Final Double Page Spread

*Final Double Page Spread* I am pleased with this. The photograph i took for the main background works well and the layout isn't too busy or empty either.

Final Contents Page

*Final Contents Page* I am quite pleased with this as i didn't want a fussy contents page but a clean, simple one. The colours from the front cover are carried out on this page too. I took into consideration what i found out from my questionnaire and used that information on this page,what is included in the magazine.

Final Front Cover

*Final Front Cover* I am pleased with the outcome of this piece. I have kept to three main colours which will run throughout the magazine. Hopefully it will appeal to the targeted audience as i have been inspired by other magazines, such as, MOJO and taken some of their design layouts and styles into account.

Questionnaire results

For my questionnaire I asked six people these questions and these were my results:

Do you buy music magazines?

Yes (3)     No (3)

If yes, what type?

Pop (2)      Rock (1)      Classical     Country      R&B      Other..

Why do you buy this?

Competitions      Fashion      Celebrities (1)      Other..(2)

How often would you buy a magazine?

Daily      Weekly (1)      Fortnightly      Monthly (2)

How much would you pay for a magazine?

£2.00      £2.50      £3.00      £3.50 (1)     £4.00+ (2)

Although I have looked at many different backgrounds for my front cover and considered doing an image on top of another image. I have decided to keep it plain and white as that is what I was originally going to do and gives a good professional look on these magazines by NME and MOJO. My main colours are still going to be red, black and white as they are the continuous colours going through the magazine.
I am also keeping to a mid-shot for my model on the front cover too as from what I have seen, I prefer it to a close up shot.

MOJO and NME double page spreads..

These are Double page spreads by NME magazine. Like my DPS here they use one main image as the background, but unlike my photo the they have the actual artists whereas i have the concert and the only image of my celebrity is on the front cover.
  Here are two images of MOJO's style DPS. This is very similar to mine, even though it shows the artist the image fills the background and the writing is on top of the image rather than in a text box which is what i've done. They are also taken at concerts.

Health and Safety

Health and Safety during the production of the magazine.
I took all of my photo's outside of the school grounds either at home or at the concert where i took my DPS photo. There was no health risks as my front cover photo was taken in the hallway of my house which is out of the way of other people, floor is even and nothing on the floor to trip my model or myself. I took the photos using my phone which created limited risk as i have used it many times. There wasn't much to take into consideration as there is nothing in the hallway as it's long and quite narrow with only a radiator which wasn't on at the time.
When i took the DPS photo i was seated and because of where i was seated i wasn't in the way of any other people so didn't risk anybody else's health.

Questionnaire

Do you buy music magazines?

Yes      No

If yes, what type?

Pop      Rock      Classical     Country      R&B      Other..

Why do you buy this?

Competitions      Fashion      Celebrities      Other..

How often would you buy a magazine?

Daily      Weekly      Fortnightly      Monthly

How much would you pay for a magazine?

£2.00      £2.50      £3.00      £3.50      £4.00+

This is going to be the questionnaire i am going to use to help complete my evaluation and finish off my magazine with.







     

I tried the background of the stage door and although it went with the theme of 'backstage' it was really dark. So i looked at CBGB's photo's and they are unique and staying with the theme of being behind the stage. Although it is not what i originally would have used, the colours are brighter and makes the page look more interesting. So i am thinking of this or another similar photo as my background as there are also iconic images that fit in with the grunge look.

These are the two magazines that i have looked at and based my magazine on. The pictures i put up earlier of these two magazines showed close-ups of the celebrities. But, because i wanted to use a mid-shot rather than a close-up, i wanted to put up these two magazines again so that it would link in better.
 Like these magazines also use white font which is what i'm going to do throughout my magazine. They are also very similar in the sense that they tend to keep to two colours on the front page and probably throughout the rest of the magazine, keeping to this simple design. It isn't overpowering either for the audience which would attract their attention, which is what i want to do.

This is the background i have thought about using for my final front cover back ground and then prop my sister on top. It would link in well with the article on my double page spread.

This is my draft contents page. I decided to keep it simple as most of the magazine is set out that way. I've tried to keep it to three colours as gives it a clean look. for the final version i will have taken the photograph taken at the top of the guitar i have at home.

This is my double-page spread draft. In the final version there will be more added to the page such as an image of the band which will be found off of the internet and edited. I chose this font for the title because it is post-grunge which goes with the theme of the magazine as it is covering post-grunge and alternative rock. I chose to put the image as the background also, because it is a picture i took myself and it is of the concert the article is about. It also goes well and i think it links in with the magazines i have looked at in style.

These 2 photographs are primary research. Either one of these will be used as the background for the double page spread, the text will be in white relating to the concert.

Draft front cover

This is my draft of the front cover. In my final front cover i will add more sub-titles and pictures. I am going to use this same background as it is an edit of my sister and fits in with my theme and target audience.