Cover page

I have taken a risk on my cover page, by having the barcode a little bigger than it would be. This is not a typical convention as most magazines try to make the barcode as small as possible. I don't think this is effective. I think that barcodes are a major part of a magazine cover if they are going to be sold in a shop. I think they must stand out as they can really add something to a

Research relevant graphic designers

Peter Saville 
I think that Peter Savilles style is perfect for my magazine and I can take a lot out of looking at his previous work. Looking at these CD sleeves Peter has designed, I can tell that he is a minimalist, he likes his covers very simple, with not a lot of words on them. This will work well with my magazine as I can tell that Peter is more focused on the image within his work, more than the words. In all of these sleeves, there is a main image that stands out compared to the contrasting background. This is how I would like to design my magazine, with one main image and minimal writing as I think it looks the most effective.

Stefan Sagmeister
Whilst looking at Sagmeisters work, I noticed that he had some of the same elements a Saville within his work. This means that he also would be great to use in my work. Sagmeister also likes to use one plain, bold imagine in the middle of his work and work around it, making the central image the most eye-catching part of his art. Sagmeister uses very plain and boring backgrounds to help the audience focus on the main image, which I think is very effective as it shows the contrast between them. 
When Sagmeister produces 3D art, he uses quite bold colours and unique themes, I think this is why I like his style so much. Some of his art is quite controversial, which is what some of the artist I am thinking of using are, for example Miley Cyrus and Rihanna. This style mixed in with my magazine would compliment these artists perfectly. 

Research relevant photographers

Terry Richardson
I have chosen Terry Richardson as a relevant photographer because I feel like he would be perfect for my magazine. He uses lots of white backgrounds, which I love, as it makes you focus more on the person in the photo. I like the way he uses plain yet suggestive poses in his work.

Yuri Yusada

As well as Richardson, I am really keen on Yuri Yusada's style of photography. He uses the simplistic approach that I am looking for. Even though he does not always take his photos against a white background, he makes sure that the person in the image is the main eye-focus. He does this by either blurring out the background, or using such a simple background, that you know its there, but it does not catch your eye. This is important to me in my magazine as the central imagine is the most important thing on my magazine cover.

What I also like is the poses of the models, they use a lot of plain facial expressions, but become unique with their poses or their clothing choices. This is important to me because I do not want my audience to just look at my models face, I was them to look at their clothing and posture as well.