Structure of front cover

This is the first draft of my front cover. I have decided on an 'image dominated' image, where i will use a mid shot. I felt this combined specifically the modern analysis of Wayne Shorter and the traditional magazine of Ella Fitzgerald. The reason it compromises both is because it still follows the traditional nature of having the jazz artist / instrument involved, in order to emphasise that they are the core and most important element to jazz. However the image will feature modern clothes / hair styles etc, to cater for the traditional magazine covers, very similar to the Wayne Shorter cover. I focused on the title ' floetry ' being the 2nd largest item as i felt through my analysis's the branding is very important in the jazz magazine industry and to the genre itself. This is because there are only few jazz magazines compared to other genres, and these magazines are rooted into the history of jazz, most stilll producing today date back to the 60's or later. The flamboyancy of the title is important because, it shows the reader that jazz is still exciting and full of life. ' Jazz will never die ', in a sense. By having a smaller, less striking font / text this will bring connotations of dullness, or even the reluctance for the jazz community to be proud of the genre / their acceptance of it' decline.