MUSIC MAGAZINE

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FRONT COVER

CONTENTS PAGE

COMPLETE DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

MASTHEAD• My Masthead is left aligned• It uses a unique font style that is

featured nowhere else in my magazine. Apart from when I mention the magazine's name throughout the rest of my magazine.

• My main image covers part of the masthead, which is convention in popular magazines. This has been done by popular magazines where the main image has been a popular celebrity.

• The Masthead’s also the largest piece of text on my front cover.

• The colour I used for it stands out against the grey background with the black drop shadow.

MAIN COVERLINE• The main coverline is unique from the

rest of the coverlines because it is a unique font and colour.

• However the font used for the coverline isn’t as unique that it represents the artists type and style of music.

• The use of yellow stands out against the colour of Connor’s red and black chequered shirt, it’s also the only use of yellow on my front cover making it stand out even more.

• The description for it is in ‘Lucida Console’ , it uses white for the colour and which also stands out against the main image and background.

• I have a banner saying ‘Exclusive’ on a slant to

COVERLINES• My coverlines follow the same style. They

change size depending on how big each article is.

• There are two different fonts being used for this:• Cooper Std Black• Lucida Console

• The black colour of the text makes the writing stand out against the red and black chequered shirt that Connor is wearing and the grey background.

• The white text colour stands out against the grey background.

• By choosing these colours in tandem with the background I know that they don’t clash together but instead work well together.

STRAPLINE, BARCODE, AND POSITIONING STATEMENT, ETC.• The strapline I used for my magazine was inspired

by Q’s strapline, using a symbol to separate the band names from each other.

• The barcode was taken from the internet, I then added the date, price and website address to it.

• The positioning statement is there to make my magazine appear more professional, and to give the magazine a sense of credibility. So the reader can read the positioning statement it I made sure it didn’t go behind the main image unlike part of the headline.

• I also have a fake page curl in the top right hand corner with a ‘Featuring’ list, the yellow text against the black backing for the page curl makes it easily readable, along with the white text as well.

MAIN IMAGE• My main image has Connor is

looking directly at the camera, addressing the reader directly (direct address). This attracts the reader , making them intrigued.

• He’s wearing a chequered shirt, which is a very common style of clothing in the indie scene.

• The main coverline goes across the main image and the smaller coverlines surround him.

CONTENTS PAGE

THE EDITORS LETTER• The Editor’s letter is used to address the

reader in a more direct format.• It’s located near the top of the page, so

that it is clearly visible for the reader to see and it’s one of the first things the reader sees.

• I’ve placed a picture of myself next to it so the reader knows what I look like and that they know who is writing the magazine. By establishing my name and my image it creates a relationship between the reader and the writer.

PICTURES• I positioned my pictures in a

similar way to how I positioned them on my preliminary work.

• The main article has the largest image on there to indicate that it is main article.

• The other images are related to smaller articles.

• The image’s are action shots of them performing, no green screen, editing or anything.

THE REGULARS AND FEATURES• The regular and feature articles are

all in continuity of each other, the page numbers all match up, none of them overlap anywhere.

• They all use the same font and keep the same design style with the numbers being black and the background for each page number being white, creating a contrasting colour scheme that works well and makes the writing readable.

• The titles are short and concise, giving the reader inclination to continue reading and turn to the specific article.

SUBSCRIPTION MODEL• I offer my readers a

subscription model as seen in many other magazines as an easy way to delver magines directly to their consumer at a reasonable price.

• Including a small picture of the magazine next to it is a staple of magazines.

• I’ve left the contact details of Facebook and Twitter here so the readers can interact with Ind-Z online if they need to.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

STAND FIRST• The stand first includes a drop capital

which is one of the codes and conventions of a magazine to have it drop three lines, however I challenged this convention by dropping it down by five lines.

• The first word is also a different colour from the rest of the stand first to make it stand out, drawing the readers attention.

• The rest of the stand first is coloured in red to stand out from the rest of the text on the Double Page Spread.

• The actual content of the standfirst is used to introduce who the band are and give basic background information.

THE ARTICLE• The article is written in columns, three per page

to be precise like in normal magazine conventions.

• Each question in the article is written in bold so the reader knows what is the question and what the answers from the interviewee are.

• The text also surrounds the main image of the article, which is sometimes how the text is positioned in some magazines.

• Just below the article are the page numbers, these page numbers are in continuity with the contents page’s listings of what page it should be.

IMAGES• The main image for my article is in the centre of the page

with the text surrounding it. It is in back and white so it suits the main colour scheme of the magazine.

• The two other pictures are positioned in the corners of the magazine as subsidiary images and are also made black and white to suite the colour scheme.