My final cover, contents and double page spread:

Cover, Contents and Double Page Spread...

Double Page

I decided to use the one with the arial font because it looked the most professional and you could see what was what easily. I also added two black lines above and below the description to make it more obvious.

I also edited the articl and checked that there were no hyphens linking words onto the next line as this does not look professional.

Editing Double Page Spread

I added a white box behind the captions on my photos to make them stand out more and to make them clearer and easier to read. I also added the name of the interviewer to the end of the article. I then experemented with different ways of highlighting the questions to make it obvious which parts of the text they are.





For this one i changed the font to arial which alot simpler and is more like the usual format of a magazine interview. I also made the questions in bold which makes it stand out alot more.



For this one i put a lighter grey box behing. I carried the colour of this from the front cover to continue the house style.




In the one above and the one below i used bold or italic effects to make the question look different to the answer.







On the one above i carried the pink colour from both the cover and the pull quotes in the article. However i think this one looks a bit too pink and does not properly reflect the correct genre of music.

On the one above i did the same with the blue colour from the cover and the drop cap. However i think this one looks a bit too colourful.

For this one i used the colour black which i carried from the title. However i think this looks quite plain and simple.

Contents

This is my contents page with the start of the double page article and the image of the cover added.

Double Page

This is my double page spread with the article added. I still need to do something to make it clear which parts are the questions and which are the answers.

From Mrs S

This is good. It's a very effective and attractive front cover.

Front Cover

This is my front cover will all the changes and improvements made to it.

Experementing with colour

I then experemented with different ways of injecting colour into the bottom half of the magazine where the artists names were quite plain. I tried using a solid box and putting it behind the names of the artists but this looked too bold and bright. I then alternated the colours of the artists names and experimented with different possible look.

I also alternated the colour of the line around the text on the right hand side of the cover as it makes it more interesting and fun.

I am going to use the alternate coloured font on my final front cover because it is more fun and is more likely to attract my target audience.

Experimenting with box shapes

I experimented with different shapes for the cover lines at the top and bottom of the page. I liked the effect of changing the one at the bottom as it makes the cover look a little bit more fun and less structered or formal. However it did not work well with the one at the top as it was linked with the title of the magazine.

Experimenting with font colour

I experimented with different coloured fonts to make the pull quotes stand out more. I decided to use the white text with a blue line around the edge which is the opposite of the original text. This is because it is more eye catching and easier to read.

I think that maybe the font choice for coverlines is too blocky and not that clear so it is not really 'popping' out . maybe keep the font and change the colour to make it more visible or change to a more easy to read font? try moving the coverlines arounnd to show skill in use of technology- things like bubbles etc...

Front Cover

I chose to use the full coloured image of the face for my cover because it is most striking and will therefore attract attention and sell more magazines.

I then added the cover lines and information about the articles.

From Mrs S

I agree with Miss D, but I love your images, the front cover ones are really effective

Front Cover Designs

Front cover

I added the featured artists and pug to the front cover. I also added a coloured bar that is the same colour as the red text to seperate the artists names which makes them stand out more. The black and white image in the centre will be enlarged and featured as my cover image.

Lovely images here katie but make sure you can demonstrate your skill by using a variety of shot distances and experimenting with framing.

Double Page spread

This is my final double page spread without the text added.

Contents with text

I inserted my original inages and also added shabows to them. I then filled in the text for the contents of my magazine with an artists name and a summary of the article.

I changed some of the images because they related better to the articles and so that they filled up more space.

Contents

I then added a white line around the blue and white text on the contents. I will also do this to the pull quotes from the article ar the bottom. I have made the contents font size 18 and the the page number size 16. I will make the Pull-quote size 30 and the rest of the text in the box size 18. The page numbers over the images are font size 20.

Double page Spread

I added some of my original images to my double page spread. These images show the 'artists' in their performing style so i now need to add the images which show the artists not in their performing style.

I also put a white line around the red text to make it stand out more and so that it is clearer and easier to read on the grey background.

Contents Page

I added some of my original images to my magazine on the contents page. I also changed the colour of the 'page number' text because the white showed up better against the images behind.

Original Images

I will use these images on my contents page refering to other artists and articles.

From Mrs S

I really like what you're doing, you've got some interesting stuff going on. Are you really going to use the red on a grey background? The reason I ask is that It doesn't show up well.

Original Images - Performing style

These are original images that i will use in my article. They show the "artist" in her performing style.

Double Page Spread Layout with Colour

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I will use the white text as it shows up best on the grey background.

Contents Layout With Colour

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From Miss D

Well done so far- this is interesting and shows careful thought.

Front cover layout with colour

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Title

I then experimented with colour and chose a colour scheme for my magazine whice reflects the indie genre of music.

From Miss D

Katie, I would like to see some construction now as there seems to be some good ideas but nothing material to comment on.

Magazine colours

I then looked at other indie music magazines on the internet to see what colour schemes they use throughout their magazines.

This magazine as called "losing today." It uses a dark background with plain, bright and bold coloured fonts. This makes it look modern and stand out as well as reflecting the genre of music well. However the writing is not wrapped around the faces on the picture very well and the cover looks very cluttered. I want my magazine to look neeter, sharper and for the writing to wrap round the faces well.

This one is the same magazine however this issue is alot simpler and focuses mainly on the picture on the cover. The image dominates the page and is used as the entire background. They again use a bold and bright font and colour which looks modern and individual.

This magazine is called "sentimentist." The title of the magazine is plain and in black and white however they introduce colour in the cover lines and names of featured artists. I would like to use this look to influence my magazine.

I particularly like this issue of "sentimentist"because of the bright colours used and the effect used on the picture which make it look like a poster or cartoon. However the title is still very simple. I would like to use this look on the cover of my magazine because i think it draws your attention to it.

Again this is a very simple cover focussing on the image. They do not include much information about anything inside the magazine accept for the names of artists and a short caption or pull-quote to summarise the article and draw in the reader. The name is again simple and the colour is brought in by the cover lines.

This issue is extremely simple. It focuses completely on the image on the cover and the title and cover lines are all plain. I do not think this magazine has enough colour or would stand out on a shelf so i do not want my magazine to be quite this simple.

Experimenting with colour

Although my focus group liked the black on the pink for my title i am going to use a different colour which better reflects the indie genre of music.

I experemented with different colours which were darker and also lightened the background from black to grey.



I decided i like the black writing and will experiment further with it to create a colour scheme for my magazine.