Contents Page Research

This is a contents page of the magazine 'spin'. I like the idea of having one image and placing everything around them. I think it looks very effective as your attention is straight away drawn to the image of the person. Again the image is infront of the text, this effect i have used on my front cover and i will experiment with my contents page to see if it looks good. The main features in the magazine are in bold, and a short description is underneath which i like the idea of this, as it tells the reader what they will be reading about. From this magazine i like the idea of having one image of someone as attention is drawn straight to them. I also want to have a natural image of my model as i believe it shows their personality out, which is what i want my readers to understand.










This contents page of NME magazine has used a clear house style, of the blacks, greys, reds and whites. Using a house style prevents the magazine from looking to much. This contents page contains a lot of information which shows the reader everything that the magazine includes. I like the idea of using bold fonts and having the titles in capitals, which just adds to the text standing out. The image being the centre of the page draws your attention straight to it. Compared to the Spin contents page these are two different techniques to draw your attention to something. From this magazine i want to use the idea of having bold text which is dramatic and stands out on the page. I also like the idea of having a background colour behind the text, however i am not sure this will work with my contents page, this will mean me experimenting different ideas.








This contents page is from the Vogue magazine. The idea of the contents page being in that format, is extremely effective, especially the title. The colour scheme used works well and stands out on the grey background. The background has used a gradient effect, which means that the colour will either be lighter or darker. The text underneath i also think works well as it has different fonts, this just adds interest to the contents page. The page itself only have one image, which i believe works better than two images. Having one image draws yur attention to what is happening in the picture, which is the model posing. My faourite part of this cover is defiantly the title with the word contining on each line, i will be trying to use something like this on my contents page.

Front Cover

This is the picture i have chosen to use of Becki for my front cover. Her personality shows throughout the pose she is striking as it does look very natural. The background i have chosen to take the picture on a plain background as i will be cutting Becki. I made my magazine on the program Photoshop this meant i could edit all my pictures in a professional way. I started by editing the picture of Becki itself. I edited her skin so that it looked perfect, i changed for lips to a darker red to make them stand out.







I then cut the picture out with the 'magnetic laser tool' and copied the picture onto a new sheet. The new sheet i changed the background to grey and put a gradient effect on it which meant that the white would shine through.














I then added the title to the image. I did this by typing in 'musica' into a text box and simply changing the colour. I then again used the gradient effect and making it black to red, the red that i chose matches the red on Becki's lips. This is because i wanted to keep only a small amount of colours on my cover, as it is the same as my mock layout.











I then added text onto the front cover, this was simply done by using the insert text symbol. I used different fonts so that i could make different parts of the cover stand out. I added text which is taken from the interview on 'miss valentine'. I wanted to make the word 'exclusive' stand out, this was so readers will so that and hopefully make them purchase the magazine. I made the text for the word 'exclusive' fade out this is so it did not look to harsh on the dress tht 'miss valentine' is wearing.









I then added more text about 'Pixie Lott' saying that she is British number 1. I added the text with the 'impact' font. I had half the words in black and the rest in red, this is to stick to the theme of the colours.

I then added an additional image of 'Miss Valentine' on her photoshot for her new album. I added the image by simply copying it into photoshop. However the image looked out of place, and that it had simply been shoved there.

Because of the fact the image looked out of place, i added a stroke effect, this meant it had a border around the image. I found that this made the image stand out but not in an 'in your face' way.

This is my final front cover.

Mood Board

Front Cover photos

These pictures i have taken our all of Becki. I have taken outside for the first one and used a white wall as a background. The second picture i have used a pink wall as my background and put Becki in a white hoodie, this was to draw attention to Becki's face, which i think works. My last picture is my favourite, i believe it is a very natural picture of Becki shows off her personality. I want this to happen so that the readers can understand her.

Magazine Name Making

I wanted to make the title of my magazine bold and simple. As the 'Vogue' and 'You' magazines were like this. By doing the title simple, the readers attention is drawn straight to the photo of my model. I wanted to use the title all in lower case as i believe it looks much more effective than being in capitals, as then attention is drawn to it which i do not want.



This is my second font. I have changed the font only. This font is extremely bold and stands out which will hopefully work well with the picture of Becki. My aim is to place the font behind the image of Becki. This will mean that Becki will stand out even more.

This is my final title for my magazine. I have kept the same font as the title before, however i have made it a gradient effect with the red and black. This will hopefully work on a white or grey background which i will try out.

Ideas

As my magazine name, is quite sophisticated and adult, i want to go for a basic front design on my front cover. This is so the front cover will not look to in your face and tacky, i believe less is more on the cover, which will make it look more professional.

This 'You' magazine this is the kind of effect i want to have on my front cover. The idea of using one colour as the background and fading it out, so that it is darker and lighter in certain places, works well. The fact that the photo of Rihanna is infront of the magazine name, draw my attention straight to the photo, this i what i want to do for my photo so that attention is at my model. Also the idea of not cramming in the magazine front cover with text, i think looks professional as only important information is on the front cover. The way that all the colours have been used and contrast to Rihanna's dress work well, i would try and do this on my front cover.













This magazine; 'Vogue' again uses different colours as the 'You' magazine but the basic layout is used. Again i like the way the photo of the model is on a plain background, which makes it stand out even more. The clothes that the model is wearing contrasts well like the 'You' magazine to the magazine name. I hope to achieve this when making my magazine.














This is my mock layout. I want my magazine to have to the same layout and theme as the Vibe magazine. The magazine name works well with the grey background. However i will try out a red magazine name as i believe this could stand out more. The fact that this magazine has only used red, black, white and grey, works really well. I want to use this idea on my front cover otherwise there will be to much going on. I also want to use the idea of having a quote from the interview on Becki, which will hopefully influence the reader to buy the magazine.

Magazine Name and Target Audience

Above is different magazines names and fonts, i am just experiementing to see what looks good. However I have decided to call my magazine 'música', this means music is Spanish. I choose this name as it is catchy and punchy. Also i believe that it is a sophisticated name and sounds more mature. I also think that the name will work well with the contents of my magazine itself. This is why i have aimed my magazine at 16-21 year olds. I have choosen to choose this age catergory as i am in it, which i will be easier for me to write my artcile as i can relate to the magazine, and be able to judge what i would expect to see in a magazine. The magazine itself will iclude music, fashion and cebritiy gossip, buut mainly focussing on the music.