Finished Double Page Spread for my Music Magazine

For my double page spread I decided to use a landscape photo of the same girl from my front cover. However, this time she is playing the acoustic guitar. I decided to show her playing an instrument because I wanted to show the musical background within the magazine. The main photo I used looks like she is playing in a little studio room which suits the magazine very well as it is called unsigned and it wouldn't be right to picture her in a real expensive studio. I also decided to use another photo of the same girl however, this time make it smaller just to give another insight into her playing the guitar. I think the photo represents the age range very well because many kids of that age are musical talented and this shows that if you're dedicated to it that you can also succeed.

I decided to use white text to overlay on the photo as it stands out for the reader and is very easy to read. I put the singers name at the bottom right hand corner of the photo to show who she is, I also used the same font for her name like the front cover my magazine because I think it shows consistency. I did the same with the title of the magazine as I have put it on the double page spread at the top left hand corner I did this because it fills space and is also authentic. For the smaller photo I have put a little black border around it which looks like it has a zoomed in effect of her playing the guitar for the magazine.

I have put at the bottom left hand corner of the photo, who has written the story and who has taken the photo's because when I was researching magazines I saw that Rock Sound magazine had done this and I liked the way it looked so I thought I would use this technique for my magazine.

On the right hand side of the photo I have wrote some text which gives a story behind the photo, I decided to use white text on a black background as it stands out and looks professional. I used a very unique and unusual font for my text because I think it adds a modern effect to the magazine and the age range can relate to it. I believe the different fonts used makes the magazine not boring because if I had used the same font for all the text it can become boring reading that over and over again.

Finished Front Cover for my Music Magazine

This is the end product for my Front Cover and overall I am very happy with how it looks. Through the production of this Front Cover I researched many magazine to help me figure out what I needed to make it appeal to my audience.

The title I went for was 'Unsigned' because I believe most of the amazing music these days is not heard of and a lot of unsigned bands or singers aren't getting the breakthrough they deserve. For the title I went for a white title on black background to make it stand out and also to catch the audiences eye. The font I used for the title was Chiller, I decided to use this font because I believe it looks very modern and also it looks like a kind of font which suit the audience of magazine. The magazines I researched didn't really have the same effect I used for my title and I like this because it is unique and makes it different to other magazines. I used a few different fonts on my front cover because I didn't want to use the same old boring font which wouldn't be effective at all for the readers. On the left hand side under 'Unsigned Presents' I have used several singers names and used an unusual font I did this because it looks very modern and a lot of magazines these days are using different and unique fonts to add effect to their magazines so I thought I would use this technique for mine. I decided to put the issue date and issue number on the right hand side of the title because it fills up a bit of space instead of leaving it blank. I also changed the positioning of the bar code from my original draft from the right hand side to the left because I had more space there and I also put the price above this in a white coloured font which stands out on the blue background.

The photograph I used is of a young girl. She represents the age group of my magazine as a young age group. For the front cover picture i didn't want to represent her as fully musical with an instrument because I want to represent music as a talent and show that anybody like this girl can be unique with or without a talent. When I researched NME magazine I saw that the photo's they use on their front cover always overlap the title so I wanted to use this effect as I think it has a big impact, so I used this technique with my front cover.

The colours I used for my text were white and yellow with background of black and blue. I decided to use these because I think it makes the whole front cover stand out and catches the eye of the readers instantly. I also think the colours give the front cover a modern edge. I believe my magazine is very eye catching and modern which suits the age range I wanted it to.

Possible names for my Music Magazine

Before I started to design my magazine I had to think of a unique and powerful name for my magazine. To do this I searched for words which I thought would fit to the genre of music i was trying to get. I want to find a name what showed the upcoming of new music and the search for amazing music. Some of the names i came up with are:

Talent - When I thought of the word music, talent always comes to mind. I think this is a good names for a music magazine because all singers have talent and it's a unique talent to have. The name talent is quite modern and suits the age range of my magazine. It can also be seen as upcoming talent and that is what I am aiming to achieve. All the audience for my magazine will know the word talent and what is truly means so this is a good candidate for my magazine title.

Chord - This is an appropriate title for my music magazine as it is a word which is associated to a music instrument. When my audience see this title they will instantly know it's a music magazine as it's a very well known musical word. However, this title has downfalls as it is very plain and boring. This is the title I least like.

Acoustic - The title 'Acoustic' is very suitable for my magazine because I am aiming for a magazine that specifically aims around acoustic music with just a voice and a guitar as this is my favourite genre of music. This is quite a good candidate for my magazine and may be used for my title.

Unsigned - The title 'Unsigned' is my favourite title. This is because throughout my full magazine production my first thought was that I wanted to produce a magazine that specified on upcoming music what my audience wouldn't have heard of before. So the word unsigned gives the meaning of bands/singers who have yet to be signed to a record company but have a very unique talent. Also when the word unsigned is used my audience will know that it means music because it is modern for my age range. The word unsigned might also make my audience think of the TV programme which searches for new musical talent. This is my favourite title for my magazine and I have chosen to use this one.

After I chose my Magazine title I wanted to test it with different fonts to see what it would look like best with, these are what I came up with.

Out of these 5 different font ideas I decided to use the 4th one for my Magazine title.

Original Images for my Music Magazine

These are the photo's I have taken myself for my Music Magazine. The models I used, I have represented in a certain way because it is for a music magazine for example I have used a guitar to show the musical background of the magazine. I will edit these photo's to make them look how I want them to for my magazine.

Draft of Content Page for my Music Magazine

This is a rough draft of my content page for my Music Magazine. I have decided to put a title 'Contents' at the top above the photo. I then decided to put a photo on the left hand side which will cover up space. On the right hand side I have decided just to put main features of the magazine and limit the amount of page numbers I will show. This is because I think it's unusual and effective.

Draft of Double Page Spread for my Music Magazine

This is a rough draft of my double page spread for my Music Magazine, I have decided to use a landscape photo which will stretch across both pages with text about the photo on the right hand side in a column. I have also decided to put a title at the top of the photo which will introduce the story about the photo.

Draft of Front Cover for my Music Magazine

This is a rough draft of how I am going to layout my front cover for my Music Magazine. I have decided that I want just a single photograph with a masthead for a story about the photo overlaying it. I also want the photo to overlay the title slightly to give a good effect like it does on NME magazines. I have decided to put a bar code at the bottom right hand corner with the price and issue number at the top under the title. This is how I first thought of it however, I may possible change it slightly later on.