Date post: | 14-Aug-2015 |
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Masthead – the masthead for this flat plan is positioned in the centre of the
front cover. I have done this to ensure I include both the enticement and logo either side of the masthead. The font
and colour of the masthead is yet to be confirmed; I plan to research fonts to
ensure I chose the best and most attractive font for the heading of this
page.
Main image – the main image will be placed behind all text on the front cover. I decided to
have the main image on this flat plan to the right which I believe questions to common conventions
of a magazine.
Coverlines/blurbs -- I will have a number of coverlines and blurbs on the front
cover. I decided to put these coverlines to the left of the cover as I believe this looks
better than to the right of the cover (does not follow common conventions)
Puff – I have included a puff to be positioned on the main image as
this will be further immediate attraction for the reader. The puff will read; “FREE INSIDE” and will be connected to the main image
artist – on the contents page I will further explain what the puff is
selling. Barcode – the barcode is positioned
at the bottom left of the front cover – the magazines issue number and date
of release will be printed here as it gives the magazine a very
professional look.
Masthead – I have chosen to follow the common conventions
of a real magazine for the placement of the masthead as I
feel it is important for the reader to be firstly attracted to the
heading. The colour will be in a bright blue which is a fun youthful colour that will attract my target
audience.
Features column – this column is very important on a contents page – I will include a number of coverlines and blurbs on this column as I want to display as many articles on the
contents page as possible. The numbers will be printed in large
beside the coverline. Both the font and design of this column will be in
contrast to the house style of my magazine.
Regulars column – this column will be printed along the bottom of the contents page. I have decided to include blurbs in this column also as I feel this gives
the reader a better guide into the magazine.
Images – the images on this page will overlap; I feel this shows a better look for the page (youthful and non-conventional)
there will be ¾ images on this page as images will be the most appealing feature
to the audience.
Logo – for this magazine I have decided to create a logo which goes along with the
house style of my magazine. The logo will be related to the masthead of the magazine
which I have a number of options to choose from. Underneath the logo I plan to have
the date printed to ensure the issue is unique.
Masthead- I have positioned the masthead at the top of the first page on the double page
spread as I feel this looks more professional and laid out
better. This way, there is more room for the columns and
other features I have included in this dps.
Enlarged quote – text on a dps is the most important feature
and so should be laid out correctly and at an appropriate
font and size. A common magazine convention is to have a enlarged quote pulled from the text in a bigger font which is used to attract the reader.
Images – I will include 2+ images on the dps as I feel it will give the reader a better insight to the
appearance of the artist, while their personality is captured in the text. The images will be fun
images which will be attractive against all the text on the pages. On the second page of the dps I will include a large landscape image of the artist which is a common magazine convention I feel important
to follow.
Blurb / subheading – beside the masthead I feel it would benefit the reader to include a small blurb about the artist which will help introduce the
artist on who they are, as I have chosen to cover undiscovered artists.
Masthead – the masthead is positioned at the top right side of the
cover. This area is the common convention of a magazine and so I feel
it will provide a sense of professionalism for the reader and also add to the aesthesis of the magazine. the red colour scheme of the heading
is inspired Q magazines red masthead.
Main image - the main image will take up all of the front cover, I will use blending and overlays to help design the coverlines and
other features on the cover. The main image on this front cover will be highly contrasted
or in black and white as I feel these two filters add to the music / celebrity feel to a
magazine and this is the look and appeal I am going for to attract my target audience.
Coverlines/blurbs – on this front cover I have included many coverlines and blurbs, I do believe the number of
these would change when it comes to designing and producing the cover. I like the layout of these coverlines as
they do not overtake the main image; as in they are displayed at the side of
the image.
Extra image – the extra image on the front cover is a common idea on many
magazines, I decided to play with the idea of having another image as well as the
main image on the cover as I feel it would be attractive fro the audience. The image will also have a coverline to highlight the
meaning of the image.
Puff – I have decided to include the puff at the bottom of the page as I feel it looks different and special. The puff will include something which will instantly attract a reader to buy the magazine e.g
FREE INSIDE; DEBUT ALBUM.
Masthead – I included a banner-like masthead for the contents page which creates a different look for the magazine. The colour scheme is transpired onto this page
giving the magazine a house-style. The masthead is in a fun youthful font which will attract the target audience.
Puff – the puff on this page is displayed as a special feature – this feature will be in contrast to image
3 on the page; an overlay in the two feature will make this clear to
the reader. The use of the red colour for this puff follows the
house style.
Features column – this column is very important; all coverline which I include in this column will have to be the coverlines which are displayed on the front cover. The page numbers in all columns will be of the same design and colour; Ii will further emphasis the scheme of page numbers later in my
construction.
Regulars column – this column is laid out differently than the
features column which I like the idea of having a different layout
of the coverlines. I will use coverlines such as STARS
BIRTHDAYS, as this is the kind of articles which are used in
regulars columns.
Reviews column – I think this column is a fun addition to this flat plan. It adds to the quality and quantity of the magazine and so it appears to the reader that this is a regular
feature in the magazine (it may appeal to some). The layout is the same as that of the regulars column which I like very much. I got inspiration for this column by reading a
number of music magazines.
Images – there are three images on this contents page – I feel this number is very appropriate as it allows visual reading yet
there is still enough space for the different columns and coverlines which
make a contents page.
Masthead – the masthead will be in a very fun but readable font – the masthead will
be something very attractive about the article on the dps. With further research, planning and construction I will decide on
the wording of this masthead.
Images – again, this page displays 3 images. These images will be ‘selfie’
type images the colour scheme of them will be in contrast to the front cover image; highly contrasted or black &
white. I may also experiment with the hippie,
sun lit filter as I feel this could look good on a dps.
Blurb/ subheading – this will act as a small description of who the artist is,
instead of the reader not being interested in learning about the
artist in the full article this blurb will help introduce the article and so
attract the reader into it.