Double page spread- amendants

This is my second draft of my double page spread. Again I tried to improve the clarity of the images and used a red eye tool to fix my eyes to try and make the images look more proffesional. I also added a copyright disclaimer and copyright logo to the images, again to try and make them look more proffesional. I added solid black lines after the page numbers, like on the contents page to try and increase consistency through the magazine.

Contents page- amendants

This is my second draft of my contents page. I improved the clarity of the image and used a red eye tool to fix my eyes, I also added a copyright disclaimer along with the copyright logo to the image. This makes it look more proffesional. A peice of feedback I received was to try and add more images to the contents page, I thought about how I could do this in many different ways. However the only other original image I had was of Hayley Williams which I took at a Paramore gig and wasn't quite sure how that would be relevant to any of the features or how I would fit it into the layout without ruining the setup.

Front cover- amendants

This is the my second draft of the front cover of my music magazine. I tried to sharpen and clarify the main image as best as I could however the image can't be completely fixed. Other than that I am pretty pleased with the overall look of my front cover.

First draft feedback

This is a feedback sheet for my first draft of my magazine I received from Kaye, my lecturer. I received a lot of positive feedback for my magazine, however some suggestions were made of what I could do to improve my magazine.

Double page spread- first draft

This is the first draft of my double page spread. I have followed conventions such as breaking the page into columns and placing images within the articles, having larger blown up quotations and introducing the artists at the beginning of the article and ending with dates of material release from the artist. I structured my interview in a fan based Q&A style. I took images of my friends from their facebook with their permission and placed them in polaroid frames, I then placed names, ages and questions they'd asked the artist in bold font next to their pictures and went on to answer them from the artists point of view. I am happy with the outcome of these pages and feel they look similar to ones I've researched and represent articles from a magazine of this genre.

Contents page- first draft

This is the first draft of my Contents page. I am happy with the outcome of this page and feel it looks proffesional and not much different to the ones I researched from similar magazines. I tried to make the layout simple and clear yet effective. I used the page divisions I found in magazines of a similar genre and used the same colour pallette I used on the front cover. I broke the page up into feature pages, every month, and pages from the front cover including the main story.The original images I have used are of me and Josh Francesci of You Me At Six which was taken a gig. I featured articles and stories which would intrest the target audience of a magazine of this genre.

Front cover- first draft

This is the first draft of my front cover for my magazine. I feel it has turned out quite well and looks proffesional and resembles a magazine similar to the ones I researched. The magazine logo and masthead was created using the font Myriad Pro, I then added an effect on photoshop to make it look worn away, used an eraser tool to take away some parts of the text and used a paint tool to add drips and splatters. This makes it look as if the text has been spraypainted on and adds to the grimy rock feel of the magazine. Across the top of the page I have talked abut what sort of things are inside the magazine and used the phrase "uk's number 1 music magazine". This is to give the audience an idea of what they can expect to find when they purchase the magazine and to reassure them that this magazine is value for money and has a lot of articles inside. I tried to use sell lines I thought would draw in and intrest my target audience. I included: the main story, the fictional interview with me, an exclusive on confirmed acts for Download festival, gig reviews and what other bands you can expect to find inside the magazine.