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Front Cover

This is the front cover of my music magazine. As you can see I have used the Arrow theme from my Mock ups and used the grey scale theme. I think this works well because the picture is quite bold in colour with that blue and the yellow and using a contrasting background helps it to stand out.

Contents

Next is my Contents page. I have used the same arrow and grey scale theme as I did with the front cover to keep the theme constant. With the pictures at the side and the bold arrows I have tilted them back. I think this draws the readers eyes to the main picture more than if they were plane.

Double Page Spread

This is the double page spread. I have again kept the theme the same with the arrows which are again in grey scale shades. The pictures I have added a tint to so that it adds a small amount of colour as on the other products the colour comes from the photos and nothing else so that they stand out.

Contents page Development

This is the basic background for my contents page. Again with the front cover I have kept the arrow theme and the grey scale theme. Down the side are other less important article pictures. I have tilted theme at an angle backwards so that tghe readers are first drawn to the main article picture and information that will take up most of the space on the page.

As you can see the largest arrow on the page I have added a gradient effect on it. I thought this looked a lot better than just keeping it plain.

I added the word 'contents' on the largest arrow and tilted that with the arrow so that it will point towards the picture and again attract the readers eye to the main article. I also added a glow to the outside of the white arrows. These I plan to have the main article information on them.

Front Cover Development

For the front cover I wanted a good quality medium close up photo. I like the colour of yellow and blue in the photo and are good because they contrast against the grey scale theme I am planning to use for the front of the magazine.

Even though I liked this original picture I thought the background was not appropriate. Trying what I did on the mock up I deleted the background and used the background of the cover for it. I also

adjusted the colour/light on the picture and made

it slightly darked with a redish tint.

This is what the picture looked like after I adjusted the

colour/light of the picture and after I removed the background. I think the picture looked a lot better like this and will look better on the cover of my magazine.

I then copied the picture and turned the saturation of it right down and put it behind the original copy.

Turning the saturation down made the picture grey and I liked this effect. It also made the image go with my grey scale theme for the magazine.

This is an idea of what the final photo would look like using the idea for the layout of mock up 1. As you can see the colour photo stands out from the page as well as the arrows helping it to also stand out. The black and white version of the photo helps the photo fit in with the theme.

Double Page Spread Mock up 1 + 2

This is the layout I intend to use for my double page spread. Although as you can see the two pages dont link. In order to make them link I have made the masthead overlap the two pages. This ensures that both pages look like they belong together. I have also added an article quote that goes over the both pages which links them together.

For the second mock up I added some 'poleriods' in the corner.

This is an idea for the layout for my double page spread. The masthead and the articvle quote will be the items that link the two pages together aswell as the background to the article being the same colour as the sky in the picture.

I have also kept the arrow theme in the bottom right corner. This will have on the page title and the page number for the readers ease.

Contents Mock up 1

This is an idea for the layout of the contents page. I like the idea of the main article being again the biggest picture on the page although if this is the same as the front cover then it maybe more repetative. Ivwe kept the theme of the arrows from my first front cover mock up to get an idea of a running theme throughout the magazine. The arrows also point to the main picture which help it to stand out amoung other items on the page.

The sub article pictures at the side I have tilted backwards to give room for the main picture and so that the first thing they draw to on the page is the main article and not the less important articles. Again I have put sub article information in arrows pointing to the pictures the information relates to.

For the word contents in the top left cvorner I will use the same font as the name of the magazine on the front cover.

Music Magazine Mock up 1

This is the first of my mock - ups. With this one I have played around with the layout to see what looks best. Firstly I like the idea of how the mast head is the biggest text on the page. This draws readers to the magazine makes it recogniseable to them. Also the headline for the main article is behind the picture. This makes the picture stand out from other items on the page. The Image its self I also like as I have used the colour scheme of the picture (black and white) but the womans hair is of an orange colour so this makes the image stand out. Also the woman is reaching out to the camera almost as if she is reaching out from the magazine. This create's an 'IMAPCT' to the reader of the magazine which relates back to the name of the magazine. The arrows in the background of the cover are also all pointing to the focus of the image which would be the woman which I like the idea of.

Mock Up/Idea for layout of the magazine

This is another mock up for the front cover of my music magazine. On this mock up I have messed around with the layout. I am still not happy with the layout and I think the background of the magazine needs more work as at the moment it looks to plain. I like the idea as the image been in the centre of the page which creates a focus point on the page. Although as the background is to plain im thinking that maybe taking a photo and then using that as the background.

The boxes that the artice information is in I like because this makes the information stand out. Especially if I use a photo in the background because some text may be have to read.

Planning - Music magazine Front Cover

Planning - Music magazine Front Cover

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