This document provides layout and style guidelines for a magazine. Key points include: - The masthead font will have an archaic yet futuristic look with shadows. Neon colors contrast this sophisticated look. - Headlines, tags, and headings will be capitalized. The main photo will be centered below overlapping text. - Pages will not be too cluttered. Specific fonts are designated for different elements. - Color schemes give an organized, clean impression while contrasting artist clothing or background colors. Barcodes and logos will also feature.

1. Draft Layout + Style Sheets
(Excluding Photo Planning)

2. The main font for the masthead will
Issue have no tails, and look as if each letter has been
‘made’, be bold and decorative and have an archaic, but
No. futuristic look (2 Lines) . The text will also have shadows.
The décor of the font gives an archaic look, a look of
sophistication. The neon colour scheme contrasts with
this in that it is considered quite ‘wild’, whilst being
THIS IS MUSIC appropriate to the ‘electronica’ genre. It’s the idea of two
things ‘coming together’, such as electronica and rock, fun
and sophistication etc.
The headline, tagline, masthead and all other main
headings etc. will be capitalised
The main photo will be in the centre of the
Cover Picture of magazine, placed below (in terms of depth, though not
lines band or directly) so that the headline will overlap.
subheaders artist The front page won’t be too cluttered, as the intense
etc clutter seems desperate, chaotic, and I want my magazine
to inspire regular readers, not one time buyers.
Masthead = size 110 font, 2 Lines
Headline = size 80 Hyperspace
Tagline = size 20 Lines
other text = Circuit
(All Dafont fonts)
Headline will be Blue.
Subheadings will vary in colour but will be variations on
neon colours.
The background will be cream, and the masthead’s colour
Bar- will match that of a piece of the artist’s clothing
code
The colour scheme gives a very organised, ‘clean’
PLUS impression.
etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc

3. CONTENTS
There will be two pictures (excluding editor photo)
on my contents page, inspired by the layout of the
Q page I analysed. There will be one large picture
of the subject of a main article, whilst there will be
a smaller picture showing an artist that will have
Note/Message from the either a new release or a gig reviewed inside.
editor This Month
All headings will be capitalised.
Main header – 60, 2 Line, bold.
All Headings will be Alien Encounter (solid), as will
page names and numbers), though Note from
Big Image editor will be in Lucida Console due to its
– Main professional look, and to set it apart from the rest.
feature
There will be a QR code in the bottom right hand
corner, sending readers to the website. And the
T.I.M logo will also be there.
The background will be ‘off-
Text related to image + page Regulars
number. white’, though there will be different
coloured lines separating
Reviews
categories and photographs.
These are like LED bars seen in clubs
Secondary Picture
Networking etc.
List of a few things being reviewed
‘+ more’

4. The font for the headings will
caption BOON Pg
No.
be ‘Lion King’ from dafont, as
it is very definite, and subtly
stylised.
Article Text
Picture of The main body text will be
Lucinda console due to its
Ed
legibility and professional
look.
There will be a rectangle
over the right hand side
placed on top of the photo
(which covers both pages).
The opacity will be reduced
to see behind it, but it will be
opaque enough to make the
MAIN INTERVIEW with DJ Boon. writing easy to read. The
colour will depend on the
colour of the background