1. I chose to use a simple, bold font for my title as it resembles the
The price of my
‘NME’ title, I used this magazine as my inspiration.
magazine is £2.30. Showing reliability of magazine,
This is a low and
affordable price, I
chose to price my
magazine at this after
receiving the results Competition prize
from my survey. displayed in a ‘sticker’
I have presented format. This will draw
my magazines in the attention of my
name ‘Music News target audience
Updates’ especially with the
underneath my large text indicating
title so new the page the
readers are aware competition is located.
of what ‘MNU
‘stands for.
My model directly
addresses the audience
with her piercing eyes,
this acts as a
persuasive feature, a By I styled my model especially to
my audience will feel including ensure she portrayed a
obliged to purchase the this my ‘rebellious’ attitude. I teamed
magazine. audience her deep red lipstick with the
is aware of colour of the main headlines
what my to attract my audience.
double
I chose to include page
images of the band I spread is
am featuring in my featuring.
double page spread on The use of a shadow
my front cover as it behind my main text
highlighted certain draws attention to the
things my audience information and makes
would relate with the overall view of the
music. For example, page seem more
the live image of the professional.
band member singing
into a microphone. The use of the ‘+’ sign instead of
the standard English spelling of
‘plus’ is modern and hip, this will
allow a relationship to form
between my front cover and my
target audience.

2. I presented the date of the I chose to present the title
magazine issue large using this font downloaded
underneath the main heading, from ‘www.dafont.com’ as it is
this will ensure that readers similar to the font used by
are aware which issue it is NME magazine. The choice of
and whether they have already title ‘inside this week’ is
purchased it. relevant to that particular
issue.
The use of the
artist quote
presented in a
larger bold font
than the other
I edited my main story in writing is used to
black and white as well as grab the audiences
making it larger. As I wanted attention, making
it to stand out from the rest of them want to read
the images shown around the the story.
page.
I chose to present the name of
the artist underneath the
quote smaller as I didn't want
it to distract from the main
quote.
I used plan black lines of a
I chose to use a different font
small diameter as a way of
for the quote of my main story
breaking up the page. It added
as I felt it would draw
to the layout and overall
attention to the text. This is a
appearance to the contents
feature shown in NME
page.
magazine.
The deep red colour of the
advertisement box links in
with the reds used on my front
cover. As well as a link with
fonts such as ‘Ariel’ I also
wanted to link the colour
through from my front page to
my contents. As I felt it gave
my magazine a professional
feel.
I included the listing of page numbers on my contents I presented this story central I also did the same thing with the story
page as I felt it showed readers what was being offered and just below the main story advertised, it links in with the sticker on
throughout the magazine. Rather than just the key to represent its importance as the front cover advertising free tickets to
stories. I featured it on my front cover. the festival.

3. I chose to do an introductory page to my
double page spread as I felt I had so much
to write on my double page that I wouldn’t
have enough space to properly introduce
the band.
I feel by
including
the guitar
in the
image, the
band is
represented
through
their genre
of music.
This quote is explaining the The small paragraph of text
image presented, I added I presented the main heading displayed is an introduction to
humour to the quote as I felt it large and in bold to draw in the extra double page spread.
linked in tot he light the readers attention. I feel It gives the reader a small
heartedness of the image and the colour white was a good insight into the feature,
gave an insight into what was choice as it is very catching in making them want to read on.
to come in the following contrast with the dark colours
double page spread. within the background image.

4. I used a montage of I used the ‘Bold’ tool and
photographs as my main I added the
‘Caps Lock’ when writing the
I also put a shadow on the images as a way of visual aid to the double page dashed lines
questions for my interview. By
making them stand out on the page, I felt as I felt it was a subtle way to down the side of
doing this I made the
this would make the feature more affective include a large variety of my page to
questions easy to read.
and would appeal to the readers eye. images without overcrowding enhance the
the page. visual aspect. I
didn’t want the
I chose to large amount of
include ’48 writing to
hours on the overpower the
road’ as my visuals.
main title to
link in with my
introductory
double page
spread. It also
gives the I presented the
audience a clue dates of that
into what the individual city
article is about. date in a different
colour as I
wanted it to
stand out from
the grey
background.
The arrow
replicated a
‘time line’. I
The use of the wanted it to
drop-cap be clear that
acted as a the tour
hook for my lasted a year
audience. The from January
larger letter to December.
also broke up
the large
paragraphs of
text that
made up the
opening of
my double
page spread. I presented this quote large and in I also put a shadow on this
‘Photography by Becky Murphy’ is a
professional layout idea that I chose to the middle of my text as not only a feature and on the
include as not only does it declare who way of braking up the large over- information displayed inside
was the main photographer but also powering text boxes but also to to ensure the reader can read
breaks up the text. draw in the reader. As the quote is the text clearly and are also
quite interesting they may feel drawn to the feature, as it is
inclined to read on. key to the story.