Magazine advert process

Following an agreement with my partner, it was decided that we wouldn't use the previous magazine design and instead come up with a new one and that is this one pictured below, showing the step by step transformation of the product.

Although this is the magazine advert, I decided to that the picture should also be black and white, as it

would be less confusing for potential customers. The picture used is also a full size image of the one on the CD's  front cover, this ultimately creating synergy between the two products

Again, suing curves helps with accentuating the hues of the picture.

Like on the extra page of the CD, I also decided to use different light leaks. Since the poster advertises the

product(CD), I felt that puting more colours would represent the genre of the artist. Pop music is extremely vibrant, and so I felt that the multitude of colours would show show this best.

A black band at the bottom of the picture felt that would benefit the poster. It also appears to be

the "norm" for various magazine adverts. I therefore decided to use it to incorporate the artists' website, 

the i-tunes logo advertising that the album will also be released in digital form, and the logo of the record label. 

Here, I decided to put the artist and album name on black strips. To give it an urban touch, I decided

to warp the black striped as give the image an "original" feel.

Like on the extra page of the CD, I also decided to use different light leaks. Since the poster advertises the

product(CD), I felt that puting more colours would represent the genre of the artist. Pop music is extremely vibrant, and so I felt that the multitude of colours would show this best.

This is my first try. I really like the outcome, however, I feel that it is missing information, so I will try to 

incorporate the release date for a last touch.

As part of the process, I decided to add a new black stripe. However, the position doesn't seem to benefit the poster as it makes it appear too crowded

In the end, increasing the stripe at the bottom appeared to work best. The poster has all the necessary information without feeling "crowded", whih gives it a more proffesional look.