Print Production- Current designs

 This is my current magazine advert design. The cover uses the same sky background so it can link to the album cover. It also uses two half cut profile shots of characters with different effects. The character on the left has a smoke effect applied which suggests she is fading away. The character on the bottom left has a pixel effect applied which suggests he is missing parts of his identity. I decided to mix the pixel and smoke effect because they are very different. Smoke is real and natural whereas pixels are computer-made and very modern. The juxtaposition of the primeval smoke and 21st century pixels creates binary opposition between the two characters. This makes the cover appeal more as there is a sense of narrative on just the magazine.
I chose to place the band name towards the top as on the album covers that is where the band name is placed, creating consistency across the print productions. Also, the font is the same to once again create consistency and to create a brand identity.
The use of physical manipulation effects is part of the band's identity and image. On each print production there is an image of a character which has had an effect applied to manipulate and alter reality, creating a much more interesting image unlike most plain indie covers.

This is the inside panel for my album. I merged an image of a water with the character to create the appearance as though he is turning into water to indicate identity is fluid. It is also a reference to the alcohol element of the music video. The pink overlay is used as pink is one of the main colours used across all the album,
I also placed some of the lyrics on the panel too. The lyrics "get in my bloodstream" as been spaced out with different lines per word. This is done to show the emphasis of the lyrics in the song as each word is stressed. The lyrics are placed behind the water layer as "bloodstream" has obvious connotations of fluidity and therefore makes sense to go behind the water.

 This is my second inside panel. This features the same character as the first inside panel. This panel uses a smoke effect and it appears as though the character is fading away.
The album name, 'Resolution', is in white in order for the green, when over the white, to create a pink effect. I placed the text behind the smoke layer in order for some pink to be shown.
I also used a white font for the main text, 'resolution' and black for the lyrics. This is the opposite of the font colour on the first inside panel. This is done to create some symmetry and balance between the two panels.

This is my front album cover. Firehorse is in capitals as well as Resolution because it grabs much more attention and it should as it is the front cover and therefore the first impression to the audience.
The pixel background matches the pixel effect on the character on the front. The character also has a gradient applied so that there is a transition between pink and green against the different blues of the background.

The back cover uses the same font as the other panels and has the track list. The panel mimics the motif of the front panel in the pixel idea and the half face.