2. Front cover I created this front cover page on “Microsoft Publisher”. I planned the layout of my front cover first, so I already knew what it would look like before starting the production. I started off by editing the photo. I wanted to have bright colours to connote stage lights, and to show that it is a music magazine.
3. Front cover I therefore increased the contrast of my main photo and the colour temperature to create this stage light feeling. I also used the colours from the photo to create the colour of my text box, and masthead. This links the whole frame together, and attracts more attention. I chose to have the name of the bands featuring, in the top of the page to follow general conventions of magazines.
4. Front Cover Those names on the top of the page are also written in different colours. I wanted to break the monotony, by using different colours which makes it more pleasant for the reader to read. I also wanted my magazine to stand out, so I added a promotional sticker on it, where we can see a possibility of winning a price. This is in the shape of sticker following codes and convention of magazines, but it also implies it was added at the last minute, therefore it connotes latest fresh news.
5. Content page To create this content page, I decided to use a program called ”Indesign”. By using this it allowed me to crop out the model in the photo. I did this to have the photo over a white font to make it stand out and to present it with the rest of the frame.
6. Content Page To create a link between the front cover and the content page, I decided to use the same font as my masthead for my heading. I used the exact colours as well, this allows anyone reading my magazine for the first time to pick out that this is content page is unique to my magazine. The text box are also the same with the same colours, I created a link between both pages to remind the readers what they are reading.
7. Content Page The box around the page is used to draw the reader’s attention. It is used a lot in magazines and I decided to use it in mine. To show importance, I also used size. The page reference on the caption of the picture is bigger, which shows that it has importance, also because it is the only photo on the content page. I used different colours for every page reference to make them stand out, making it easier for the reader’s to look for something.
