Music Magazine Flat Plans Computer generated
These are my re-created flat plans, these are more detailed designs and are clearer than the draft designs that drew. I hope this shows a better understanding of what I'm hoping to achieve by looking at the following drafts below of the Front Cover, Contents and Double Page.
Music Magazine Flat Plans
Here are my flat plans, as you can see they are rough and my artistsic skills arent to the highest of qualities but here you go.
Front Cover
On the front cover I wanted it to be detailed and have a lot
going on, but I wanted to ensure that my main artist still made a presence on
the page as a bold and vivid stature.
In this draft my artist is in the middle
of the page and takes up most of the page. He will be increased in size to show
dominance and importance of this issue, in front or behind the masthead I am
yet undecided. I will make sure that the model is wearing clothes to represent
the mood and feel I want to put across to the audience which is a modern and up
to date feel.
My colour scheme hasn’t yet been decided but I will keep a white
background as it will give the magazine a clean, sharp feel to give it that professional
edge. I am considering using red as it is a bright and eye catching colour
although also blue as it can be used as a subtle colour but can also be used to
catch the audiences attention.
Contents Page
On my contents page I will have as normal on every contents
a list of pages but with what each one consists of each with a sub-headings,
the more important and interesting stories will have a small images next to
them to draw the attention of the audience to that story.
I will have a number of images on the contents page to show
what to expect in the magazine and also an editorial, just a brief paragraph to
as why the editor decided to produce this music magazine and what it has to
offer to the public.
This contents page will be full of detail but won’t be
cluttered as I want it all to be easily readable so that reader doesn’t get
confused when reading the text on this page. The colour scheme and layout I will
use will make the contents page look clean and professional, eye catching to my
targeted audience.
Double Page
On my
double page spread I will cover the main artist I will ensure that on one side
it will be an article purely based on the artist. The article will be based
upon what influenced the artist and his success on his journey through the
music industry. The genre that he focuses on, his reasons for choosing it and
what will be his next steps to further his career.
On the
opposing side, I will have reviews on previous gigs that he has performed, this
way it shows that the audience can relate to the artist reading up on what
other big artists and fellow peers think of his performances. I will also have
a section on it where individuals from the crowds will have their say on what
they felt of that gig and what they may like to see from his next up and coming
performance.
There will
also be photos of the artist at gigs, in the studio and at a photo shoot. These
will help to break up the text and draw attention to other parts of the
articles such as competitions and touring dates which the audience will want to
know, the main thing is that this will be eye catching and each part of the
text will be precise and straight to the point to keep the reader interested
and grasped to the page.
Music Magazine Name Choices
Song name choices! these need to be narrowed down to a choice of 5 so that I am able to select my chosen name of my music magazine.
But what 5?
Music Magazine Planning
Ideas of what to put into my music magazine front Covers, Contents Page &
Double Page spread here are a few ideas...
Cover:
Cover:
- Masthead
- Rule of 3 colours
- Font's - From Dafont.com/
- Primary Lead
Contents:
- Latest Music News
- Your Say
- Competitions
- Artists Interviews
- Reviews
- Gigs & Festival news
- New Technology
- Celeb Gossip
- Fashion & Style Advice
- Top 10's
- Editors Letter
- Whats hot and Whats not
MastHead Idea's:
- Pulse
- BluePrint
- Rhythmic
- Flashback
- The Mix
- Envy
- Underground
- Munique
- MEM (Modern Exclusive music)
- Bassline
- Acoustic
- Noise
- The Collection
- Headline
- NRG
Rule of three colours:
- Red, White, Blue
- Blue, Grey, Black
- Black, Red, White
- Black, White, Yellow
- Blue,White, Green
Primary Image:
- Mid shot, striking a pose, white back drop
- Close up, Smiling, black back drop
- Glitter/Paint on face, laughing, white backdrop
- Corn field, acoustic Guitar, sunny day
- Close up or midshot with attitude
Primary Leads ideas:
- No1 success
- Peer Pressure
- Coping with fame
- Heartbeat racing
What have I Learnt?
What I learnt from the layout of my magazine was that the best effect and to draw the audience’s attention would be to have the main picture in the centre of the page, manipulating it in a way that it shows the person featuring in my magazine in the best way that is possible, with the lighting on their face to emphasis their facial expressions. The masthead at the top of the screen, bold and eye catching, so that they know the name of the magazine as soon as they look. To improve the appeal of my music magazine to my school magazine was that I used brighter colours so that your eyes would be drawn to it quicker and when manipulating the pictures instead of just changing the contrast, change the lighting and angle aswell. What I learnt from my school magazine to my music magazine was that using the different fonts and using brief but precise information on my contents page but also on my front cover with the use of changing the different tones of colours could have a big affect on the view that people take of it.
Masthead and Sub-Headings
Masthead:
These are ideas that I have come up with from research I feel that they will stand out and nothing else has been named this before, not even close in relation to a music magazine.
Here are the magazine names that I had chosen as a possible option: Pulse, Rhythmic, Blueprint, Flashback and NRG.
With some tough decisions I have narrowed it down to a chosen two of ‘PULSE’ and ‘RHYTHMIC’. I used the website www.dafont.com to help chose the font that will be used my masthead. Here are a few examples and choices.
In the end I decide to go with the top logo as I thought it gave a real retro feel to the magazine and it was more bold and striking than the others, it gives me a real feel as the fact that when listening to music depending on the beat and lyrics it has an effect of your mood and therefore can get your 'pulse' racing. I also chose the 'pulse' as I thought it can really show the way that you can feel listening to an up beat song, racing heart rate therefore a fast pulse. I thought ‘Rhythmic’ was a to bland as to the music that will be in my music magazine I feel pulse will reflect the magazine in a better light, every song has its rhythm but it all depends on what and how it makes you feel.
Sub-Headings:
In the end I decided to choose the top font 'Verdana' as I feel it is the most appealing out of all 4 as it is clear and the letters are well spaced out. it is a simple design but it works well as my masthead it quite a complex design. This design is clear and will work well on my music magazine. The second and third font I feel were to bold and in your face as it is a sub heading it needs to be less appealing but still be able to catch the attention of the audience this is why I feel that 'Verdana' is good but the forth one is to similar to this.
Music Magazine Name Ideas
Here are the 5 names that I have narrowed down from my previous ideas I had for my music magazine and I am pretty certain on which one it is i will be choosing, but it wont be revealed just yet.
School Magazine Research
School magazines research
Front covers
· Bright lively colours to catch the reader’s
attention
· Photography of students working/ doing activities,
fills the page and draws the reader in
· Sub headings and titles for other information that
is in the magazine
· issue number, when it was published
· school logo or crest
· not too much writing so it does not over power the
image
· slogan for example : reflecting the best in the
prep school world
· word art BOLD TITLE
· manipulated images
Inside the magazine
· Contents page is a must!
· Advertisement for school activities
· General advertisement
· Quizzes
· School information what has been happening in
school
· Interviews and reports for example: rising to the
challenge climbing Everest
· Newspaper style positing
· Bold titles
· Different positions of photographs (allignment)
· Consistent theme through out (house style)
· Competitions
· Sports news
· Music news
List of school magazines:
Music Genre Choices
Here are the genres that I will consider to use for my music magazine, this was the best way for me to visualise what i have looked into, i feel that i have made my decision on which genre(s) I will choose but that will be revealed later and present in my music magazine.
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