Content Page Revisions

This was initially my content page but I edited it further and decided to use the new one as my actual content page.

I then decided to fix the editor's note and add a little color so it does not look very bland 

I went with the color scheme of the cover which was Red and Yellow.

Content Page: Designing and Editing

I wanted to incorporate an image in the magazine's content page regarding the cover, i edited and put this picture in the magazine. 

 I used the san serif font KG Irregular Solid for most of the content page.

I put the magazine acronyms as well as the month and year of the issue on the top left corner.







. I used the fx options such as Stroke, Drop Shadow and Inner/ Outer Shadow to make the headings such as CONTENTS stand out more.






I decided to go with bright colors such as Red, Yellow and Green to make it more eye catching for the target audience.

  


According to all the articles i want to feature in my magazine, I put the page number next to the heading of the article.
I also added a little preview  for some of the articles and used a different color for that subheading to make it stand out .

The cover story is put in a box to show some significant importance so that the reader understands that it is the main story.





As it is a monthly magazine, I increased the number of pages and added more content.

I also added an informal editors note to show some interaction between the magazine editors and the audience and also to add some news about new articles and encourage the readers to be more interactive.

I then decided to add something extra to mention that there will be free posters inside.

Although it is mentioned on the cover of the magazine, this will be a sort of reminder for the reader to see that free posters are included when they flip open the magazine to read the contents.

I downloaded some stars and banners from all-free-download.com and with the help of Adobe Illustrator I added it to the content page.

After adding some text and applying drop shadow and red stroke to both the shape and text, my content page was complete.

Content Page: Inspirations

Construction: Front Cover

I have chosen to go with the indie genre photo shoot.

As for magazine sizes; they normally come in two sizes: 7"10" or 8"11". my magazine inspirations include Rolling Stones, Classic Rock, Alternative Press, Rock Sound etc and they use 8"11" so that is what I am going for as well. 

I opened this image with Photoshop and adjusted the brightness, curves, colors of the picture.

The I added the Logo of my magazine and initially I had gone with the Font ELEPHANT for my logo but as it was not very visible I decided to change it.

I decided to use the font Bright Young Things for the magazine Logo.

The Band name ; The Cassettes is in the font Gravity of Love. 

This seemed  too dull so I decided to change the color scheme to red and yellow.

I changed the font of the Band name to TypoSlab Irregular.

I added the date of the issue under the logo.

The tagline is the same font as the band name but I switched the color to emphasize the  

I tried to highlight the genre and so I used the font Broken Stick for Indie pop.

The sell lines for other stories in the magazine vary in color to catch the audience's attention and give the magazine a informal but eye catching look to the target market.

I added a bar code as per codes and conventions of any magazine

I changed the colors and outline of the masthead (using Stroke from the fx option)  to whatever looked the most eye catching. I settled for white Text and a red outline along with other minor adjustments such as drop shadow, inner glow and so on.

Finally, I added a skyline to add other features of my magazine to attract my specific target audience to buy the magazine

Front Cover Shortlist

For the front cover I have these two images shortlisted. One is of the Rock Genre and the other is of the Indie Rock Genre

The Photoshoot : Rock genre

These are the pictures I took for the Rock genre. It follows many of the codes and conventions of a typical rock band in terms of relatively darker lighting ( so the shoot was done right before sunset) , and the model's costume and mise en scene.

These are all the pictures, including the rejected shots and those I will incorporate into my magazine.

Shot for a double page spread with negative space for text/ Title to be designed. Also wanted to ensure that all members of the band were in the shot.

Option for Front cover with amps and musical instruments to support the Rock genre.

Shots from different angles - experimenting with possibilities.

I was trying to create intertextuality by taking the famous Beatles album cover for Abbey Road as a reference and recreating it.

The Photoshoot : Indie-Rock Genre

These are all the images and rejected shots for the photo shoot of the Indie-Rock genre

  

Mid shots of the Band

Long shots displaying the background and all the band members as well as their instruments 

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Portrait long shot for the front cover