Front Cover Mock-ups

I have created two front cover mock ups to give me an idea of what I want my front cover to look like. Here is my first mock up...

And my second...

I like my first mock-up more than the second because I think the overall composition works better. The image fits well with the text and I think the masthead will work better smaller in the corner rather than large. I think I will base my front cover on my first mock up.