First draft of my Contents Page

I started doing my contents page like this but when I got half way through I realised that I didn't like my main image. I thought it stuck out to much on the page and even though that should be good on this magazine I think it ruined it. After thinking this I changed my main image to this.....

After changing my image image I think my magazine looked more realistic and conventional and now it looks like this.....

My contents page now looks like this which I think looks better. I still have a few changes to make.

How I made my magazine front cover draft

Firstly I added the edited Image to the A4 Size Canvas.

I then added the logo and used the pen tool to crop around my models face and delete that section of the logo to created the depth within the image.

I then created  the skyline under the layer of the model to make it appear as though it was behind my model.

I then added a shape over the model and added text, which I then used blending options to add a colour overlay and drop shadow to make it 'pop' on the page.

The next step I added another sell line, using shapes and text to highlight each other. I then created a square which I used a clipping mask to overlay the image within the shape. I then used blending options to add a stroke to the box to give it it's outline.

Next I added the bottom story using various images which I placed on top of each other to create the layered effect. I then added the text over the top again using blending options to add the drop shadow and colour overlay to make the text stand out.

I then added a footer again using clipping masks to frame the images, i then used text and a small graphic which I created in Adobe Illustrator. I then added more sell lines to the page as I felt some of the white space was wasted.

I then added the barcode and anchorage text so it followed the market connotations, I also added a yellow background to the sell line on the left to make it stand out more.

Finally I added the sell lines on the top right, using clipping masks for the images to keep them within the shapes, I also used stroke to create the outline. I then added the text and used the shape tool to create the backgrounds to highlight it.