Evaluation Questions

Question 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
The way in which my magazine is like a real magazine product is it has a similar layout like having a barcode in the right hand corner, having mastheads, images and tag lines. To start off with the fonts i used for the titles and headlines are typical of a music magazine because they stand out which grabs the readers attention, which is what a music magazine should do. On the front cover for example the font 'TIU' is big bold and eye catching but does not take your eye off the main image used on the front cover. Typical magazines want the reader to get drawn in by the main image as this is what will be seen on a shelve of a shop. My magazine forms the same as a music magazine because the image I used on the front cover which is a mid-shot with her eyes looking straight forward this is serposed to draw the reader in.

I also have features like "WIN! The latest gig tickets" and "includes free posters" on the front cover this is typical of a music magazine as this makes the magazine sell quicker as my target audience like to go to gigs and get free posters. I also on my double page spread have the masthead 'TIU' at the top of the page which is typical of a music magazine, as they include the name of the magazine either buy the page numbers or somewhere at the top of the page, magazines have this just as a small logo to show it belongs to them. Also the colour schemes is set out like a proper magazine because normally they have a certain colour scheme and even on a page where there is mostly image there will be the smallest thing that is made that colour for example like on mine the page number on the double page spread is purple as that is part of my colour scheme, and on a real magazine like NME there page numbers on their contents page are red to go with the masthead as red is part of their colour scheme.

My target audience also agreed with it looking like a proper music magazine, they thought the colours where good as this is the colour scheme they thought the magazine would best suit. Most of my target audience gave the sort of response when I showed them my final image. Some example of the responses "I love the way you have used the same colour scheme throughout, even small details like on the double page spread"

"I like the way it doesn't look to busy with overflowing stuff but still theres no spare space"

"I like the effect the image has given on the front cover, and the effects you used"

Question 2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
My media product represents particular social groups by focusing on age, ethnicity and orientation. Firstly it represents age by my target audience being teenagers, you can tell this by the colours and the way it is set out. I also used informal language on the font cover and double page spread which targets my audience as the younger audience are not so interested in reading blocks of information. It has alot of images taking up alot of space which also appeals to them the age i am targetting would prefer to see more images. Also the images I have used are representing age as they are also teenagers around 17 years old, this is more likely to appeal to my target audience.
With ethnicity and orientation my magazine is more likely to target white people who are into indie/rock music because my music magazine is more appealing to this audience and i do not have any images of black people because the music genre of my magazine is most likely not to appeal to them, as my magazine is indie/rock genre.

Question 3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product why?
The media institution i might distribute my media product to could be a publisher that publish news paper, magazines, comics, books and anything on paper. I would need my product to be printed with the proper printing material as it is a print base product. One company i could distribute my product to could be http://www.magforum.com/ the reason i have chose this publisher is because they already deal with alot of publishing like mens, womans and teenagers its has also been going round for a long time, so they're experienced with publishing a magazine properly. This would also be a good publisher because they do not print many music magazines and not having a fully established music magazine published by magforum it will make it alot easier for a company like magforum to publish my magazine, as they wouldn't want it to compete with their other big selling magazine if they made others.

Another company that could publish my magazine could be http://www.ipcmedia.com/ they are already a big publisher, as they publish the music magazine NME which could be a problem as it already deals with large selling music magazines like NME so this media institution would make it hard for a company like IPC Media to publish my magazine, as they wouldn't want it to compete with their other big selling magazine.

One other company i could use to publish my magazine could be http://www.futureplc.com/ which is one of the largest publishers for guitar magazines in the UK and USA this is good for publishing my media product because they already deal with alot of magazines which shows that they like to have a large portfolio to show other businesses their work. It would also be a good pulisher because futureplc may publish a lot of magazines but they have mainly stuck to one topic which is guitars, so publishing music magazines its linked to guitars as it involves music and this case will make their portfolio have a wider range ad become more of a popular publisher for all sorts of music my music magazine would also be unique and different to their magazines making it easier to sell. I could also sell it in popular places like supermarkets for example Tesco or shops like WH Smiths as my target audience are more likely to go in these shops.

