Sketches for R&B music magazine, Vocals (V) music magazine- Clara Barroso

1. SKETCHES
FOR MY R&B MUSIC MAGAZINE
CLARA BARROSO

2. FRONT COVER
This the front cover/ page sketch. I want to do a close-up or a
mid shot of the model so the audience can engage with the
magazine more easily. I also want for the masthead to be at
the top left corner of the page and for the V, the initial for
‘Vocals’ to take most of the space on the page. This would be
a way for the audience to identify the my magazine, by the
use of the font and also the large capital V. The next thing
that I would want it to be on large scale would be the name of
the artist ‘Lisandra Silva’ on that type of font in gold so it
would stand out from the whole writing on the front cover. I
will also be writing cover lines on both sides as they’re
important and cover lines is a huge key when it comes for my
target audience to identify my magazine. The use of the
barcode, price, website and date would all be placed around
the top in small font of the page so it won’t get as much
attention from the target audience, as all the attention should
be focused on the full bleed image from this exact layout I’m
thinking of creating on my front cover

3. INTRODUCTION PAGE
I decided to create an introduction page before the
contents page because I think it looks interesting
and unique and because my magazine is only
released monthly, I feel like the idea of creating one
of these will help the target audience to keep track
what issue belongs to what month. The title of this
page would be the month and year the issue is
released with a simple and modern layout to the
page. The big introduction paragraph would be a
paragraph written from the ‘founder/editor-in-chief’ of
this music magazine, which would be me. The
introduction paragraph would have to have
information linking with the whole magazine, as next
to it would be an image of the main singer of the
magazine, which would be the same one from the
front cover, so it all flows together.

4. CONTENTS PAGE
I want to create a double page for my contents page
however I was thinking on only including the writing
on the right hand side of the page. I also wanted to
have a full bleed image for the double page of
Lisandra Silva for the contents page. One shot for
the double page would be enough as I am trying to
only make the target audience focus on the main
artist for this whole issue, bare in mind there would
be other artist at some point of the magazine so it
doesn’t look repetitive. The colour of the full bleed
image would be in black and white as it would look
more effective and it would link with the magazine
easily. The font for the word ‘contents’ would have
been the same as the masthead so it all has a
connection and I would want it to be in gold, so it
followed the colour scheme of the magazine. I would
wan to find the same or similar fonts to use for each
category column.

5. FIRST DOUBLE PAGE
The first double page that had to be included on my
magazine, I was thinking of being a double page of
introduction to the artist with her name on the left
side (the same font and colour from the front cover
so it has a connection), with a big bold introduction
to the magazine’s article about Lisandra Silva. I
would use a full bleed image from the photo shoot
that I did, using the school’s studio, using a black
backdrop with the studio lighting. I would want to
take a mid-long shot for this page, so I would have
enough black space around the artist to start writing
the article. The colour on the article would be in
white but the first letter of the article would have
been in gold so it will have connotations with the big
introduction and the small paragraph on the left side
of the page.

6. SECOND DOUBLE PAGE
From my second photo shoot, I would be using a
long or mid shot for this page (so the model’s
instruments are also on the shot). I would want the
image to take most of the space of the page, as the
right side of the image the image is fading itself with
the white blind that was provided on the model’s
room while shooting. The image would be placed on
the left side of the page, overlapping onto the right
side of the page. I will edit this shot in black and
white because it would look more effective and it
would flow with the whole magazine and the idea of
my magazine representing the genre of R&B. I will
also add gold paint strokes on the right hand side of
the page, to look more effective and to go with the
colour scheme so the whole page doesn’t just look
black and white, so the gold paint stroke will balance
out the page. I will also add the text next to it from
the article and having the first letter in bigger size so
the audience can recognize where the article starts.

7. THIRD DOUBLE PAGE
The third double page is where I want my magazine
to have the continuous article. I design a modern
layout, as I wanted my magazine to be seen as a
recent and modern magazine. The idea of the paint
strokes gave an identity to the model, especially for
being the colour gold, it would stand out of the page.
This would link to the idea of ‘bling’ and how the
magazine itself, not just the appearance from the
model. I’m not quite sure what images I will be using
from my photo shoot. I will be using images photos
from my second photo shoot, because I feel that
was the strongest photo shoot out of all the three
photo shoots. The article is as important as the front
cover of the magazine The pictures that I will be
using will be in black and white so it matches the
colour scheme and the R&B genre. The text from
the article and pull quotes will be filled on the white
spaces, it will look busy but at the same time it will
look modern and balance.

8. FOURTH DOUBLE PAGE
This would be the last page of my magazine that
involves the article from Lisandra Silva. I was
thinking of laying this page out in a more modern
way compared to the previous article page. The
photos that I will be using on the left side will be
photos from the second photo shoot as it would link
with the use of the pictures on the previous page. I
was thinking of placing the rest of the text from the
article on the right hand side. Also adding a pull
quote on the left side as a vertical way and also on
the top left side of the page in a font that would look
like as of the artist/model herself has written the
quote on the magazine. Hopefully there will be good
a good handwritten font on ‘DaFont’ website, where
it would fit with my magazine and t would link to the
codes ad conventions of any other magazine.

9. POSTER DOUBLE PAGE
This page would be more of like a page with
pictures, unique and modern. I wad going to use just
a full bleed image but because I already did that to a
lot of my previous pages on my music magazine
and I didn’t want it to look repetitive throughout the
magazine, I decided to scan the polaroid's that I
took during the second photo shoot and I could use
them and keep them in colour, so I have colour
somewhere else on my magazine not just on my
front cover and also having a paint stroke at the
tope of the polaroid’s, as if it was stuck with the gold
paint. Next to it I will be adding a mid-long shot of
the model in black and white with a pull quote in it
and her signature. I’m thinking of adding another
stroke of gold paint on the right side of the page.
And at the bottom, from my research I found out that
all magazine give thanks and shout outs to the
people that helped on this to happen, so this page
and my magazine can fit the codes and conventions
of a music magazine.

10. Q&A DOUBLE PAGE
For my music magazine to still follow the codes and
conventions of a typical magazine, any reader would
always find a Q&A that would be answered by an
musician or even the same one that is the front
cover of that particular magazine. I would be using a
mid-shot photo from the third photo shoot, onto my
magazine especially on this page. The photo will be
a full bleed image so it will take the whole space of
the double page. The questions and answers will be
paced on the right page and maybe two little
paragraphs about the introduction about this page. I
will also be adding gold paint brush stroke as it will
relate to the artist and make the magazine stand
out, especially this page as it will look really dark. As
the full bleed image itself is already dark but still
effective.

11. REVIEWS DOUBLE PAGE
I am adding a reviews page onto my magazine so it
doesn’t all look repetitive and it shows variety on my
magazine, it won’t just be about Lisandra Silva. I am
thinking of including a male for the reviews double
page spread, so at least this page be mainly aimed
at my secondary audience, which is males. And
from my survey results, according to my primary and
secondary audience, they mainly wanted to see,
firstly an R&B solo female artist and secondly an
R&B solo male artist. Even though the colour
scheme is equally aimed at females and males, this
specific page is mainly aimed at males. I will be also
writing a small interview about the album, as ‘Ross
Ocean’ hit his number one on the R&B music charts.
The image that I will be using will be a full bleed
image, as it will be easier for me to layout the whole
page and to make the page link with the colour
scheme.

12. REVIEWS & ADVERT PAGE
The left side of the page will be the continuing of the
reviews double page spread, this page is where the
vocals magazine will be creating their own R&B
music chart, for R&B albums, the top 20 album
reviews. This makes my magazine link to the codes
and conventions of a typical music magazine by
having reviews which makes the magazine just like
any other. Next to the album I will be having out of 5
rating and what singles include on the specific
albums. The right side of the page still makes my
magazine link to a typical music magazine as an
advert is something that you would expect on a
music magazine to meet the codes and
conventions. Because I had so many different shots
from the third photo shoot, I decided to make an
advert tour page for my magazine based on
Lisandra’s U.K. ‘Bad Reputation Tour’.