drafting and planning - front cover and contents page using page plus

This is my front cover and context page which i have created based on the artist Eminem, I have created these images with the use of the page plus to give the images various effects which help improve the overall layout.

Drafting and planning double page spread using page plus

This is my double page spread of one of my favorite artists, Eminem. I have created this using a software called page plus and this software allowed me to combine images together to create a substantial effect, I honestly feel this software is much easier to use than paint.net as i can precisely edit images to my desire and give my documents extra graphical elegance.

Potential target audience - Analysis of questionnaire - Graphs

These are a few of the graphs for my analysis of questionnaire, i have divided the results into male and female so i can clearly see what gender my magazine will be most effective towards.

drafting and planning - template for contents page

This is my template for my contents page, the colour scheme is the same as the font cover as i want to create an effect that brings together the colours and the band, this is because when fans see those colours, the first thing that pops into their head is the band name.

Front cover template - drafting and planning

This is my front cover template, i will be following a similar colour scheme as i find it really eye catchy and effective thus drawing a wider range of audience.

Research and planning - magazine genre

Modern Rock is another one of my favorite Genres, This type of Genre is what i intend to base my music magazine on as there are a lot inspirations like: Black keys, Killers, Fratellis, The kooks and many more. Furthermore i find that i could easily recreate a rock magazine as there are a wide variety of styles and props that i could use to create an effect

Double page spread draft

This my my double page spread draft, as you can see it closely relates to my draft pretty similarly, I encountered a problem whilst editing the pictures forcing me to flip the template around so the image is on the right and the introduction paragraphs are on the left. Also i will have to change: the placebo effect title to a more suited style, i will remove the charts top 5 and last of all i will put more detailed questions into the interview. Another improvement will be changing the content of the interview into something more dramatic and interesting instead of just a plain old conversation.

Template for double page spread (research and development)

This is my template for my double page spread, i feel if i can make all the images and writing link together with the use of colour and font styles then it will be very eye catchy and extremely effective.

research into similar products - magazine inspiration

This is a good example of the double page spread that i intend to recreate, I really like the layout as the picture overlaps both pages but it does not interfere with the writing, This doesn't follow the type of music genre i want my magazine to represent  but i feel it has a natural flow to it and makes it look very effective, I really like the way the back ground of the picture plays on the whole page and the main model has his own clear space.

Research into magazine features - Potential target audience

This is my questionnaire that i intend to give to a research group so i can achieve a better understanding of what sort of features should be put into my magazine.

Research and planning - Magazine articles

NME has a lot of great ideas for magazine features as they consistently entice the audience week in and week out into buying there magazine, some of which are: Interviews with certain key members of a band which has a very high status for example Noel Gallagher from Oasis. Another Key feature is the use of attractive features such as a GIG guide, this makes the viewer keen to find out what is actually thus attracting them to buy the magazine.
This NME magazine also has: Gutters, Letters, Vocals, Crosswords, information on NME TV and even A PUG to attract the audience to spending even more money.










The Magazine image shown on the right shows a key idea which offers a place where people can go to show there interest even further about there love for the for the magazine, I really like the use of having an App which can be visited from the comfort of your own home as it shows that they have taken in what the audience cares about. This magazine would not be an effective front cover and the Total guitar magazine does not 100% fit into the genre of music my magazine i want to represent, but this would make a really effective hand out slide that comes with the magazine or even by editing the picture so it is just the phone describing the App and placing it on a original front cover would be very effective.

Preliminary Front cover

This is my preliminary front cover, I could improve this front cover in various ways: One of which is putting the Masthead behind the main subject, This would make the main model stand out allowing a clearer image of the model and enticing the audience. Also i could improve this magazine by placing a title on the magazine instead of just the name, a title can attract the customer into wanting to buy the magazine as it can be catchy and people want to find out more.

research and development - names and styles

annotated music magazine - Drafting and planning

Music magazine

Double page spread

This is a double page spread on JayZ, as you can clearly see: Lighting reveals the main subject really well as red lighting is used coming in from the left side, The colour is red which gives a colour connotation of danger and Jeopardy, This combined with Blue light coming in from the right expresses goodness and loyalty which shows how there may be another side to the story and creates a heaven & hell effect.
Also on the page There is a symbiotic relationship between JayZ and RapRadar, This means that people from a wider audience will be more likely to buy the magazine as lovers of JayZ and lovers of RapRadar will both be enticed to buy the magazine. Furthermore There is a direct mode of address as JayZ is looking directly as the screen enchanting the viewer and making that magazine specifically stand out from the rest.
The Layout of the magazine is very effective, They have decided to place a picture of the left and put some text on the right side, This separates the images instead of combining the image and text together allowing more detail on JayZ to be added.