Question 4. Who would be the audience for your media product?
The audience for my magazine would be for teenagers male and female. This will also target my audience who like indie/rock genre this is because of the way it is set out with the layout, colour schemes, fonts, images. I new from when i first started designing my magazine it would be for teenagers, due to my questionaire results. So i progressed on this, to start off you can tell by my layout that is not aimed at the older auidence this is because for example on my double page spread there isn't much writing and its very clear with all the colours. All the images I also used on all three bits of my product involve teenage models, normally adults wouldn't be so interested in teenage bands and music, the younger generation tend to be more interested and read about them. Although my Audience profile shows the traits of a conventional female reader, it is unisex although females are more likely to read my magazine, but having a unisex audience you are able to attract a wider range of people to buy the magazine.

Question 5. How did you attract/adress your audience?
I attracted my audience by having the right layout, images, designs colour schemes that would appeal to them. In the media institution mise-en-scene is also important even in magazines this is to attract my target audience. For example on my contents page they are wearing fashionable clothes, the sun glasses and checked shirts looking relaxed outside by a tree. This attracts my target audience because teenagers like to hang outside and like to dress like they are. Also on my double page spread in both images they yet again are wearing checked shirts with bows and fashionable glasses, in the smaller image they are yet again sitting outside looking like they are practising for a new song, this yet again attracts my audience because the younger this is something the younger audience would enjoy doing. I also made alot of things match like the page numbers are purple on my double page spread this goes with my purple 'K' behind the interview text this attracts my target audience because in my interview most people that took the poll were aged between 14-21 and 52% voted having the colour scheme purple, black and white.

Also on my contents page it adresses my audience because of the way it is set out for example where i have the page page references it is on lined piece of paper and other small effects like the bit of information underneath the main image I have used the effect of crinkled paper,you wouldn't normally see this sort of effect on a magazine aimed at the older audience because this way it makes it more interesting for the younger audience to read and as it is trying to grab their attention. The fonts I also used are simple, bold and very easy to read, it also a bigger font size as most on my contents, front cover and double page spread ive mostly used images instead having lots off text which attracts my audience because the main thing the younger audience look for when buying a media product, they look more at the images and who it includes which draws the reader in, which is why I did not include alot of text even on my double page spread, thats why i did and interview as its more fun and exciting to read what the actual artist said, instead of having blocks of text just talking about the main artist. This is the main image i used on the front page, I decided to change the colour because her checked shirt is purple like my colour scheme but I thought it would clash too much with the background, therefore i made the image black and white but have the bow red this would make the audience draw to the images clothing. I thought this would attract my target audience because it has something different about it making the magazine look more exciting an highlighting the bow can show her fashion. The image on the double page spread page is pretty much the same with the clothes only difference is she is wearing fancy glasses, I didn't have change of clothes with the main image because this is showing off her fashion.

Question 6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I have learnt many alot about the use of certain technologies when constructing my product. Firstly Photoshop is what i used to make my product, I found this hard to use as alot of the tools like magenetic lassoo you had to have a stedy hand and if you make the slighest mistake you have to start cutting out the whole image again. I also learnt about using the layers on photoshop, if you wanted to move a certain image you had to click on the certain layer it is then you are able to move it. I also had the problem of making the main image on front cover different colours, having it black and white and only the bow in colour which is red, so i had to duplicate it and make the image black and white, i had alot of trouble with this because everytime I went to colour the bow back red, it went purple which was the colour of my background, in the end i realised it was because I wasn't editing it on the duplicated version. It took a long time to turn the bow red but in the end it worked out and the final version looked like this;

