Final Piece: Music magazine
I have now finished my music magazine and in the process have learnt how to use creative computer programs like Photoshop and InDesign. I tried to follow the conventions of magazines and then of the music genre, to create an authentic and appealing music magazine.
Front Cover
Here is my music magazine front cover. It follows the conventions of a music magazine, there is a masthead, a strap line, there are coverlines and the main image has a direct mode of address. These things all add to the magazine's look and authenticity. There are then the basic attributes on there like an issue number, date, price and barcode; again these all add to the authenticity of the magazine.
The whole point of the front cover is to capture the publics eye and make them want to read the magazine. I think I have achieved this intention with the use of bright colours, from the paint splatters and the font colours, even the main image has a bright t-shirt on. All of those will help to catch the viewers eye. The stories I've displayed on the cover are interesting and I've given just enough information for them to be an enticement to read on.
The font styles and tone of the language help to appeal to the target audience of younger aged rock and indie music followers. The language is formal and will appeal to them because it is conversational and welcoming. The fonts are in tone with the rock and indie music and creates a tone for the magazine.
Contents Page
Here is my contents page it is very busy, it shows as many stories as possible to let the viewer know what is in the magazine before reading the magazine. I have used the same fonts as i did on the cover to create a theme throughout the magazine. I have lots of images to accompany the stories to make the page look interesting and busy. The page has the same paint splashes as the front cover to again have a theme. I have used captions in some pictures and drop quotes to add to the page, it would be a little bit boring to just have the titles to the stories. Overall i think that the contents page looks busy and quite good because it has all of the things a contents page should have.
Double Page Spread
Here is my double page spread it contains the main story of the magazine as shown on the front cover. I think the page has a balance between pictures and writing. This helps to keep the interest of the reader, if the page is a complete block of writing it will be off putting to the reader, but if there are images to break up the text then the reader will be more inclined to read it. Obviously the images are related to the story. The background has made me have to change the colour of some of the text, I think this looks good though, it gives the page a style.
There is a clear colour scheme of black, white and yellow; I have a black and white background, the text is the same and the images are highlighted with drop shadows and yellow outer glows. This frames them and makes them stand out, it also gives the page a bit of colour and brightens it up.
FRONT PAGE:
ReplyDeleteWhat I like:
- I love the theme of paint. No one else has that so it's unique.
- The image has been cut out well.
- I like the colour scheme.
- Coverlines are easy to read.
- The masthead really stands out.
What you could improve:
- More coverlines which makes the magazine content look bigger.
CONTENTS PAGE:
What I like:
- I like the spread of images of other bands.
- Same theme so it's professional.
- It's full.
What could be improved:
- Page numbers would be good on a contents page.
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD:
What I like:
- I like how the theme of the spread matches the band name.
- A range of pictures have been used.
- Predictions is good idea.
What could be improved:
- Maybe less pictures on second page for another topic.
Front cover:
ReplyDeleteI like the way you have made the masthead stand out and have not used too many images to over power you main image. Also like your theme of pain which is very unique and it links in with you main image.
Contents:
I like the ay you have used the theme from the front cover which helps make it look more professional. I also like the way there are very few gaps and what gaps there are look good with nothing there. I also like the range of bands you have used to include.
Double Page:
The way you have used a range of pictures if realy effective. I also like the way you have included a small prediction area for the following year. And to make it even better, your title matches the theme of you page.
the colurs of the pages are really eye catching and good also the images used are good and ur comments exlpain what u have done really simply but effectivly
ReplyDeleteThe front page has really bright colours and bold headlines ect. The main image is really strong.
ReplyDeleteThe theme carries on through to the contents page which I like also agin the colours are bold and strong.
The DPS has a variety of pictures which is good however they look quite crowded they could have been organized slightly better.
Front Cover:
ReplyDeleteI think that the main image you have chosen is really strong, then you have picked bright colours which draw it out even more, and I think its very enticing.
You have also got a lot of infromation on the front cover which is good, plus I like your magazine name.
Contents:
Contents looks exciting and bold, and matches the theme of the Front Page. No gaps and really busy looking. Really like it.
DPS:
I like how you've used black and white together, it looks really cool, and the way you have laid out the images at the top of the page looks funky and suits theme you created in your front cover and contents. I like the layout of the whole thing!