To ensure the fonts looked as if they would be used in a real Cosmopolitan magazine I researched which fonts the publication used to help me. I used a very similar font for my masthead and in the end I did not use any fonts which I had to download. Through my research I also found out that Cosmopolitan often feature a button cell or two containing features. I had already planned to do this but it influenced where I chose to put my cell lines.
I think that the fonts I have used look very authentic and I have made them fit better by expertimenting with using italics and changing the spacing between the letters and lines. To begin with my magazine cover looked empty. I then looked again at a copy of the magazine I was copying and found that I had not included enough cell lines as Cosmopolitan magazine has a cover packed full of cell lines and small details. To make sure that my cover fitted the brief I included a skyline specifying the fact it was an alcohol special edition and also ensure that my alcohol cell line was the biggest on visible to the viewer.
I also wanted my masthead to link to the subject I was covering. I chose the word 'Desire' as it suggests a craving or an addiction which is something I would be covering in my article on my DPS.
At the bottom half of the magazine I included a baseline as the area looked empty. I did not want to include any large cell lines as I thought it would take away the attention from the glasses on the table which I thought portrayed an important message. I also cghose not to cover my model with cell lines as I did not want the viewers attention to be completely on the cell lines and for them to take in what is being suggested by my image.
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