I also learnt how to do back shadows to make the text stand out from the page instead of looking flat on the page, which would look boring as I do not have a really busy front page. On my double page spread i learnt how to have the Questions and answers different in the questionaire and having parts of the text blended like the 'K'. Whilst making the product I did learn about the technology as I had to start my double page spread again as I was not happy with the text and the style so when i started again as I was going along each step I was learning something new with photoshop. I didn't just learn the use of technologies when actually making the product, I also learnt how to use the scanner to scan my designs for the front cover, contents page and double page spread, however I didn't end up scanning all my designs because it took twice as long and i didn't finish all my designs so instead of using the scanner which was simple, I took a picture with a camera of my designs then placed that onto my blog. I also learnt alot with using my blog, at the start I did't know how to put images onto my blog ad found it hard to actually use my blog thats why at the start one of my music magazine was analysed in a spider diogram untill I used it more and more I finally learnt how to analyse the magazine properly and how to put images onto my blog. Overall I leart alot with technologies when constructing my product.

Question 7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? When looking back at my preliminary task, I have learnt a lot from when i first started using photoshop element. I firstly didn't know how to use alot of the effects like on my front page of my final product I used alot of blending methods and back shadows behind the text, however on my preliminary task I do not have any of those effects as I didn't know how to use photoshop properly. Also on the front cover and contents page of my preliminary work the titles are so simple, it has a simple font as I didn't know how to use the magic wond tall to cut the text on the white background and get the inverse bit of the image onto my blank page. Therefore I learnt how to use alot of the tools on photoshop. I didn't just learn how to use tools on photoshop though from my preliminary task. I also didn't have alot of extra effects like the crinckled paper on my final magazine product because on I found using the mac computers hard to use and I didn't know how to print screen to get the image on mypage quicker, but then I learnt after searching for the certain image I wanted I could just grab the image and place straight onto the page. My preliminary product also didn't have alot of colour and didn't look like it was done on photoshop because the colours I did have like the blue box round the text was to block like, it would have looked better if I blended like i did with the big letter 'K' on my double page spread. Not only learning how to edit the product, I also learnt great deal about magazine conventions giving me more of an idea about how to attract my specific audience and how to draw the reader into buying the magazine all by the way the person in the image is looking into the camera. As i also had to analyse three existing front covers, three contents pages and three double page spreads which has definatly made me understand more factors about making the final product, as I also new all about connotation and denotation on a certain magazine cover for example NME.

Final Double Page Spread

Final Contents Page

Final Front Cover

Construction of Double page spread

First step:
I started off with the picture of the brick wall across the whole double page spread, however i thought it would be very hard to read the writing, so i decided to do half and half by having the side with the writing on just a blank white page. It is still a simple layout. I also had to cut round the main image because i didn't like the old background she was on, I cut the image out using the maganetic lassoo tall. This was quite difficult as the image isnt a straight forward shape. When i placed the image on the brick wall i had to use the rubber and rub away the rough edges and resize it so its made to look like she is standing by the wall.


Second step:
I then had to find a good font to go with my title one that was easy to read, draw the reader in and have a rough effect. Once I found a perfect one I found out it didn't really stand out on its own and therefore didn't like it. So i placed a black box around it which carried onto the right hand side of the double page spread, this was to give it abit of character. I also put a black box around it, so it did have some colours the same that link with my front cover and contents page scheme. This also was more likely to draw the reader in to reading this page.

Third step:

I then added the magazine name, logo onto the black bar at the top of the page, the reason being most magazines follow this by having there magazine masthead somewhere on the page. I also placed this here because i could make it white to stand out but not be too in your face which also follows my colour scheme. I used a simple font, the same that i used for the main masthead on my front cover. Where ever the masthead name is, it will not change style this is so it is reconisable. I Also added 'Interviewing Katie' underneath the title in the same font as the logo, this is so most of the fonts on the page stick the same making it easier to read and not seem too busy with lots of different things. I also found this font is very standing out and draws the reader in and as the page is about Katie's interview that had to stand out mostly. I added a big latter K in the middle of the left hand side page and then using the blending option, i blended the writing can go over the top, this is just showing the first letter of the artists name as it all links to her and I liked the effect it gives, as it also can be found in many music magazines. At the right bottom and left corner there is a small square of crinkly paper, this is what my page numbers will be placed on, I did this because it will then be easy to spot as you cannot see writing that well on the brick wall. The effect also goes well as i used the same crinkly paper on my contents page and front cover so this will also be followed throughout the magazine. The last thing i added was writing going over my main image saying "Going Solo?" this is a rhetorical question and as the image will be the first thing that hits the readers eye, the text on the top will draw the reader in to reading this article and thats why i placed it there.

