So after playing around on a few websites, I have decided which source I will use... Joomag. This personally is my favorite because it is easy to manipulate and allows me to create my own 'masterpiece'. A few blog posts ago, I talked about colors. Theres three colors that will be used on the front cover of the May edition of "The Sophisticate"- red, black and white.
As Im sitting designing my cover, I remembered "MAGAZINES HAVE BARCODES, THEY COST MONEY" and freaked out (literally). I start scrambling the internet for information on how to create a barcode, without going to jail (I thought it was illegal, don't ask why) and came across the a barcode creator website.
I then created my masterpiece. 
Magazines such as Rolling Stone, Billboard, Forbes, etc, contain their barcode on the bottom in either the left or right corners of the magazines, while some others place their barcode on the top.
*BARCODE:VIEW BOTTOM RIGHT OF BOTH*
After playing around on Joomag for a while, I got to work and started to design my cover.
I started with the masthead. After doing research, the masthead is commonly what is used to attract the audience, that along with the cover photo(which has not yet been taken) is what attracts the viewers/consumers and makes them want to read your magazine. Mastheads are also consistent... even when there is a 'limited edition' issue. I wanted my masthead to be easily identified, sophisticated, and my target audience. I wanted my cover to stay away from being filled with cover lines, and let the image, masthead, and colors do the talking.
I started with the masthead. After doing research, the masthead is commonly what is used to attract the audience, that along with the cover photo(which has not yet been taken) is what attracts the viewers/consumers and makes them want to read your magazine. Mastheads are also consistent... even when there is a 'limited edition' issue. I wanted my masthead to be easily identified, sophisticated, and my target audience. I wanted my cover to stay away from being filled with cover lines, and let the image, masthead, and colors do the talking.
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