Original Cover
![sprouts_cover](https://nicolenandrasy.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sprouts_cover1.jpg?w=510)
First Rework
![cover_redesign_1](https://nicolenandrasy.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cover_redesign_1.jpg?w=510)
I researched some new photos for the cover. In these four versions you can see two of the new photo choices. I ultimately decided to go with the one with all veggies rather than the pineapple because I didn’t want to change the “Color” theme of the magazine. After choosing the photo, I played with a zoomed in and cropped version.
In the top left version, “The Color Issue” is still competing too heavily with the masthead and the tagline is unnecessary. The masthead still needs to be tweaked as well.
In the other three versions, the masthead has been fixed and I played with ways the put “The Color Issue.” I favored an asymmetrical arrangement.
SOME THINGS THAT STILL NEED WORK:
The masthead drop shadow appears very intense with the new cleaner photo. The zoomed out photo from the first version looks the cleanest and is preferred by most who viewed the different versions. I will play with changing the color of the masthead.
Second Rework
![cover_redesign_2](https://nicolenandrasy.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cover_redesign_21.jpg?w=510)
There have been a lot of improvement in the second rework. Changing the masthead color is working better than the original green I had. The smaller “The Color Issue” is not competing with the masthead anymore.
I am still working on small details about the colored stripes behind “The Color Issue” and I am not sure which color to use for the masthead.