Forth step:
I then added all the text to the page this wasn't as simple as just using the text tall and writing and questions and answers. As the questions are different colour to the answers I had to do it all seperatly which took longer as i had to keep changing the colours round. I did this so it didn't look boring and just one block of writing, it seperates it up into sections, makes it clearer to read and yet again follows my colour scheme- black and purple. Also the page numbers are purple to match the K and the questions. I put a drop shadow behind them to make the numbers stand out from the crinkled paper this is the same technique i used on the front covers text it gives it a better effect. The last effect I did on the text, was make the first letter of the text alot bigger than the font and a different colour, this style is also used in alot of magazines, it draws the reader in.
Fith step:

Finally I added a second image of the artist and one of the band members, I paced this next to the bit of text at the top left because it is introducing what the page is about and why the artist is leaving the band, so it fits in well. I also added another image because most people like to see more than one image it breaks up the text and makes the page look more exciting to read. My double page spread is then finished.

Construction of contents page

First step:
I started off by yet again making the background purple and white, it is different to the front cover, its the other way round i didn't want the backgrounds being exactly the same because that will make it boring. So on my contents page there is more black boxes and outliners unlike the frontcover that has white boxes. I have also made the background a lighter shade of purple so it doesn't seem too busy and hard to read stuff, as the contents doesn't have to be so eye catching like the front cover. For the image I cut round the people and the tree using the lassoo magnetic tool, and then using the rubber tool i rubbed out the rough bits that where left from the back ground and resized the photo. Then placed it over the background, i did not need to change the colour or the lighting as the picture was already perfect.


Second step:
I had to yet again like the front cover find a good font for my title, this was again hard because i didn't want it to be the same as the front cover as it yet again would be boring and too repetative which would make it seem like the whole magazine inside uses the same scheme throughout. Following im design layout, i have the website adress on the top right underneath my title, i placed this here because it is easily noticed if looking for it, its not difficult. Also placing this under the title i do not have cram it in next to the title it has alot of space making it clear to read.

Third step:

The next thing I did was add another picture in the bottom left hand corner, this isn't of a person it is only a picture of a gig i took, the reason i havn't used a person picture is because there is alot attention to the main picture. This way the gig picture is just something simple showing what the magazine will include, also my target audience would like to see pictures of gigs as they will want to attend them and if buying a music magazine they will want to read about them, what acts where playing etc... I also included small detail like in the top right hand corner i added a small logo saying 'TIU' the reason for this is because on most music magazines they include their logos everywhere, its small and simple just to show the magazine brand. Like on the front cover I yet again used the creased up paper underneath the main picture, this is what my bit of text will be placed on, making it easier to read and gives my magazine more of an effect. As my colour scheme involves black aswell i needed to use more of it, so i placed a small black line at the bottom of the page yet again there for effect. The big black box on the left hand side is only being used as an outline as another picture will be ontop.

Forth Step:

I added another style of paper ontop of the black box on the right hand side, however i did not want to use the same style i have been using under the main image and on my frontcover. To make a change and seem more exciting also having something different will draw the reader in also this will have my key bit of text on. I have decided to use lined paper so when i put my contents stories and page numbers on it, it will look as if its writen in a text book which yet again targets my audience as its paper you could drop music lyrics on. Next to my main picture there is a number '32' in red, the reason I have put that there is because its showing straight away what page number to go to without having to look in the contents to find the page number. This will draw the reader in to reading the magazine. Although the number '32' is in red which is not my colour scheme, but this makes it stand out from all the other dark colours purple and blacks. It also goes with the bow on my front cover, however red is not part of my colour scheme i will still involve bits of it like the numbers.

