My music magazine draft

Stylesheet

Fonts• The font I want to use on the masthead of my music

magazine, has to be elegant, clean and neat. • The masthead has to appeal to young adults, so it can

not be to childish. However, the masthead must not be to “old” looking, because, after looking at my research, my youngest readers will most likely be 16 years old.

• On the next page, are some examples of font that I like, with some comments about what I think about the fonts.

This font is a very elegant and neat font. I like that it looks like it has been handwritten. However, I think this font is to elegant for a pop magazine.

This font is a more childish font than all the other. I like that the letters are thicker than usual, because the title stands more out. I don’t know if it maybe is too childish for my magazine.

This font is a very clean and simple font, which I really like. I just think that it is a little bit to simple for my type of magazine.

This font is very clean and neat. The lines on this font are very smooth, which make it very relaxing and eye-catching to look at. It also makes this font more childish.

This font is not as elegant and clean as the others. The lines are very straight, which makes the font a bit more “aggressive” than other fonts.

I really like this font. It is elegant, neat, clean, and I feel like this font suites my target audience really well. It is not to childish, but at the same time does it appeal to young people.

Colour schemes• After looking at my audience research, my music magazine is

going to be a female related magazine, because 77% of the people answering my survey were girls.

• The colours I want to use are therefore female related, so I was thinking more pink or purple colours. However, after looking at my research, other music magazines use natural colours. So I have to be careful that my magazine does not get to unprofessional by using to many bright colours.

Dummies

For my first draft of my music magazine, I decided to draw four potential front covers, four

potential content pages and four potential double spread pages.

Front cover 1:This front cover is divided into three columns, and it has a band/group as the main picture placed in the middle column. The masthead, “Heartbeat” is very eye-catching due to the music notes used instead of T’s. The colourful and bold “H” and “B” also makes this masthead stand more out. I have chosen to put no other pictures on this front cover, because of the busy masthead and main picture. The “blue star” plug, is there to inform the reader of something exciting that is inside the magazine.

Front cover 2:This front cover is divided into two columns, and the main picture of a artist is a taking up the whole of the right hand column. This lets the reader see the whole artist, and really take in everything about him/her. By using a more clean and “calm” masthead, makes it possible to put more than one picture on the front cover. I have also drawn a bottom strip, where the reader can see which freebies/posters are inside the magazine.

Front cover 3:This front cover is divided into three columns, and it also has one main artist in the main picture placed in the middle column. The model has a guitar in her hands, which draws attention to the magazine, because she is using props. The “purple star” plug is there to grab the readers attention, and to inform the reader about something special that is inside the magazine: exclusive interview or freebies for example. This front cover also has two small pictures on the sides. This is to make the cover lines more interesting and to make the reader more interested in looking further into the magazine. Front cover 4:This front cover divided into two columns, and it has one main artist in the main picture taking up the whole left hand column. The picture is a medium shot. This makes it easier for the reader to look at the artists face and to grab the readers attention. There is another picture connected to the cover lines, to make them more interesting and to make the reader want to look further into the magazine. This front cover a simple, but by using a simple outline, there is more room for bright colours.

Content page 1:This content page has three images, where one is a bit bigger than the two others. The bigger picture is going to draw more attention to it, so I will have to put a interesting and important picture here. The masthead is in the middle of the page, and it is not in any particular font. By using calm and clean fonts and pictures, makes it possible to use bright and many colours. This content page is divided into two horizontal columns.

Content page 2:This content page is divided into three horizontal columns. The two upper columns contains one picture and text, and the lower column only contain three pictures. By using many pictures on a content page, lets the reader see what is inside the magazine, and it makes them want to read more. The bottom strip is eye catching not only because of the three pictures, but also because I have put page numbers on each picture. This makes it easy for the reader to find the page they want to read first.

Content page 3:This content page is divided into two very visible columns. That makes the page look more sophisticated and more organized. All the pictures are placed in the right hand column, and all the text is placed in the left hand column. This makes it very easy for the reader to find out what's inside the magazine and it also makes it very easy to find the article or interview that the reader is most interested in, because everything is placed in one place.

Content page 4:This content page is also divided into two columns. The star plug grabs the readers attention as they open this page, so what I decided to pun in there must be something interesting and important for the readers. The pictures are placed on the bottom of the page, to make the audience focus on the text rather then the pictures. Because this page only has two pictures I have to be very smart on which images I decide to place there. They have to me eye catching and the have to make the audience want to read more.

Double spread page 1:This double spread page is divided into two columns on each page. This makes the article easy to read. In the right hand corner on the right hand page, I am going to place a quote. This makes the audience more connected to the artist and it makes the article “funnier” and more interesting to read.

Double spread page 2:This double spread page is also divided into two columns on each side, which again makes it easy to read the article or interview.This layout has a big picture on the left hand page, which is going to be very eye catching. There is also a quote in the right hand corner on the right hand page, with a connecting picture underneath it. The last picture is placed in the left bottom corner on the right hand page. The pictures and text are evenly spread out, and easy to look at/read.

Double spread page 3:This double spread page is divided into two columns on each side. This makes it easy to read this article , and it makes the page look organised. There are only three pictures on these two pages, so I will have to choose pictures wisely. The images have to represent and reflect the artist.

Double spread page 4:This double spread page is also divided into two columns on each side, which again makes this page look organized. There is one big picture on the left page, and this image is very eye catching. I have to place the “best” picture here, so that the reader wants to read the article.

For my second draft of my music magazine, I decided to make one potential front cover, one potential content page and one potential double spread page in “InDesign”. I am doing this to make my ideas more visual and more “real” before I decide which draft I am going to use in my magazine.

I have chosen to make front cover 2 in InDesign to see how it would look in real life.

I really like this draft of this front cover. I like the blocking of the cover lines and the main picture. It makes this front cover look very realistic, clean and modern.

The only thing I am not sure about is if the bottom strip fits my reader audience. Looking back at my research, my audience are between 16 and 24, and I don’t know if they are so interested in posters anymore. I will maybe replace the posters, with pictures of what they can read inside the magazine.

I have decided to make content page 2 in InDesign.

This content page is very well-presented and very easy to “understand”, which is why I like it so much.

It has three pictures and each picture has a page number connected to it. This makes it very easy for the reader to find the page they are most interested in reading.

For my double spread page, I have decided to make number 1 in InDesign.

This is a really neat and clean layout which makes it relaxing to look at and to read the page.

The quote is eye catching and it connects the reader a bit more with the artist. I will have to take three pictures that in some way are connected to each other. The images need to reflex the artist in a good way.