Edited Front Cover 2

This is another edited version of my front cover. Like the other front cover, I only changed the font to see if it looked better. I changed it to Elementary SF Black. I didnt change anything else but the font.

Edited Front Cover

This is an edited version of my front cover. I have played around with the fonts and the amount of text on the page so because the coments i got said that it would look better if there was not so much text on the front. I have changed the font to Balloonist SF to see what it would look like. I have changed anything else but the text.

Mock up contents page

This is my second contents plan. I had completley different ideas for this plan.
I started with a blank canvas but the first thing I thought about was the images. I thought I would use one of the images I had taken myself instead of using one from the internet. I went through all of the images I had taken and eventually used one of the model standing up against the wall. I didnt want it to be a plain image on its own so I had an idea from a contents page I had looked at and decided to put an effect on. I decided to make into three images but make each one smaller and lighter each time (as you see).
The next thing I thought about was the title 'CONTENTS'. With this also I didnt want it to be a plain title across the top of the page. I wanted to make a bit different. So I decided to split it into two. I thought that this worked really well so I decided to do this with most of the text.
After that I thought having some kind of symbol or shape on the page to put the text in. I decided to use two arrows and make them grey with a black background. Then I decided to fill them with something so I decided to use text. I wasnt sure what text to put in it so I thought I would put the name of the bands in it. I thought that the colour of the text in the arrows would be white because it stands out and you can see it clearly. I used the same technique I used for the title by putting the first few letters of the word the other way round.
Another point about the images is that when I put them on I thought they looked too plain so I decided to put a thin black border around each one so they would stand out.

Contents Plan

This is my first contents plan. I have decided to try a simple design with my first plan. I have kept the origional design of splattered paint so that it matches the front cover. That was the first thing I thought about. I wanted to keep the background the same as the front cover and wanted it to be seen so I edited so that it wasnt to dark but you could still see it.
Once the background was covered I thought about what I would think about the text. I couldnt find the exact font that I used on the front cover so I had to find one that was looked similar. However, the contents text such as the page numbers, I managed to find the font that was the same as I used on the front cover.
The next thing I thought about was the images. I wanted to find images that were related to music so I thought about finding images of famous musicians or singers. They looked too plain when I first put them onto the page so I decided to edit them on Microsoft Fireworks. I decided to make them look 3D so they looked like they stand out from the page, so I put an effect on each one which is called Bevel Boss. This puts a small border around each image making it stand out (as you can see).

Double Page Spread plan 3

This is my third double page spread plan. For this plan I have decided to use my own image that I have taken. This is only a rough plan. I dont think that I will use this because it is not my favourite one. But I thought I would try and see what happens if I used one of my own images.
First I decided that the background would be a different colour than plain. So I chose brown. I personally like the image because I have edited it so that it fits the page and looks like the model is standing against the side of the page. I also like the star next to the image because it stands out but I dont really think that it matches the rest of the page. It has given me an idea for my final product.

Results

I asked 20 students what they thought about the slogam ideas and which one I should use for my magazine front cover.
Play the music, not the instrument
When words fail, music speaks
The Music Matters
Music's in the Soul

Overall the20 students thought that my first idea was the best (Play the music, not the instrument) so this is the one I am going to use on my final cover.

Mock Up Double Page Spread

This is my second idea for a double page spread. For this plan I decided to do a completley different design. At first I thought about the canvas colour, I didnt want to keep it plain so I went through a range of different colours to finally finish with grey.
Once I found the correct colour I looked for different images to put on the page.I didnt want to go with an image of westlife this time, so i went for another boyband that are a big hit. Take That. I looked for an image that had a similar colour tone to the background colour. Eventually, I found the image I have used. The band members are dressed in greys and blacks which are perfect colours. There was a background on the image but it didnt match the colour of the canvas so I got rid of it on Microsoft Fireworks
The next thing I thought about was the text. I didnt want the text to be a ridiculous colour or font so that it didnt match. So I went for plain white because you can see it and it matches all of the other colours. As for the text about the band (the interview) I thought I would keep them white aswell.
I also had the idea to put a small image related to the article such as a publicity shot or album cover (this is what I chose to put on the plan). I decided to choose an image of the album cover 'The Circus'. I thought I would put it in the corner on the right page underneath the text. I also wanted a small pattern of the right page just like my first plan, so I looked on the internet and finally found the image of the flowers. I really liked this particular image because it was black white and really matched the theme of the plan. I thought the right hand corner looked empty so I decided to put it there. I thought it would overlap the text or the text would overlap the image so it looks effective.