Fith step:

I finally added all text to my contents page. I used a really simple font 'Tahoma' this is because i didn't want it to be the same style as my front cover also, if its more of a simple font it wont be too difficult to read when trying to find a certain page number. With the lined paper I set it out like an actual piece of paper, having the numbers in the margin, these numbers are also red along with the number in the text next to my gig image. All my numbers are going to be red as it will be alot easier trying to find the page reference. My contents page is quite simple compared to my front cover, i didn't use as many effects like shading and blending, this is simply because it needs to be easy to read and not be too busy. I did not include alot of writing because hopefully the images would be enough to draw people in to read on and the page would be to cramped in, this way there isn't alot of space left but its been spaced out quite well so it does not look busy.

Constuction of front cover

First step:
I firstly made the background of the blank file purple and black, as my those are some of the colours that I chose for my colour scheme. I then had to use the magnetic lassoo tall to cut out my image and making the it black and white as I am going to make the bow in her stand out from the rest of the image.

Second step:

This is where i only changed the colour of the bow to the rest of the image. I had to enhance the black and white bow into its original colour red, however i did not make it purple to match my background bexause i didn't want too much purple plus it stands out and is a different feature on the magaine. I did this by the use of the "Hue/Saturation" toolbar.

Third step:

After doing this I then went on to experiment the different fonts, styles and shadings I can use for my masthead on my magazine. It was hard to find the exact style of writing i wanted, in the end i found something simple yet bold, this is shown as loud which is the effect I wanted to give out. I also had to put another style of font for 'Turn it up' underneath the main masthead, so the reader new what it actually stood for. This didn't have to be so loud as the main masthead as this was not going to be the most eyecatching image on the magazine. However making it look white so it matched my colour scheme and not to look too boring, still seemed plain. So I added a small speaker image next to the small masthead, this therefore transformed it making it look louder and more interesting.

Forth step:

I then went on to adding more pictures to my front page to show what my magazine will include, also as i decided to have more than one image on my front page. This is quite simple as i didnt have to cut round the image and then paste it onto the cover, and then having to rub out rough edges, for this the images where fine as they where so I copied and pasted the images onto the cover, putting a black outline round the image to make it stand out and not look like its just been stuck on the page. I also added a smallish bar code on the right hand side, as all magazines include this.

Fith step:

I then wanted to think of different ways i could present my text on my front cover, i didnt like the fact it being on the plainish background, and not standing out that much. So i looked for many different styles i could use. I finally came up with the idea of putting it on paper so it looked like ripped paper like a post note on the front cover. However i couldn't fnd decent paper to use as it didn't go well. I then thought of using creased up paper which would give it a rough look, going with my style of magazine. It was also perfect because it was white and i needed more white as, purple, white and black is my colour scheme. I also had to add something for my pug which i had difficulties with as i couldn't think of a good colour to go with all the colours on the page. I finally decided to go for something different like gold, making it stand out from the others so i had to blend it with the blending tall. Its also good a totally different colour because this shows its something totally different to my main story advertised on my front cover.

Sixth step:

This was my final step, i only had to add in the text and information onto the page. This was also quite difficult because i had to find the right font that wasnt too boring or too hard to read. I finally came up with a decent font called 'segoe print', which wasn't boring or too hard to read. I also wanted to give it an effect so i added on a drop shaddow to make it stand out and and look as if it is coming slightly off the creased background. I finally added in prices and dates in on the left hand side, this isn't so important so it doesn't have to stand out that much therefore, i didn't have to add the creased paper behind the text. It also didnt have to have that much of a drop shadow, this ended the construstion of my front cover.

