Remaking an existing magazine

I have decided that I will try and re-create an existing music magazine. I am firstly doing this as I think it will help me get used to the software i am using and some of the tools, this way when I create the final piece it will hopefully look a lot more professional. Secondly I can find out how music magazines are put together and what needs to be included on the front cover of a magazine.  Finally I am planning on re-creating 'Vibe' which is an R&B / Hip Hop magazine. by doing this I can see the front cover of an existing hip hop magazine and by re-creating it i may get inspiration for the sort of colours, clothing and body language that should be used.

I am going to recreate this front cover, as it is not too complicated and also it is very R&B related. I plan on taking my own images for this front cover and adding my own text this way I will be able to see what sort of front cover is possible to make with the resources and software that I have.

However I am going to use a male model for the front cover but they will be fully clothed as this will vary the front cover instead of copying it perfectly. It will slightly differ from this front cover however I think that having a hoodie will make it more Hip Hop related and less R&B. I plan to keep the text the same however I will create it from scratch as by simply copying and pasting it won't develop my skills, so would be pointless.

This is the re-creation of the front cover 'VIBE' that I have created created from scratch. I am very pleased with the outcome even though it is not perfect. I think that I have been able to develop my skills and produce a relatively professional looking front cover.

good points

• I am happy with the image that I took as the models clothes and facial expression all link in with R&B / Hip hop.
• I really like the masthead of the magazine as I believe that it has come out almost identical to the original
• The text in the bottom right hand corner has come out very well, the colour and font are almost identical.

bad points
There are a few things that didn't go as well as I thought they would

• I am not happy with the yellow colour as is hasn't come out as golden as it should have
• the edges of the model as jagged and could have been finished slightly better
• I left the background which was a bad idea it needs to be a darker tone of white