2. Colour scheme: The colour scheme I used consisted of the colours
black, blue, white and red. I used my questionnaire to help me
decide what colour scheme to use by asking the audience what
were their favourite colours. Red and blue were the most popular
answers followed by black and purple. I swapped the purple for
white to make a consistent colour scheme that looked professional
together. Therefore the colour scheme should attract the audience
into buying this magazine.
Model: When picking someone to model for my magazine I tried to
pick someone who the target audience could relate to; therefore I
picked a 17 year old girl which appeals to girls and boys. She wears
heavy eyeliner, wears dark clothing and fits in with the colour
scheme of the magazine.
Cover lines: I also used my questionnaire results to decide what
artists would feature on my front cover. My questionnaire didn’t
succeed in picking a few favourite rock artists/bands so I decided to
use popular rock singers/bands that I knew were headlining for a
popular rock festival called ‘download’.
I added the strip at the bottom of the magazine which is popular
with professional music magazines because the audience can
then see what other bands are featured in the magazine as well
as making the magazine looking full of bands and artists that the
audience wants to read.
Photograph: I wanted a really eye catching photograph for my front
cover however I decided simple was sometimes better after
attempting to get the photograph I wanted. The model is outside as
I initially wanted the cover line to say “Catherine Bunting opens up”
which explains the location however many teenagers do hang
around the streets when their parents don’t allow
them and their friends in one house which
means the audience
can relate to this.

3. Cover lines: After looking at my questionnaire I decided to
use most of the audiences favourite rock artists/bands as
my cover lines. Some people had included artists/bands
that were not in the genre of rock so I decided to also look
at the next question on my questionnaire of what other
rock artists/bands they liked. This meant I could create
articles that the audience wanted to read as they went
interested in the artists/bands which should attract
everyone who answered my questionnaire as well as other
rock fans.
Layout: I decided to use a simple layout for my contents
page as I knew that I could include good quality photographs
to make the contents page look more interesting therefore I
could stick to a simple layout which was quick and easy to
arrange. I also included coloured boxes behind text this
meant I could incorporate some of the colour scheme onto
the contents page quickly and easy and therefore should
attract the audience.
Photographs: Photographs were really important for the
production of my work, I wanted really good photographs
to attract the audience therefore I went to a few gigs to
get some live pictures as well as taking the images needed
for the cover lines i.e. the main cover line on the front
cover and the double page spread article. I aimed to get
photographs that appealed to the target audience and
attracted them to buy the magazine therefore I got some
live pictures of some really talented local rock bands
which means local rock fans should be able to recognise
them as well as be interested in them.

4. Colour scheme:
Coincidentally all
of the photographs
I had chosen for
my double page
spread included
red tones from
various lights this
meant that the
colour scheme is
still carried on
from the front
cover which should
attract the
audience.
Article: The
intention when I
wrote my article
was to keep it short
and sweet, I
wanted to tell fans
what Steve Swaby’s
plans were as well
as introduce him to
new fans and
therefore attract
the readers as a
whole. Photographs: For my double page spread I also wanted fantastic images. I went to see Steve Swaby’s band live and
managed to get some great photographs. I definitely wanted to include these photographs in my double page
spread, so I used a simple layout and added the photographs to make the article much more appealing. This should
attract the audience as the live photographs should convey the atmosphere at the gig and help them imagine what
it is like to see Refrain live. Also the main photograph contains direct address which should interest the reader.