Photographs Analysis

Photo 1:

This is the photo i have chose to use for my contents page, i like this because it is different from all my other photos i wanted to use different people to have more of a variety so the magazine didnt seem like it was about just one person. I also like this because it has character and looks like a typical band photo. The way they dress aswell is perfect, and with them all looking at the camera still draws the reader in. I also don't have to edit this photo as much as the one i am going to use on my front cover because its not a simple photo that could do changing to make it look more different. I also like the fact that it is a long shot and a very clear photo, it can show there fashion and the way they are standing, all of this influences my target audience to read my magazine.

Photo 2:

I am going to use this photo on my double page spread, the reasons being its different from the others, it is a long shot showing more of her fashion which is important to my target audience, as there into fashion and how pop stars dress. I also like it because she has alot going on with her accessories like the glasses and bow, this makes it jokey and make her seem like abit of fun. She is also looking directly at the camera which isnt so important on the double page spread but it still draws the reader in. This photo is also good as a long shot because my back ground on my contents page will be a brick wall, so a long shot makes her look like shes actually standing by the brick wall. I also like the way she is standing, her pose doesn't look boring and too normal, it has abit more life to the photo.

Photo 3:

I was also going to use this photo on my front page, however i decided not to because of many reasons, one she is on a busy background making it hard to use the magnetic tall to cut her out. She is also not even nearly looking at the camera and her hair covers up one of her eyes, so this definatly wouldnt draw the reader in. Another reason, it is a long mid-shot which is not what i wanted, it also is a more normal boring photo unlike the other two s she doesn't have any accessories i could make stand out like the bow on the photos below. However this picture wouldn't be too bad on a contents page as its not as important looking at the camera as it is on the front page. Its also good because it shows her fashion about more, which goes with my music genre. Overall i decided not to use this because of the reasons above.

Photo 4:

I was going to use this photo as its not too simular to the one below, the way she is standing and also still being a mid shot. However i decided not to use this one for a few reason, one being she is not looking directly into the camera and has glasses on, which is not a problem as it shows her style but as she is not looking it does not have the same effect and draw the reader in. This is also too light as the flash is on her face, making her look more pale than what she is. I also think having her not smile like the one below gives a better effect and draws the reader in more, as she has a half smile here it doesn't give the same effect. Apart from that the picture isn't to bad to use as its not too different from the one below.

Photo 5:

This is the main image i am going to use on my front page of my magazine, it is great for what i want. Firstly she is looking directly into the camera which is what i needed due to, when buying the magazine she will grab the readers attention from her eyes it will draw the reader in, if she wasn't looking into the camera it would be different and wouldn't draw the reader in so much. also liked this because it is a perfect mid-shot which is what everyone voted in my questionnaire The photo aswell is very clear and if you see her on front of a magazine on a shelf you would reconise who she was easily and want to read about her. Another reason i liked this photo is because of her bow in her hair is standing out and i want that to be the only thing in colour on this photo, so that works out well.

Double page spread layout ideas

This design follows a typical conventions of a double page spread layout. Having the title on top of the page followed by the text underneath and the image on the right hand side. However it is slightly different because the text will go all around the image, at the bottom of it. The reason for this is because there is more space to write the interview on. I also have a logo at the top of the page representing the magazine 'TIU'. This layout is good to use for having space and still having a lot of room for the picture on the right hand side, although i am not going to use this because i think the text at the bottom of the page will be hard to read and to crammed in, therefore i am not going to use this design as i would like to use something more simple.

This second design is yet again quite simple, you do sometimes see this design on double page spread layouts but not as often as the one above. I will have the title on the top left hand side this is so it stands out from the restof the page, it also has alot of room around it so it will not be hard to read. Yet again I will have the logo on the top right hand side i put that there because it doesn't have to stand out and grab the readers attention its just showing its magazine name as they have on most music magazines. This design is different from the others because the image will be in the center of the page with sections of text on either side of the image. This is good because there is alot of room for all the questions for the interview and there is alot of space without it all being crammed in. However if the image is in the middle of the page then you will not see the full effect of it because on a magazine where the page folds over, the image could be creased, I also would like all the text to be together instead of seperate. Therefore I am not going to use this layout for my double page spread.

