Front Cover Work -in-Progress

I initially started with this image for my front cover. I decided to make my mast head bold and black because it would stand out more however after i added i image i felt that the mast head blended into the background. The cover lines are in huge font because its the main story. I added a black shadow effect to the text to make it more bold however the cover lines are overpowering the mast head which is something i didn't want.  (image below) B

 I decided to change the font to chalkduster effect to give in an urban edge which i really liked. I didnt want to cover the models face or pose which i felt would happen if i added more cover lines.  After going through many problems with constantly changing the colour of the mast head , i decided to change the image that was much easier to play around with.

I chose this image better because it had more space around the outside to add cover lines without disturbing the image too much. I  am currently using this image and is in working progress.

DPS Work-in-progress

Q&A

Interviewer:  Hi *name*, It’s really great to have you here!

Interviewee: *laughs* thank you! It’s great to be here  

Interviewer: Well, you’ve come a long way from where you started from 2 years ago, how would you describe your transition?

Interviewee: Erm, it’s been so busy! I’ve been doing so much touring not just around London but in the US as well which I’m privileged. There’s also been so many new people in my life that just bring positivity

                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                               

Work in Progress DPS

I am experimenting with the colours for my DPS as i want to stand out. I feel the white on "NAT Z" is not really striking as it blends in the background especially because the background is a location. As i went against the norm going for location photography for my DPS, the colours I choose should really bring the out the image as a whole and enhance the genre of the magazine.

I decided to put a quote in he middle of the image in the font 'Orator Std' because it just made the image look chic also, if the quote hadn't been there, it'll look quite bland so i filled the space. The text surrounding the image makes the DPS not just entertaining to read but visually capturing. The text is taking the shape of her body which is also against the norm of conventional magazine.

I'm still finalising my colour scheme to fit the magazine as a whole , and working on the structure.

Work in Progress DPS

Pitch Video

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Magazine Proposal.

Here is my magazine proposal for my magazine. I did a general  presentation on on audience , name, genre, content, masthead ideas and publisher. As stated on my proposal i decided to use IPC as a publisher because the majority of the readers are female which is my chose demographic. I also chose a good audience range which i believe that my magazine would appeal to them well. My content is very different from conventional music magazines, as mine focuses more on female artists empowering women. Not all of my magazine is just about females, there will also be some male musicians incorporated in it aswell. I tried different mast head ideas but i chose the best six that i could choose from. I really like all of the mast heads above however, my favourite idea is the first one. This is because it's bold and and clear to read. As it's black and in large font , it adds some professionalism despite of the magazine being urban R&B. the

Contents Page Plan

The above image shows my rough plan on how i want my contents page to look like. The masthead is in the conventional place along with the "contents" and the date located on the top right hand side of the page. As you can see, the category headings are all in the same font. I think keeping the font the same, makes it easier to read and also gives a sense of sophistication. It is also organised into into columns which makes the reader navigate through the page clearly without being bombarded with information. All the images throughout the magazine are located on the right hand side. The main star of my magazine will have the largest image at the top. There will also be a quote from the magazine, as seen on the bottom left hand side, possibly from the main star or other smaller interviews. When making my real contents i will add social networks and a website at the bottom to keep users updated on what stars will be on the following week and other gossip written in the magazine. The real contents will be made on both illustrator and photoshop however, i used microsoft word just as a guideline.

Flat Plan

Here is my flat plan for " Big Rhythmz". As you can see there is more editorial than adverts because i wanted the magazine to be worth the price. The DPS is nearer the middle as i want to keep the readers entertained throughout the magazine rather than the first couple of page. I decided to add an advert to separate the front cover and the contents as i researched different types of magazine and find that there was an advert separating the two pages. I added only two interviews in this issue because it would keep the readers wanting more for the next issue. If i had added a lot more celebrity musicians, then readers wouldn't want to purchase the next issue. I incorporated a fashion section as during my research, majority of R&B magazines have the conventional fashion section.

Work in Progress contents

This is my finished draft of my contents page. I still have a lot of changes to make tho this page such as more images and better structure. For my real contents page , I want it to have elements from this contents page but have a much better structure because i feel that this page is quite messy and is not clear that this is a music magazine. As i want my magazine to have a sense of sophistication, i need to be careful on how much content i put into it because I don't want small amount of content which will leave blank spaces on the page. The colour scheme is a bit odd as i wanted to show the colours that the cover star was wearing, However it makes the magazine as a whole look childish which is something i wanted to avoid. As this is a draft , I can learn from this and advance my ideas further to make a more polished , better quality contents page.