Being from Cincinnati, I know Cincinnati Magazine well. Spread all over the city, this magazine helps provide the citizens of the Queen City with a strong look into what is happening in their city. The biggest story coming from the area at the moment is their professional soccer team, FC Cincinnati, and their push to join Major League Soccer. As a huge fan of the team, I wanted to create a piece about them, and the best place to show off their greatness is in the city's own magazine. FCC has an incredibly large following and great ownership. These two things combined have led to increased possibilities of the team moving up to a spot in the premier league of the United States, the MLS.
My main focus for this cover and spread was that possibility, and the opinion that the MLS and other teams aren't prepared for the rush that is FCC. I focused on the imagery and the blue and orange the team uses for everything. The brush strokes behind the graphics draw attention to the main points, and the lines lead you to the article.
