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Cover Story Ideas

In class, we were told to brainstorm ideas for the cover story we wanted to have for the double spread part of our final tasks. After, we discussed the various ideas we had in regards to the sub types of an article; Review, Interview, Guide and Feature. I think the ideas i came up with are unique matching the concept of my magazine and definitely something my target audience will enjoy.




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