Chosen Image

This is the final edited image I have chosen to use in my contants page. I did not want to edit the picture too much as to ruin the reality side of the picture. I simply adjusted some of the blemishes and drained the colour slightly. The altering of the colour is often used within the alternative genre. They rarely use such vibrant colours so to follow this trend I also did the same.    

I chose this particular image as the subject is using a direct gaze towards the camera. This locks in the reader to that page.  

Contact Sheet For Photo shoot for Contants Page

 This is one of my contact sheets for my contents page. This particular model is 16year old Josie. I used her for various reasons, for example her long hair. To make the photo shoot relate to a music magazine I had the model wear headphones for some of the pictures. This reflects the alternative genre. A contact sheet allows me to look over all the photos taken so that I can pick the best one suited for my contents page.  

Contents Page Progress

Today I begun building up my contents page, and beginning to put in some of its features to gain it some shape and to have an outline of how the design will be. 

I chose to place in some coloured boxes so that I know how much space I need to leave for my images. I have yet to take another few photo shoots of different people with different styles and looks to build up a collection for my contents page. 

So far I am happy with the design I have started creating as I believe it is simple and reflects my genre well. I have tried to keep the same colour scheme as my front cover to keep a sense of continuity and to give it a professional style.    

Contents Page Start

Today, we started to create out contents page. For this particular page there are certain conventions that need to be followed. For example, the columns, white background and the even numbering. So far, I have written in my title and made it the exact same colouring of my front cover masthead as to keep a sense of continuity. 

To help keep all my text exactly in line I used a feature on photoshop which allows me to drag down several rulers at once in order for me to keep all my text even spaces apart and on straight lines. 

As a contents page needs to be simple and kept clear and clean cut, it will not take as long to create as my front cover did, and I think that I will try and follow my draft as closely as possible.   

Finished Front Cover!

I finally believe that I have finished my front cover! After many changes, I am happy with my end result. I am glad that I changed certain features, for example the background, font and colour choices many times as to reach the final best design for my genre. Throughout this process I have tried to follow  my drafts and research. For example, keeping it uncluttered and to a simple colour scheme. As an overall, I am happy with the finish results, and I don't think there is any more I could add to it.  

Title Changes

Throughout this process I have continously been changing the style, font, back shodow and colour of my masthead. This is because I aiming to get the perfect design for my masthead as this is the brand title, it has to reflect my magazine and genre well and be striking enough to catch in the readers.

My most recent change to my masthead is that I added a drop back shadow, and adjusted the colour. The drop back shadow makes the masthead stand out against the other pieces of text and creates almost a 3D affect as if it is popping out.

The altered colour choice is that I made it less vibrant and different to my other text colours so it does not look so out of place and out of my genre. The new colour I believe presents a more alternative style and still stands out against the other text but now is not too over powering and vibrant.

Added Features

For my Alternative music magazine I have added various extra features to both fill room and meet all the convetions of a magazine. The first two things I added were the issue number and price. For both of these I struggled of where to place them on the magazine. My initial idea was to place both the issue number and price above the barcode on the bottom left hand side. However, after I moved some of the cover lines around, I noticed that for the best impact and design I should place them directly beneath the 'REVOLUTION' masthead. I chose to make this writting specifically small as to not distract the reader away from the main coverlines and images.

The second feature I added to my magazine front cover is for the reader to have the chance to win tickets to Leeds Festival 2013. I chose this particular fesitval as the artists which often play are relatable to my Alternative genre. Therefore it is the type of competition my readers would like to enter and be a part of. I chose to place this piece of text at the bottom left hand corner of the cover. This is because it fills in a large plain gap which was created due to my image size. Finally, I chose to make the line 'WIN TICKETS' a darker more eye catching colour than the festival name as to catch the eye of the reader to then want to read further on.