The document summarizes the layout choices for the front cover, contents page, and double page spread of a music magazine. For the front cover, it includes a masthead, large featured artist image, and multiple cover lines to promote the magazine contents. The contents page features an A-Z index of bands, small teaser article, and list of articles by page number. The double page spread layout follows researched industry standards with enough space for text, images and information. Color scheme options are also presented that draw from researched magazines and represent the chosen music genres.

1. Sell line
Mast head
Main image Cover
line
Name of featured artist
Cover line and
Cover lines and Cover line and
appropriate
appropriate appropriate
images image
image
Barcode

2. Contents
List of contents
A-Z of bands
featured in
magazine
Small article
Advertisement for magazine
subscription

3. Title of article
Images
Images
Images
Images
Main article
Images
Images
Images
Images

4. Quotes
Main image
Main article
Main article

5. I have chosen this layout for my front cover as I believe that it follows the route of the eye and
includes all of the features you would expect to see on the front cover of a music magazine. From
my research I have found out that most people tend to want information about the contents on the
front cover, therefore I have included a lot of space for cover lines so that the audience can get a
good idea of the contents of the magazine. There will also be a large, clear mast head at the top of
the page, allowing the audience to know the name of the magazine. I also plan to use a large image
of the featured band/artist for the background of the magazine. I have decided to do this, as from
my questionnaire I have noticed that the audience want to see a big, clear image of the main
bands/artists that they like.
I have chosen this layout for my contents page as I believe that it follows the route of the eye, and
shows all of the information that the audience need to know about the contents of the magazine. I
have chosen to include an A-Z of the bands that are included in the magazine as it makes it easier for
the audience to locate the bands that they are looking for. I have chosen to include a small article as
it gives the audience a taste of what is to come further into the magazine. There is also a list of the
contents and the pages in which they can be found, this makes it easier for them to find the things
they are looking for in the music magazine.
I have chosen this layout for my double page spread as I believe that it follows the route of the eye
and has enough space for all of the needed information. I have also seen similar layouts for double
page spreads that have been used in the professional magazines that I have used in my research.
Therefore I believe that the layout I have chosen is suitable for the genre of magazine I have chosen
to do.

6. Colour schemes
I may choose to use these colours (red white black) I from my research I
have found that they are very common with the genre of music I have
chosen to base my magazine on. They also tend to represent the rock
genre, which I plan to include in my magazine.
I may choose to use these colours as I have seen similar colours used on
one of the contents pages in one of the magazines I have chosen to
research, I also think that it represents the genre of music I have chosen
to do.
I may choose these colours as I think that it will look
professional, and will be a successful house style if I use
these colours constantly, I have also seen similar colours
used in my research.
I may choose to use these colours as I have seen these
colours used on the front cover of a magazine that I have
included in my research (NME magazine) I also think that
they represent the indie genre well, as they are bright.
They will also make certain parts of the magazine stand
out as the colours are bold and noticeable