my magazine advert and analysis

After researching magazine advertisements, I saw that the most effectove ones featured one huge picture of the artist, and then the Cd cover on the page somewhere. We decided that because the CD pack itself, didnt feature huge amounts of the artists face, that we would use a picture, mainly of her face, and it would span from the top to the bottom of the page. We wanted it to look like the front page of a magazine, so set it out in that type of format, with our artist being the only one talked about and advertised. The idea is that its a front cover but the only thing worth talking about on it, to draw the readers in, is Carmen Veronica. Half way down, on the left is a qoute from Oprah Winfrey, which of course we would want to stand out alot, and so its in a really bold font, black with a white kind of shadow around it. It is very attention grabbing and stands alone, as nothing else is needed. On the right, opposite the quote, is the album title and a picture of the front cover, so that the customer knows what to look for when they are in the shop. The theme is orange, black, grey and white, to look good and so that it all matches. A huge star pug contains the words "23 hit singles", so that it stands out as much as possible, and a banner across the heading also helps the content stand out. The qoute along the bottom is in the style of banners often at the bottom of magazine covers, and features a quote from someone with a huge reputation. The background is plain white, as there are so many colours on the page, anymore would look overcrowded, and the writing wouldnt stand out as much. The sequence of pictures above shows the editing process and how we got our final piece.