2nd Drafts

 

 

Checklist for Improvements

Cover:

• Look at different fonts for masthead
• Re-Take photos with model looking at camera
• Change feature heading 
• Add Price and Issue number to barcode

Contents

• Correct spelling mistake
• Look at other magazine layouts for inspiration
• Add more text to show whats in the magazine
• Page Number

Double Page Spread

• Add a margin to ensure that no text is cropped
• Change article title
• Re-think quote boxes
• Read other articles to make mine more interesting

Draft Cover, Double Page Spread & Contents Pages

I think that this is a good start to my cover. I have received some feedback form one of my teachers, he brought up the point that the Awe font blends into the background at the top, this is the same for the additional text on the left hand side, and the artist's name. I think that I need to make the title stand out much more, as the title may encourage people to buy the magazine.

I was told by one of my peers that they like the picture featured on this page because the model looks very natural and not posed, it fits with the genre of the magazine. Also the layout received some positive comments, and it fits the page very well. One criticism I received was that the sky looks very grey, and i could use Photoshop to enhance the colour to a better looking blue. Also I will need to add extra pictures on this page to show what else is inside the magazine.

I think that I need to include a photo of my artist with a guitar, because it is not very clear that she is a musician. I also think that i could add some text over the top left hand side of the corner to fill the gap.

Magazine Research: Double Page Spread

MOJO
The title of this article is spread across both pages in a bold font. This means that it is the first thing that the readers eye catches when turning to the page. The title fades from orange to white, these colours contrast the black and white background, this makes the font more legible. I think that the use of oranges is not as strong and bold as the use of reds. The image is spread across both pages and acts as the background for the article. Also the background is a brick wall, I think that this feature is very effective as it is not just plan white, and has a texture to it. The artist are on either sides of the article. I like the way that the artists are placed on either sides as it doesn't mean that one page of the double page spread is taken up, and the text can be more artistically placed.

THE FLY 

This article has no title, yet my eye is drawn to the quote in the middle of the article. This may be because it's bold and in the centre of a white page. I like the use of quote boxes, and I think that I will use these in my double page spread.
An image of the featured artist takes up the whole of the second page as tiled images of each member of the band. This may make it easier to fit each member of the band onto the double page spread without including an image that looks overcrowded. These photos have been edited to have a blue tone to them, this may have been to match the colour scheme on the article page. Also the use of toy cameras has become a recent trend and the blue tones could imitate what the use of these cameras can produce. Below the article there is a watermark of play/pause/search buttons, this is a decorative feature and does not need to be there, but I think that it helps the magazine to keep the music theme throughout the magazine and show which artist's are featured as this is on most feature articles in The Fly.

NME

I like the font used on the top quote of this double page because I think that it really stands out and suits the artist's personality and the quote itself. There is a introduction before the article, which summarises what the article covers and makes the reader want to carry on. Before the article the first letter is big and bold like most articles, I like this feature and I think i'll use it on my own double page spread. I like how the artist is styled in this feature as it reflects her own personality. I also like the use of a plain white background, but as I am thinking of making a magazine that is not of a similar genre, I want to use an outdoor shot.