Updated article

I have made a slight change on the page of which my article is on; this change being the background. As on my contents page I have a solid grey background with text on top, I have decided to put a solid grey background on my article with the font layered on top of it. I done this as I think it lures more attention to the article and makes the text stand out more.

Updated contents page

I have now changed my contents page and added in a photo as I think it was lacking something and that something was a photo. Also, I have put the text on grey backgrounds in seperate boxes so that they stand out. I have also added

Masthead change

I have decided to keep my masthead the same however I think it looks more effective and makes the masthead stand out when it is spread across the whole of the page. Before it only covered part of the top page whereas now it stretches across the page.

Updated contents page

I have chosen to change my contents page as I think it looks too plain and as if there is too much space on the page. Here is an up to date version which highlights how I have used up more of the space.

Article - Question and Answer

I decided to do a question and answer article with Billie Mason, the lead signer of Vendetta who is on the front cover. I decided to do a question and answer as I think it is a good way to capture the audience into the magazine and it is good for the readers to hear what the band members truly think. Over my double page spread I have quotes from the article in bigger font. Within the article I have made them quotes in italic so that they stand out.

Updated double page spread

I have again changed my contents page after getting feedback, I have changed the font above and around the photo of two of the band members. I have also changed the colour of the bar at the top of the double page spread, it is a mix between the red and blue colour I have used throughout my magazine. I have added in a quote from the magazine aswell.

Contents page update

I did decide to have a black background for my contents page however I thought by having the black background the font looked distorted and unprofessional. I have also added in the title of my magazine which is 'Blitz!' into the top right hand corner as I think it is important to get the name of the magazine noticed, by putting it around the magazine I think the name will be noticed. I have also removed the two red bars that are positioned above and below the text/images, I done this as I have more space which means I can add more detail. On the left is an image of my up to date contents page whereas the photo on the right is my old contents page.

Updated double page spread

I have changed the layout of the photo on the one side of my double page spread, I have also moved the quotes as I think the new layout is a lot more effective than the layout I used before. I decided to change the layout after getting feedback on my double page spread. By using feedback I am aiming to make my magazine the best possible. I also added in another quote onto my article as when I have looked at music magazines they have important quotes from within the article standing out in bold letters.

Updated contents page

I have added in a whole black background onto my contents page as I think it makes the detail such as the writing and image on the page stand out. Also, black as a colour represents rock and as my genre is rock I think it is a suitable background.

Front cover of my music magazine

Annotating my front cover (5)

Extra information:

I also added in a bar code as all magazines conventionally have to have a bar code, I added a price, issue number and date to the magazine as some extra information for the

target audience and finally the website the magazine can be found on.

Annotating my front cover (4)

Main image:

The main image on my music magazine is of my sister who is representing 'Billie Mason' who is the lead singer of the upcoming rock band 'Vendetta'. I positioned my main image in the middle of my magazine as it is one of the main focuses of the magazines. I took the photo on a plan white wall so that the actual image would stand out.

Annotating my front cover (3)

Sell lines:
The sell lines on my magazine include 'Vendettas Billie Mason', 'Question and Answer inside' and the byline 'Exclusive interview with Catalyst'. The purpose of sell lines are too lure the target audience into buying the magazine. Through these sell lines I think I have been effective as they are sell lines which I think would lure in the audience. Words like 'exclusive' are commonly used in sell lines as it is a word use to get people to buy the magazine. Also putting the names of bands/artists on the front cover may be a sell line as if someone is a big fan of that artist/band then they will buy the magazine. I positioned my sell lines over and around my picture as I think it is important for the audience to see the sell lines rather than just looking at the main image.

Annotating my front cover (2)

Masthead: After much feedback of my masthead I finally came to a decision on which masthead I should use. The masthead I used is 'Blitz!' I used this as it doesn't give away the genre so the audience will be intrigued. I have added an exclamation mark at the end of the masthead as it highlights the importance of the masthead. I also believe that having a one word masthead is very effective e.g Kerrang. I put my masthead on a red background as red is part of my colour scheme so I thought it was important to have the red element tied in with my masthead.

Annotating my front cover (1)

Skyline:

On my music magazine my skyline is 'Exclusive interview with Catlayst' the word exclusive would lure in the audience as they will know that you can not find this interview any where else other than the magazine. The writing is in black, as it stands out on the white background so that the audience will see it. Also the colour black represents rock.

Music magazine - contents page

One of the pages on my magazines is on the Blitz Festival 2014 which is a rock festival. I have designed a poster for the festival and added it onto my contents page as I have spoke about the festival on my contents page.

Contents page

I have now added all my information to the articles which will be in my magazine. I have also changed the masthead on the contents page as I think the white background lures the audience to look at the contents page as the vibrant red colour stands out.

Music magazine

I am happy with the progress I have made on my music magazine, I think I have used my time well and will be able to complete my magazine to a high standard by the deadline date. I am happy that I have completed my front cover and my double page spread, which leaves me the contents page to work on until the deadline. Also, I have the chance so make my front cover and double page spread better as I have a fair amount of time until the music magazine has to be completed.

Music magazine progress - contents page

I have now started to create my contents page for my magazine, I have kept the same colour scheme of red and blue with black being a splash colour as it highlights the house style of my magazine. So far I have made my title and positioned the numbers for the pages. I am now looking to add in an image and the information of what will be on each page. I have purposely spread out the numbers of pages as within magazines there are many pages taken up by adverts.

Double page spread

I have now made the font on my double page spread smaller so that I can add in more information. As you can see in my last blog I said I had completed my double page spread however after getting feedback and looking at articles I have decided to add in more information. I done this by making my font smaller which will result in more space. Here is a photo of my updated article. The photo I used has stayed the same along with the text around it.