final front cover

final contents page

final double page spread

preliminary task

 

preliminary part 2

progressions of my front cover

progression of double page spread

stages of my contents page

This image shows the stages that I went through to create my final piece, it goes from the complete version to a blank page.

band photos

These following images are of a possible band I was going to have for my magazine. I was going to have them as an indie band, I was planning on using them on my front cover an double page spread. the reason I decided not to go for the ban is because the heights were quite out of proportion an I found that it was hard to get everyone to have a similar fashion sense, which made them look like they weren't a band. In the end I used a picture of them in my contents page. 

cover with guidelines

This screenshot of my cover shows the guidelines I have used, I only used guidelines for pieces of text and the barcode.

contents page with guidelines

This screenshot of photo shop features my contents page with the guidelines. I used quite a lot of guidelines on my contents page as I felt like the aesthetics on this was quite important especially with the page numbers and the titles.

double page spread with guidleines

This screenshot of my double page spread shows the guidelines that I and to use to make it look professional by making sure that measurements are equal.

progression of front cover

Improved double page spread

front cover

contents page

double page spread

waves draft cover

This is my first attempt at a cover of my magazine, i am happy with the fonts and barcode placing. However i have realised that it is a long shot and this does therefore not look like a typical magazine cover, I have also found that i am missing an issue number and a price. 

25 word pitch

I’ve decided that my magazine will be indie genre. It will keep up/ set the latest trends aimed for both gender’s between sixteen and twenty-one.  

deciding on style of music magazine

After some research on different styles of music magazines i have decided that I am going to go ahead with the indie theme. The reason for choosing indie is because it is a music genre that I enjoy and like to keep up with. I feel like my knowledge on indie music is a lot better than any other genre. I also feel like indie could be a lot easier for me to create a professional looking magazine, this is because my friends share the same interest in indie music, therefore I can use them as models. I feel like having an interest in my chosen genre is also helpful, because it means I could self asses to see if I would honestly buy it. after some research on different styles of music magazines i have decided that i am going to go ahead with the indie theme.