I first hand drew my cover idea as a practice so I could box out areas for images and text. This example has the text around where the image will be, so it doesn’t look too crowded, I included an image of spilt glitter in the corner to put puffs of information on, thus making it stand out .
My second idea included the same concept of having the text around the image, however the masthead is on the right and the puffs are on the top right, at the bottom I might include secondary long shot images and arrange them into a shape of a flower, this idea was obtained from company magazine
I did a mock up of
my layout on
FIREWORKS to create
an outline to work
with for when I’m
constructing my real
magazine cover, it’s
useful as I can play
around with the sizes
and virtually visualise
my draft front cover
I created my final cover on
FIREWORKS which is great for
constructing
posters/magazines/album
covers, I settled with my
second idea for my cover
but omitted the secondary
images and replaced it with
a puff in the corner. The text
surrounds the face so the
image can be seen and is
not obscured. To ensure this I
slightly overlapped the
image over the masthead to
give it more dimension, yet
the masthead is still legible.
I hand drew my initial contents ideas, my first idea was
to locate the masthead (‘contents’) at the top of the
page to allow more space for the text, the text was
displayed in columns , in different sections to break up
the text, each section had a different subheading. The
images would be edited into diamond shapes and
grouped together to add interest. The editors letter
would be in the top corner on a box out.
My second initial contents idea had the masthead
placed vertically to the left of the page, thus allowing
more text to be shown, the text would be on the right
hand side, split into subgroups and placed on a box out.
The images would be in the centre of the page in a
column and the editors letter would be at the bottom in
the corner as the images are the most important.
I had the opportunity to change my designs on
fireworks, For my first idea I changed around
the text and images into a more columned
form to make it easier to navigate, also I
omitted the editors letter as I felt it would get
too cramped.
For this version, I kept the
masthead in the same place but
moved the text and images
around so they looked less formal
and more fun, also this way I can
make the images bigger so the
reader can see them better.
In terms of my real contents page
layout I chose my initial idea but
added an editors letter because I
had some free space. The text is in
columns to make it easier to read
and the three images I used
(secondary images) separate the
text, I also used bold box outs to
distinguish the different types of
article for easier navigation. The
masthead is in the same format as
the cover masthead, thus creating
continuity.
For my first double page spread
idea, I chose for lots of different
sized images to be used to add
interest, the text would be in
columns and the headline on a
box out to make it clearer.
For my second idea, I wanted to have a main image and lots of smaller images in a column, almost like a film strip, the text
would be in columns on white box outs as the background to the whole page would be a photo of purple glitter (to link with the cover and Dps, to create an artist theme). The headline would be on box outs on top of the main image.
For my first idea, I changed it
slightly on fireworks by making
the images a bit smaller to
allow for more room for the
text.
For my second idea, I didn’t
change any of it, I like the
way the images and text are
laid out as it looks neat and
professional but still quirky.
For my double page spread
, I decided to go with my
second idea as it was more
structured. I have added an
album cover I created for
my artist and an extra
image in the column to fill a
gap. The text is well ordered
and I have included an
artist quote to break up the
text so it looks more
interesting.