Final Mock Up Contents Page

This is my final mock up for my contents page. Of course I wont use images of real celebrities but I have just put them on as a guidline. I have chosen this design because I enjoyed making it and Ithink it looks quite proffessional.

Final Mock Up Front Cover

This is my final mock up for my front cover. As you can see I have kept the same design with the splattered paint, the text and the layout. The only thing that I have changed is the main image.
I usually start by thinking about the background but instead of doing that, I thought about what image I wanted to use. I wanted to find an image that would fit the whole page but would still give me room to put text and headlines etc. I eventually chose the one I have used. Once I had chose my image, I thought about the background. I decided to choose the splattered paint image just as before. I made it exactly the same so that it didnt look silly. I also made the banner at the top the same but I just added two more names to it because it didnt fit. I used exactly the same title which was the same font. The only thing I really changed was the main image, I put the slogan underneath the title and I added a few more stories on there. I also put the issue and the price at the bottom so that it looked a bit more proffessional.
I may rethink about the price of the magazine and change it later.

Final Mock up Double Page Spread

This is my mock up for my double page spread. I have decided to use this design for my final product because I really like it and I have made a front cover and contents page experimenting with this particular design. To start off with I thought of the background. I wanted the same background as the front cover and the contents page so I stuck with the splattered paint. I wanted to make the splattered paint image spread across the two pages but I thought it would look silly, so I decided to make two seperate images of the same thing. I thought that it looked a bit strange so I decided to flip one image 180 degrees so it was reflected onto the opposite page. I also thought that each image was to dark and you wouldnt be able to see the text, so I made the images lighter by editing them in Microsoft Fireworks.

Once I had got the background over with I thought about what image I wanted on one side of the page. I decided to use one of my own images but I couldnt decide which one. So eventually I went for the one I have used. I had to edit it in Fireworks because the background didnt look right at all. I got rid of the background completly so that you can see the background a lot better. I also sharpened the image so that it it really stands out.

The next thing that I thought about was the headline and the text. I wanted the headline to be simple and to tell the audience what they are about to read. Underneath the headline I wanted and catchphrase or sentence that really catches the reader's attention. However on the opposite page (the page with big image) I didnt want to much text because I thought it would ruin the page, so I just decided to put the name of the model at the top left and some information about what is on the next page in the other corner. I also put a text box on the left page so I know where the text for the interview would go.

Whilst I was working on this mock up, I suddenly realised that I needed to make a album cover for the singer because I wanted to put it on my double page spread. So I quickly made an image that I could use for the album cover. I remember looking at album cover a while ago and I really liked it so wanted to make GWS' album to look similar. Eventually, I went onto the internet and tried to look for some 'explosive' background images to use. I thought that because the image I wanted to use was black and red, I needed a background that had similar colours. I found the image I have used and thought it was perfect. There was a small space in the middle where I could place the photo and it really blended in.

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).