Drafting photography

Cropping photo - drafting and planning

Drafting photography - Improving focus on Nathan

Drafting and planning - Preliminary contents page

This is my preliminary contents page, I have clearly listed what the magazine will contain, because I haven't made it jam packed with pictures to entice my audience i have involved a picture of a up coming singer.

practice preliminary cover

This is my practice for my Preliminary cover for my magazine, i have cropped the image to reduce the amount of unnecessary scenery on the sides and on the bottom. unfortunately This isn't a medium close up so i cant use this image for my preliminary, This is my practice and it represents the sort of genre and style of music i want my magazine to have.

research into magazine music genre

One key area of music which i thoroughly enjoy is Commercial Reggae, Reggae is a genre of music which recently developed in Jamaica in the late 1960's, Over the years reggae has developed into one of the most well known music genres thanks to various artists E.g: Bob Marley, Damian Marley, Dennis Brown and many more.
Reggae has its own unique sound which is very relaxing and really connects with its audience as it follows a steady beat. Unfortunately this genre of music doesn't appeal to all audiences as they much prefer more upbeat music.

research into similar products - contents page

This Contents page has so much crammed onto a single page that it has a very unique look to it that some viewers of a specific audience may find it attractive, I personally feel it is too compact for my liking so i will most probably keep to a relaxed structure with a powerful role model to bring in the attention of viewers.
Due to being so compact they can fit more onto the page such as price offers and News articles, i feel this defeats the purpose of a contents page as people want to know what page there main attraction is on and don't really care for other articles as they can be on separate pages.

research into similar products - potential contents page

This context page has a very classy scheme to it as it has strayed away from being really jam packed and has a relaxed structure and order, As you can see the pages are clearly labelled and they have lots of space to clearly state which page has the specific item you are looking for with in the magazine, This is a very handy scheme but it pays a price as it is not as eye catchy as other compact contents pages so they have thought of a way to attract attention and they have done this with the use of a well known model to entice the audience e.g 50 cent.

organisation and research into similar products - inspiration

 After a considerable amount of research i have found that NME provides me with lots of inspiration for my magazine, I find that there use of props and costumes really makes an impact on the audience and they have there own way of drawing the audience in to buying there magazine.
 I really like the way all these magazines appear to be very compact as there is lots of information crammed into one picture, this makes the magazine seem larger than it actually is which entices the audience to go and see what else it offers.

potential target audience and research into similar products - Q magazine inspiration

'Q' the music magazine deals with all genres of music ranging all the way from Rock to Hip Hop, I feel Q will be the right magazine to advertise my band as it is a well known magazine which attracts a lot of customers thus increasing the popularity of the band .
Quite along time ago they creators known as Bauer was originally going to call the magazine 'Cue' which would have the sub title 'The modern guide to music and more', this would of been very catchy but the name was changed to just Q so there wouldn't be confusion with the snooker magazine 'Cue'.
Q are in relations with the other music magazines such as Mojo which is also owned by Bauer, They also advertise at music festivals like Glastonbury producing free newspapers and a magazine at the end of the festival.

codes and conventions task - drafting and layout

This really helped me in the construction of my magazine as provided me with the idea that i could blur out my images to make them a perfect background of my magazine double page spread.

codes and conventions task - drafting and layout

This magazine provided me with the thought and inspiration that will allow me to put the mast head behind the image and to really capture the magazine look. Also the cover line is very catchy 

codes and conventions task - drafting and layout

Kings of Leon are Americas biggest rock band of the ages so for this reason i have placed a sub title stating this, The Font style also links in with the title for effect. This task helped me to understand what fonts would suit each individual picture

codes and conventions task - drafting and layout

The effect of this front cover was very precise and powerful which made me link the font in with the colour scheme fro even further effect. This magazine helped me to understand the power or certain effects and the effect they can create to attract the viewer into buying the magazine. Also it helped to to understand the clash between colours and helped me create a suited colour scheme throughout my magazine

codes and conventions task - drafting and layout

For this Front cover i have chosen a Red colour font as it flows with he colour of the mast head and appears to be very eye catchy as it stands out, also One of his latest albums was 'watch the throne' so the title relates to him album but also states how is he is the best. This picture helped to understand the effects of using certain facial expressions on my front cover to lure the audience in.

Organisation - and drafting and planning - cropping photo

This is my annotated image in which i have stated ways in which the original image could have been improved, In the 2nd image there are the improvements that have been made which shows a lot more detail and focus on the model.

Research into similar products

This is my favorite band on a magazine cover, i feel the colour scheme is very effective.
The black keys is an american rock band who formed in Akron Ohio in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach who plays guitar and Patrick Carney who plays the drums.
They originally began as an independent act a duo who forged as distinct blues rock sound in its early albums, which they recorded in basements and produced themselves. They eventually arrived as one of the most popular garage rock artists in 2012.

Drafting and organisation - Jay z Da vibe front cover

This magazine represents how i want my colour scheme to be presented with the use of red black and white

Drafting and planning - best fonts suiting picture

We had to choose which font best suited this fictional music magazine, I selected E to be the best as it suited the masthead and the overall layout of the magazine, They are labelled 1 to 6, 1 being the best and 6 being the worst.

Similar products - colour scheme

The Genre of Kasabians music is expressed through this front cover with the use of the colour scheme, the Colour scheme is mainly black and white which is very unusual for a magazine but i feel this really expresses there individuality as artists symbolizing that there is no-one around that performs to there quality of music, Also This magazine has used various props such as skulls, the use of this really reveals there genre to the audience and combined with the red Beams coming out of the skulls eye sockets makes this magazine really stand out from all the rest as it appears to be very eye catchy.

Drafting and planning - getting used to paint.net

This is my sample magazine cover with Trent Reznor as the main cover, I used the magic wand to remove the space behind him and i placed him in front of the mast head to show his importance to the magazine. 

Drafting and planning and research into similar products

This magazine which i have annotated shows my knowledge of how magazine brands work.

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