Front cover 2

This is my second draft for my front cover.

I have gone with a different approach this time with a much bolder picture here, with a low angle on it.

I have kept my idea of the black and white effect to add the feel of my magazine and especially this issue.

I have a colour scheme of Red, white and Black these colours are ones which i will carry throughout the magazine issue.

I have filled up the areas where before there where just blank spaces with things like the main articles and bands featured in the weeks issue. This has been done on the right side, an idea of the black and red i got from a issue of NME.

The top right corner shows something linked to this main article as it seems.

The main headline is trying to stand out and show the whole focus of this issue of 'REVERB'.

I have also included a strap line and a web address which i hope to include on all my pages as is done in the professional magazine.

Contents page first draft

This is my first draft contetns page.

As we can see it is very simple, it has the main articles on the left side, to show some organisation.

The image have used has been faded out so I can easily write on top of it, the main articles have pictures on the right side, these i have attempted to fade into the picture to make it seem like on big poster, this was my idea, to have the contents like a mind map of the issue.

I have kept with the black and white approach that i used on my front cover, to show continuous colour style and to provide a certain idea for my magazines house colours and style.

Magazine Front Cover

This is my first draft of my magazine front cover.

I have used a black and white photo to show my music style and Target audience, this shows the Indie side as it has the opposite idea to mainstream music where there would be huge colour.

I have stretched my Masthead across the top like THE FLY, and also done the same with my main cover story, i have added smaller storeys around the Central dominant image so there are no blank spaces.

I have included small details like price, barcode and issue and date, all to add a sense of authenticity.

My image is of someone i would associate with the music, and also someone who is recognisable to show a certain genre of it, also by using the instruments have really shown the music trying to be portrayed.

The smaller story's are things I believe are of interest to my target audience, such as gig guides and new upcoming bands which is something i wish my magazine to focus on, similar to THE FLY.

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Contents PAGE

This is the contents page of my school magazine 'ACADEMIA'

The background of the contents page is showing the colours of St. Andrews, the blue's.

The dominant image shows us the main focus of this issue which for this is the opening of a new D.T workshop.

Down the left hand side are the other main story's of this issue and below are all the minor story's and pages in this issue.

The font of 'contents' is the same that is used on the front cover, this shows the style that will be carried on through these magazines.

Overall this contents page really captures the style of 'Academia' and clearly shows the main focus's of this issue through use of image and font, for example the main heading about the DT workshop is placed a t the top of the page easily showing the focus of this issue.

GRAZIA magazine contents page analysis

This is the contents page of GRAZIA magazine.

It is simple yet effective. There is one dominant image instead of many, this could be the main focus of this issue and so is giving a preview of what is to come.

This contents page shows us a lot about the reader of GRAZIA we can see they are elegant and fashionable and always up to date with the latest styles.

It is a simple lay out and has a very plain background and the colours are very passionate colours, again showing the characteristics of the model GRAZIA reader.

The actual contents is very simple and basic set out, not in chronological order. Showing us that this magazines reader doesn't need everything to be set out simply they are an intelligent person.

The small picture on the bottom right hand corner shows us a preview of an important topic in this issue, the reader can see the main focus of this issue again.

Analysis of Mens Health contents page

This is the Men's health contents page.

As we can see it is well laid out and structured so the reader has easy access to whichever article they want as the main articles have bold numbering and stand out from the less important or minor features of this issue of the magazine.

It is set out in a chronological order so the numbers of the pages are sorted and not all over the place. This is helpful as the reader no longer has to search through the magazine for a certain article when it is standing out at them on the contents page.

Each major feature of the magazine has a small piece of writing describing it, this preview gives the reader an idea of what the certain articles will be about and if they will interest them.

The title 'CONTENTS' is clear and stands out against the white background, this uses the house styles of 'Men's Health' magazine, red, white and black. These are all bold colours and dominate the page. These colours are simple yet effective.

The other feature to help the reader is the colour coded guide on the left hand page, clearly showing us as the audience the different sections and subjects that this magazine covers.