My 3 options for which magazine i would do were: HYPEBEAST, i-D and Highsnobiety as all these magazines focus on youth culture and fashion.
I decided to do i-D as the other options were heavily focused on Brands and Fashion whereas i-D was focused more on the individual and their identity which was being represented in a single frame.
From my research I've found that i-D magazines don't usually have a main cover line and instead they focus on the image and the contents of the magazine.
2) Briefly plan the image you will need for the cover - model, costume, make-up, lighting etc. At this point, simply describe the image you need to capture.
A full body shot photo focused on the outfit and a wide shot to show the setting.
3) Write the cover lines and any additional text you need for your magazine cover.
As I wasn’t able to do a photoshoot I had to improvise and find a picture which matched the magazine I had chosen. I chose this image because i believe it reflects youth culture with the city background and the outfit being the focus.
I believe I did well with what I had to work with and the cover i made isn’t exactly perfect but i do think it looks somewhat professional. I took certain aspects from different existing cover i saw such as the teared paper effect to uncover big names included in the magazine and having an insight into the contents on the left which i saw on majority of the existing covers. I tried to use the same fonts as the originals but I had to settle for something similar as I wasn’t able to find them.
If I had to do this practical again I’d have waited and used the in school equipment to do a photoshoot as I believe that would’ve made my work look much more professional and it would’ve allowed me to be more creative with my editing and let me choose where I want to place things. This is because the magazine logo is usually on the left in the real magazines but with my image it had to go on the right to not make the left too crowded and cover up the image.