This design is very original and very simple and is set out like most double page spreads. I like this layout because there is alot of space required having the main image on the right hand side along with the text on the left hand side, this is showing that simply the interview is about the person in the image. I also want the image to be long shot so the more space for it the better. The title is in the same place like the other two designs because i like how it easy it is to read, also having it above the interview text is good because of having all text on the left hand side. There is also a footer at the bottom as I have the space for one on this desgin. Therefore I am going to use this design for my double page spread.

Contents page layout ideas

This design is very simular to the one below although being the other way round, which is not typical of a music magazine, as the colum of contents is normally one the left hand side and the image being on the other. Thats what i like about this design it is different from normal contents pages. However I prefer the design below because i think it is trying to be too different, and having one main pictue and smaller images, this will make the contents look busy so my page doesn't have to look too different. I also do not like the fact the colum of contents is on the right hand side because when the reader opens the page that will be the first thing to be viewed and this will be complicated for the audience to glance over, and seeing alot of writing could put off buying the magazine unlike if you had the image being the first thing viewed it will grab the readers attention to what the article wil include/is about.

This design is very simple and yet again follows typical conventions of a contents page having the title at the top of the page along with the website underneath, this is then easy to read and instead of having to look all over the page for a webite it will catch the readers eye next to the title. I will use one main image on the right hand side on its own, it will take up half the page this is will therefore have alot of room, and not look too messy and crammed in like the other layout design. There will be a small bit of texts underneath the main image just saying what its about to make the reader want to read on about this image and the story that follows it. I will still use more than one image however there wont be loads all over the page, there will be a small one down the bottom of the page with a small section of text also saying what it will include. I have still kept the colum on contents on the left hand side as that is what the readers eye will catch but also keeps it out the way not taking too much space. This will be the design i am going to use for my contents page for the reasons above, it is simple yet still different and not too busy with lots of texts and images.

This contents page is simple, and like how other music magazines would use. It has the title big at the top of the page, yet again so people would notice that first. The colum of contents is on the left hand side this is what alot of people would focus on as it is showing what the magazine is going to include. This is also a good design because having more than one image will show you what is included within the magazine without having too much text to read. However as there are more images on the right hand side next to the main image, the main image will therefore have limited space and this contents page could end up too messy and crammed in. Therefore i am not going to use this design for my contents page.

Front page layout ideas

This layout is different from the other two, it has alot more on the page like more images, including different sizes. One main image in the center of the page to grab the readers attention, with two smaller images on the right hand side. However the main image could end up with not so much space like the other two layouts but then this makes the cover seem more exciting with lots of information. The headline will be underneath or over the image itself this is so it doesn't take all the attention away from the brand name in the right hand side, this makes the brand name also stand out. This will also include a pug and footer which is showing what the magazine includes and what you can win within the magazine. I have decided i am going to use this design for my front cover as it is still a typical cover convention but yet different and more exciting than my other two designs.




This layout is slightly different, having the headline underneath the main image can make this magazine stand out more. This is also a typical magazine front cover layout, Having the brand name on the left hand side with nothing else next to it makes this stand out the most and will be one of the first things noticed on the front cover also with the the main image will also like the other layout be standing out because it has a lot of space for it. However i yet again will not be using this design as it is too plain and i would like to use more than one image as it will make it more interesting and stand out more. I would like to have more included aswell and having the sub-stories and features will be the most standing out image on the page, and makes this layout look more like a contents page than a front cover.

This front cover design is very simple, having the brand name at the top followed by the headline. This is the most simple layout for a front cover, having only one big main image on the left hand side, with sub-stories and features on the right hand side. It is good because it has lots of room for one big main image, with lots of room left, however i do think this layout is too simple and could be boring ad not grab the readers attention as there isn't much going for it. So i will not be using this for my layout design.