became more realistic.
First Cover (left) vs. Final Cover (right):
I reached my final cover by replacing my main cover line with my bottom cover line and adding another cover line instead. I also changed the capital "C" in the caption on the first cover to a lowercase "C" and the page number to the correct one. I am pleased with incorporating Shira's feedback to delete my main cover line and replacing it with my bottom cover line, as the information that correlates to my cover image was more relevant in my final cover; my first main cover line wasn't specific, and it didn't add significance, other than an appeal to my audience that the recipes in my magazine produce baked goods that are delicious through their looks and taste. The main cover line on my final cover also added more context to the image, helping to convey to my audience that the dessert is a cheesecake. It also revealed to them the purpose of the image (National Oreo Cookie Day falls on that month) and how it relates to an article in my magazine without having to scroll to page 56 to find out. Especially if my cover image takes up a large portion of my magazine cover, I want as much clarity as possible. Hence, replacing my main cover line was purposeful. After adjusting my main cover line, I broke up the gray text by changing its color to the color of "Set" in my masthead. Although Shira didn't advise me to do so, I felt it was necessary to change the coloring of my main cover line. I am pleased with this change since the light pink added brightness to my cover and ensured I equally used all of the colors from my masthead in my content (rather than predominantly hot pink on my first cover).
Nevertheless, I like how my magazine looked less crowded on my first cover. Since there was less text in the main cover line, I was able to make it bigger and stand out more, adding more emphasis. I also liked how "inside" and "out" were in different colors than the rest of the text; it made certain words stand out, helped convey my point, and appealed to my audience. However, there weren't words I needed to bold in my final main cover line, so my final one was less eye-catching in this area of my magazine.
After making these edits, my magazine became more realistic and informative. For the most part (except for how my first cover was less crowded with text), I am much more content with my final magazine cover. I wouldn't have been able to reach this stage of my magazine cover if it hadn't been for class critique and the helpful recommendations from my classmates.
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