Ashes contents pages 3rd draft changes

I have now added the main contents of the page, helped in to understand what it will look like when done. I have put the page number and band name in bigger font so the reader can easily find what they want and where it will be.

Ashes double page spread 3 draft changes

I have changed the layout a bit and added another column making the middle ones the same size which improves the double page spread presentation, I also started to add the questions for the interview to give me an idea of how it will fit on the page.

Ashes front cover 3rd draft changes

I have now made the text smaller in the top right hand corner so I can include more articles.

Ashes front cover 2nd draft changes

I have now replaced the black spaces with the pictures from my draft just as place holders so I could get an idea of how my magazine would look when filled out, I have also removed the end part of the black banner to create more space therefore I can move the smaller stories up so they can include more without interfering with the pictures. I edited the colour scheme so it looked nicer and wasn’t so dull on the page and blending in with the background.

Ashes double page spread draft 2 changes

Since making my 2nd draft I have only made a couple of changes I decided to change my colour scheme slightly as my new colour scheme uses a better blend of colours and fluently changes between them. I also went back to using the black title as it stands out more than the on with the colour scheme blend.

Ashes contents page 2nd draft changes

For my contents page I have used a similar layout to music magazines in the same genre, I have the contents on the left third and images on the right side, the changes I have made to my first draft are I have changed the colour scheme and divided the left third into sections, this makes the colours blend better, I have added subheadings to the contents to divide them into two parts one for new news and one for content that is in every month, I also added a bottom section for contact details and social media details, I made the bottom picture and got rid of the darker one because the page needed more colour.



Ashes Front cover 1st draft changes

For the front page of my magazine I used my draft as inspiration, the main picture was the background, I used a singular column for my left third with three parts for 3 main articles, I have kept the colour scheme with the left column and the magazine name. I have used a better font for the name of the magazine which I feel suits the genre of the magazine better, I also have kept the space for 3 small articles on the right hand side.

Ashes double page spread - 1st draft changes

 

When making the double page spread I first inserted the background image I wanted and made a title which would interest the reader, I also added a section for the interview. At first i made the title black as it would stand out against the background, I also compare my first draft to another double page spread of a different magazine and realised I needed to change the layout and add more columns, I also have used the bands logo for easy recognition by the reader. When making changes to my first copy I realised that I hadn’t followed my colour scheme throughout the magazine.

Planning Pictures

I used Pixton to help me plan what type of picture to use on my magazine, below is one of my pictures i used to plan my front cover, this will be the two members in the band.

My Music Magazine Draft.

 

I created my draft for the front cover of my music magazine, I used Photoshop to create my draft, whilst creating my draft i used techniques such as effects on the text to make it stand out against the background, for example drop shadow and gradient overlay. I used the rectangle tool to crate the place holders for the side images. The magazine name I copy and pasted from an earlier design I did in word, and used the lasso tool to get rid of the surrounding white space.

Cover and contents page research

The front cover of a magazine is very important. For example, when soemone walks past the magazines in a shop, the magazine cover which catches their eye the most is most likely the one that they will want to buy. When the customer looks at the cover more carefully, it is important to have the contents on display on the cover, that way the customer knows what he/she will read about inside. The cover of a magazine is like a one shot chance for the company to make their arguement about why you should buy it.

The purpose of a contents page is to give the reader an idea of other stories/ information within the magazine and what page numbers you can find it on.