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Final magazine

 

This is my final music magazine: Hendrix

 

 

 

Construction process for front cover

 This is the step by step construction process for the front cover of my music magazine. It shows all of the changes and decisions I made along the way.

 

 

I began by selecting a mid shot of my model and formated it into A4 so that it would take up the whole backgraound of the magazine.

 

 

I then added some of the typical codes you would expect to see on a magazine, like headers, master head, barcode and the date. I used 'Kill em All' font for the master head as it is bold eye catcginh and relates to the rock genre. For the text on my headers I used Charlemagne Std and a mix of white and yellow text to catch the attention of the reader. This created a starting place for me to add cover lines.

 

 

For the cover lines I began with the feature artist that my double page spread is on. I wrote the name of the artist "Cyndi Tyler", a short catchy comment about the artist "She's back and shes edgier than ever!", and a quote from the artist "“I judge people based solely on the quality of bands on the black concert t-shirts they wear.” All 3 sections are in either different fonts or sifferent colours, this makes each of the stand out individually and makes the front cover more intersting.

 



I then began to add other cover lines such as "All nighters, strippers & hotel rooms ... with ASH RIDER". I contined using white and yellow text and used the same fonts (Charlemagne Std & Gabriola) that I have used in for the rest of the cover stories. I added another cover story that featured 'Ella Jett' 

After reviewing my magazine with the help of friends and teachers I came to the conclusion that the photos on the front cover were too simillar in style and location. Instead I used an image of a girl with more laid back clothes and make-up. I also used a different location I chose a plain grey/black background to contrast with the light green colours used in the outside location for the main image on the front cover.

Construction process for contents page

 This is the step by step construction process for the contents page of my music magazine. It shows all of the changes and decisions I made along the way.

 

 

I began with a plain white A4 page and added a header of 'Hendrix', 'Contents' and the date. I used the same font for the master head that I used on the front cover and cotinue to use Charlemagne Std for the title of the page.

 

 

I then added a small column on the left hand side that Sows the name of feature articles and the page numbers. I used Charlemagne Std for the name of the article as it is bold and eye catching and then *** for a short desription of what is in the article. i decided to go with this format as I had founs it in multiple 'Kerrang' magaiznes.

 

 

 

 

As one of my feature articles was on Cyndi Tyler I felt it was appropriate to use a photo of the artist on the contents. I chose a mid shot so that the artist could be properly seen and engage with the audience.

 

 Then at the bottom I added a serperate contents for a specific section of the magazine called 'Review' I used the same fonts Charlemagne Std & Gabriola with a mix  of white and yellow to keep it intersting. I also added a photo in the bottom left corner to add interst to the page I again used I again used a diferent modle and location so that there was variety, which you would find in professional music magazines.

 

 

 

To fill space and add intrest to the page I added a 'BUZZ' section that gives away 'Free Hendricks Festival Tickets' I used Gabriola and Charlemagne Std so that the whole page looked uniformed and professional.

 

Again after reviewing my contents page I thought it looked quite disjointed and un-interesting so I decided to make some changes. To get rid of white gaps I added a would like background behind the buzz section so it looked fuller and more interesting. I also changed the top right image of 'Cyndi Tyle' as I didn't think it focesed on the artist as much as it should of.

 

Instead I chose this one as it focused on the artist more and had a more interesting/eye catching composition.

 

Construction process for double page spread

This is the step by step construction process for the contents page of my music magazine. It shows all of the changes and decisions I made along the way.

 

 

 

 

I began by using a mid shot of my model that took up the whole left side page, added headers showing the master head 'Hendrix' and the page title 'Feature: Cyndi Tyler'. On the facing page I used the wood like image that I used for the background on the contents page so that it looked uniformed and had a running theme. I also added a green edge on the outside of the photo so that it looked related to the previous page and part of the same product. 

 

 

I then started work on the first photo page. I added a boarder at the bottom with the text "includes: new tour, music heros & confessions" in yellow Charlemagne Std becuase it is very eye catching.i also added an intersting quote that is included in the article “a fan came up to me, took his shirt off and showed me his
back which was fully covered in a tattoo of my face”and placed it in the top left hand corner as the composition provided the perfect positioning. 

 

The next step was to write the article for the facing page. I looked at existing music magazine articles and used similar questions to create my own interview. Once the article was done I added it onto a black background (with the wood inage acting as a border) and added a title in the font 'Rebel' ...
 

 I chose this font beacuse it was bold eye catching but also edgy so it related to my rock genre. 

 

 The final step was to improve the aesthetics of the page and make it look more intersting. So I added a secondary image of an artist that was supporting 'Cyndi Tyler' on her new tour in the bottom left hand corner. Also in the top right hand corner I added a photo of Cyndi Tlyers alcum cover that i creaeted myself. I also created an eye catching buzz to attract the reader to it.

 

 

The final step was to create the second page of the article I began by using the same wood image that I used on previous pages and added a header with the same text as the first page of the article: 'Hendrix' and 'Feature: Cyndi Tyler'.

 

I had already written the article so I just had to copy and paste it over and make sure that all the spacing and sizing matched. I continued to use Gabriola so that the magazine looked uniformed.

 

The final step was to add all of the photos that I had edited to the left hand side to create a kind of polaroid strip. (See post titled 'Photos for second page of article' for explanation)

Additional images

I felt as though all of the images on my magazine were to similar so I decided to take use some photos of different models in different locations.I then had to edit them so that they were more suitable to my theme.

 

 

 

 

This photo is a mid shot, I have used it becuase as the model is sitting down it allows us to see the majority of the model and her clothes which interests the audience and inform them of what genre the magazine is.

 

I decided to use a close up on my font cover so that my images had a variety of camera shots/angles. This shot engages the audiences as it is close up and the modle is making strong eye contact, it will grab the readers attention and encourage them to buy it.