Magazine Cover Construction Task

The task is to construct a music magazine cover in one lesson.
You must do the following:

1. Choose a magazine name from the list I have provided. This will normally take a long time, hence the prearranged selection.
2. Decide on a suitable cover star (or stars) of your choice.
3. Have a quick look at coverjunkie for ideas.
4. Pick a font.
5. Include several examples of relevant text.
6. Add a bar code, issue number, month and price.
7. Post each stage when you've finished (save each as a jpeg) and give a brief reason for the choices you make (no more than 25 words). 

This is the version I made as an example: