The document provides details on the layout and design of various pages within a music magazine, including the front cover, contents page, and a double-page article spread. For the front cover, there are instructions on positioning the masthead, headlines, images, band names, and other elements. The contents page layout is based on an existing magazine, with modifications described. For the double-page spread, elements like the slug, pull quote, subheads, columns of text, and full-page image are to be designed based on another magazine spread, but with some customizations.

2. FRONT COVERON MY FRONT COVER I WILL PLACE THE SKYLINE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE IN
BLACK WHERE I WILL PLACE A LARGE NUMBER ON THE LEFT TO REPRESENT
THE NUMBER OF POSTERS IN THE ISSUE. THIS IS COMMON AMONG MANY
MAGAZINES OF MULTIPLE GENRES AS IT IS NOTICEABLE AND NATURALLY THE
FIRST PLACE LOOKED AT OTHER THAN THE DOMINANT IMAGE. I WILL THEN
PUT THE ACTUAL OFFER BESIDE IT WITH THE NOTE OF FREE POSTERS
SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE ACTUAL BANDS INCLUDED WHICH WILL BE
DIRECTLY UNDER. EXAMPLES OF THE POSTERS ON OFFER WILL BE DEPICTED
SMALL RIGHT-CENTER OF THE SKYLINE. THEY WILL BE POSITIONED AS
THOUGH FANNED OUT TO GIVE DEPTH AND DETAIL. A COMPETITION WILL BE
PLACED ON THE RIGHT OF THE SKYLINE WITH THE FEATURED BAND’S NAME
IN A UNIQUE FONT TO THAT BAND AND SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN THE
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE COMPETITION ABOVE IT.
MY MASTHEAD WILL BE POSITIONED DIRECTLY BENEATH THE SKYLINE AND
WILL BE BEHIND THE KEY SIGNIFIER BUT SO THAT IT IS STILL READABLE. IT
WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECTS AND COLOUR AS THE TAGLINE WHICH WILL BE
BELOW AND TO THE LEFT SO THAT IT DOESN'T OVERLAP OR GO BEHIND THE
KEY SIGNIFIER.
THE KEY SIGNIFIER SHALL LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE PAGE TAKING UP
MOST OF THE PAGE. IT WILL OVERLAP THE MASTHEAD SLIGHTLY WITHOUT
MAKING IT UNREADABLE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE IMAGE BEFORE THE
MASTHEAD. HOWEVER ANY SUB IMAGES, THE HEADLINE AND THE PULL
QUOTE WILL ALL BE PLACED OVERLAPPING THE DOMINANT IMAGE. THE BAND
PICTURED WILL BE THE HEADLINE OVERLAPPING THE KEY SIGNIFIER WITH A
QUOTE FROM THAT SPECIFIC MEMBER DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH.
Band Names
Headline Band
Pull Quote
Dominant
Image Sub Image
Feature
World
Exclusive
Sub Image Caption
Tagline
Masthead
Posters Band Name
Competition TypePuff (Posters)
Bands
Number
Of
Posters
Barcode

3. FRONT COVER CONTINUEDBOTH THE HEADLINE AND THE PULL QUOTE WILL HAVE AN OUTER GLOW
EFFECT APPLIED. ONE WILL BE BLACK WITH A WHITE OUTER GLOW AND THE
OTHER SHALL BE WHITE WITH A BLACK OUTER GLOW. THIS WILL SEPARATE
THEM WHILE STILL SEEMING TO BE PART OF THE SAME STORY.
THE HEADLINE WILL BE THE LARGEST PIECE OF FONT TO DRAW ATTENTION
AND MAKE IT APPEAR CONNECTED TO THE DOMINANT IMAGE WHILE THE PULL
QUOTE WILL BE SMALLER BUT STILL ONE OF THE LARGEST PIECES OF TEXT.
ANY FEATURES OR SUB IMAGES WILL BE PLACED SO THAT THEY SURROUND
THE DOMINANT IMAGE BUT WILL SLIGHTLY OVERLAP THE DOMINANT IMAGE IN
PLACES TO MAKE THEM FEEL ONE AND NOT AS SEPARATE AS IF THEY WERE
NOT TOUCHING AT ALL. THE CLOSE PROXIMITY WILL ALSO MAKE THE ENTIRE
THING SEEM LESS ORGANISED AND UNIFORM IN ORDER TO REFLECT THE
TARGET AUDIENCE THAT HAS CONNOTATIONS OF SLIGHT CHAOS AND
REBELLION.
THE BARCODE WILL BE PLACED ON THE LOWER RIGHT MAKING IT EASIER TO
SCAN AND FIND WHEN SOMEONE LOOKING TO PURCHASE WANTS TO KNOW
THE PRICE.
THE NAMES OF SOME BANDS INCLUDED WILL BE PLACED IN A SEPARATED
SECTION ON THE STRAPLINE. THESE BANDS WILL BE MOSTLY POPULAR WITH
SOME ‘UNKNOWNS’ THAT ONLY A FEW WILL RECOGNISE SO THAT PEOPLE
WILL SEE THE POPULAR ONES FIRST AND BE DRAWN TO IT AND THEN THEY
WILL SEE THE LESS POPULAR BANDS GIVING THEM A CHANCE TO BE FOUND
AND LISTENED TO MORE.
Band Names
Headline Band
Pull Quote
Dominant
Image Sub Image
Feature
World
Exclusive
Sub Image Caption
Tagline
Masthead
Posters Band Name
Competition TypePuff (Posters)
Bands
Number
Of
Posters
Barcode

4. MY CONTENTS PAGED IS BASE OFF OF ISSUE 1449 OF KERRANG! THE MASTHEAD IS
PLACED IN THE TOP LEFT OF THE PAGE ON THE SKYLINE IN THE UNIQUE FONT ALONG
WITH THE WORD ‘CONTENTS’ I THE SAME FONT. I WILL, HOWEVER, BE CHANGING THE
FONT SO THAT THE FONT REMAINS UNIQUE TO THE MASTHEAD. ON THE TOP RIGHT I
WILL ADD THE ISSUE NUMBER AND COVER DATE AS IS ON THE PAGE I AM BASING MY
LAYOUT OFF.
UNDER THE SKYLINE ON THE LEFT IS THE DOMINANT IMAGE SHOWING A FEATURED
BAND BEING USED IN A COMPETITION. I INTEND TO DO THE SAME WITH MINE USING A
DIFFERENT POSITIONING OF THE PUFF (UPPER RIGHT INSTEAD OF THE LEFT OF THE
ARTICLE) AND PLACING THE COMPETITION HEADER IN THE SPACE ON THE TOP LEFT
RATHER THAN LOWER CENTER. THIS IS PURELY SUBJECTIVE AND OFFERS NO
DIFFERENT EFFECTS OTHER THAN TO DRAW ATTENTION AND CLEARLY DISPLAY IT’S
OPPORTUNITY.
DIRECTLY UNDER THE DOMINANT IMAGE WILL BE THE EDITORS NOTE. THE ACTUAL
NOTE WILL BE TO THE RIGHT OF A PICTURE OF MYSELF BEING THE EDITOR. THE
SIGNATURE WILL BE IN A BIGGER FONT THAN THE ACTUAL NOTE PLACED AT THE END
OF THE TEXT.
ON THE RIGHT OF THE PAGE THERE WILL BE THE ACTUAL TEXT DISPLAYING THE
CONTENTS. THIS WILL BE SEPARATED INTO SECTIONS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE
READER TO FINE THE PARTS THE MAGAZINE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR QUICKLY. THESE
SUBHEADS WILL INCLUDE: NEWS, FEATURES, POSTERS AND LIVE REVIEWS. THE PAGE
NUMBER WILL ALIGN WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING SUBHEADS, THE NUMBERS ALONG
THE LEFT AND THE SUBHEADS ON THE RIGHT. UNDER SOME OF THE SUBHEAD WILL BE
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PAGE GIVING SOME CONTEXT TO THE TEXT THAT MAY NOT
BE UNDERSTANDABLE UNLESS YOU ARE A FAN OF THAT PARTICULAR BAND.
CONTENTS PAGE Masthead Contents
Issue Number
Cover Date
Band
Name
Puff
Dominant
Image
Article Header
Article Subimage
Editor
Photo
Editor’s
Note
Editor’s
Note
Editor’s
Signature
Subscription
Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Subhead
Subhead
Subhead
Subhead
PageNumbersPageNumbersPageNumbers
Page
Numbers

5. IN THE FEATURED SECTION I INTEND TO INCLUDE A PAGE SPECIFICALLY O SHOW
WHAT WILL BE IN THE NEXT ISSUE SO THAT THE READER KNOWS IF THEY WILL BE
INTERESTED AND CONSEQUENTLY IF THEY WILL WANT TO PURCHASE IT.
THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OTHER MAGAZINES WITH 30 PAGES BEING
SOLD FOR THE SAME PRICE AS MINE AND SO I WILL INCLUDE 30 PAGES AT LEAST TO
ENSURE IT IS WORTH THE AMOUNT I AM CHARGING.
UNDER THE TEXT SHOWING THE CONTENTS I WILL PLACE INFORMATION ON A
SUBSCRIPTION INCLUDING A NUMBER TO CALL AND A QUOTING REFERENCE AS
USED IN THE PAGE I AM BASING MINE OFF OF.
CONTENTS PAGE CONTINUED Masthead Contents
Issue Number
Cover Date
Band
Name
Puff
Dominant
Image
Article Header
Article Subimage
Editor
Photo
Editor’s
Note
Editor’s
Note
Editor’s
Signature
Subscription
Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Subhead
Subhead
Subhead
Subhead
PageNumbersPageNumbersPageNumbers
Page
Numbers

6. FOR MY DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD I INTEND TO BASE IT OFF OF PAGES 6-7 FROM ISSUE
1340 OF KERRANG! THE ORIGINAL PAGES WERE ORGANISED SO THAT THE SLUG WAS
CENTERED AT THE TOP CENTER OF THE LEFT PAGE INSIDE OF A RECTANGLE CUT
OFF AT THE PAGE’S EDGE. WITHIN THIS RECTANGLE WAS THE SLUG WHICH WAS
‘NEWS’ ALONG WITH THE MAGAZINE'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE. I INTEND TO DO THE SAME
BUT I WILL INCLUDE A WEBSITE FOR THE BAND FEATURED AS I'VE SEEN DONE IN
OTHER MAGAZINES AND BECAUSE I FEEL AS THOUGH IT MAKES THE ITEM FEEL PART
OF THE PAGE AND GIVES A SENSE OF CONTINUITY. I ALSO HOPE TO USE A DROP
SHADOW EFFECT TO MAKE IT FURTHER STAND OUT FROM THE BACKGROUND AND
THE REST OF THE PAGES.
THE NEXT ITEM I WISH TO CARRY ON INTO MY OWN WORK IS THE PLACING AND
SIZING OF THE PULL QUOTE. IT SITS BELOW THE SLUG BUT WITH A SLIGHT GAP.
DIFFERENT FONT SIZES WERE ALSO USED IN THE QUOTE TO EMPHASISE CERTAIN
WORDS I WILL DO THE SAME AND ALSO USE SIMILAR OUTER GLOW EFFECT IN MY
TEXT. A SMALL LINE WAS THEN USED TO SEPARATE THE PULL QUOTE FROM THE
SUBHEAD AND MAIN ARTICLE. I WILL DO THE SAME WITH A LINE OR SIMPLE, PLAIN
DESIGN.
THE PULL QUOTE AND ARTICLE FONT COLOUR WILL ALSO BE THE SAME TO ONCE
AGAIN CONSOLIDATE THEIR CONNECTION.
NEXT THE SUBHEAD IS SITUATED UNDER SEPARATING LIE AND IS NOTICEABLY
LARGER THAN THE MAIN ARTICLE AND IN A DIFFERENT COLOUR TO THE ARTICLE AND
THE PULL QUOTE. THIS COMPENSATES FOR IT’S SMALLER SIZE IN COMPARISON TO
THE SLUG AND PULL QUOTE BY DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE DIFFERENCE OF
COLOUR. THIS WILL ASO BE SOMETHING I USE FOR SIMILAR REASONS.
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD
