The document describes the process of designing a magazine cover and article pages. It discusses design elements like the use of Photoshop to edit images, fonts, colors, layouts, and inclusion of relevant details. Feedback on preliminary designs is also provided, noting positive aspects like a consistent color scheme and room for improvement such as adding more variation in fonts.

2. • I imported the image onto
my front after editing it on
Photoshop (All my
production was completed
using this software).
• I wanted my style model
to be clearly therefore I
followed the same
structure and created a
similar title.
•A simple black
background was used, to
fill in the edges, however, I
planned for text to be
placed there to make it
look more professional

3. • The ‘free poster’ allows the
audience to feel like they
have a sense of ownership to
the magazine, as they are
getting something inside the
magazine which is exclusive.
• The three fonts used as
bold, eye catching and
appeal to both genders as
one font is more feminine as
it has flicks on the end of the
letters and the other font
appeals to men as it is bold
and sharply cut.
• A conventional magazine
feature is the barcode as it
shows that it is a professional
product, also the price and
date has been listed to tell
the audience when it was
issued and how much it is to
buy .

4. • More text was added to show the
audience some stories that may
feature inside the magazine which will
persuade them to buy it.
• Small text is also added in the bottom
right corner, to tempt the reader into
wanting to find out more about it.
• The structure remains organised and
professional, as the text is evenly
spaced out and nothing is crowding
the main image too much, making it
the central feature of the front cover.

5. • Finally I added some red
font to my cover as this
added a vibrant appeal to
it, which would attract my
primary and secondary
target audience. Also this
fits in this my main colour
scheme of black, white and
red.
• Also I have add red, short
lines to divide up the text to
make it easier for the viewer
to read as it is more
organised and looks
professional.

6. • I have used three images that were
edited using Photoshop to make
them look more professional and fit
in with my colour scheme (black and
white image)
•The column news of what is
featured in the magazine is clear
and easy to read which will help the
reader locate the story they are
looking for.
•The title of is bold and eye catching
with the added detail of the issue
number of the product which shows
a professional quality to the
magazine as does repeating the title
in the top left corner.

7. •By adding a red banner to the
subheading ‘TOP NEWS:’ shows
that it contains important details
about the contents of the
magazine as it is listed below.
• I added brief summaries to
each storyline as this gives the
reader an indication as to what
the story will mainly be about.
• I have place a think red link
between each story so each
one is individual and it is made
clear to the reader which brief
description belongs to each
story.

8. • Finally I added page numbers
to each of the photographs as
this will allow the reader to
locate a story that matches the
picture, instead of searching
through the magazine with no
indication.
•I have added social
networking site logos and a
popular music website logo, as
these are popular websites
used by my target audience,
therefore they will be able to
search the artists and
magazine on these sites which
will increase my audience
market.

9. •The artist’s name is the main
headline of this article as it
shows the reader exactly who
The structure of my article is plain and
the article is about.
organised, with a main image featuring
on one side of the article.
•The text in the right top corner,
gives the audience some short
facts and details about the artist
as it may persuade them into
reading the rest of the article
based on them.
•Again a sense of
professionalism is carried
through to the article spread as
the title of the magazine is
present and a page number is
clearly in the bottom corner
stated.

10. • I have used columns to
structure my text, which is a
typical convention of an
article.
• The colour scheme has
remained the same
throughout the article
through the image, font
and background colours.
•The text is sectioned by
titles or questions to show
the audience what the
artist is referring to,
otherwise her answers
would not make any sense
to the reader.

11. • I have added a drop-down
letter behind the main article
text, as this is a typical
convention of an article, as it
indicates the first letter of the
artist’s answers.
•This is used as a eye catching
effect to catch the readers
attention.
•I have added a red banner
above a quote from the artist
to make it appealing to the
audience, because after
reading this they will want to
find out the full story behind
the quotation leading them
into reader the full article.

13. • Three main colours used throughout
making it seem professional.
•Great quality image used as the
lighting compliments the models skin
tone in contrast with the light on the
object she is leaning against.
•However further editing could have
been done, such as more accurate
cut outs and emphasising the colours
of the model using the contrast and
brightness tool.
•The fonts are clear, bold and eye
catching.
•On the other hand, there is not
enough variation within the fonts as
they all look similar.

14. • Colour scheme has been consistent
throughout both pages.
• Images are colourful making them
attractive
•However, the lower image, was
taking on with a bright natural light
background, making the male
models white shirt blend in with the
outside light, perhaps making it a bad
image to have used.
•The column structure looks
professional as it is a typical feature of
a contents page.
•However, more stories could have
been added and a brief description
to each headline would have been
useful to the reader.

15.  I have taken all the positive and negative
points from my preliminary project and
transferred the good aspects into my final
magazine such as a consistent colour
scheme, clear images and bold fonts.
 However, I changed the negative aspects
from my school magazine and made sure
these were improved in my final music
magazine such as developing the fonts and
adding more text.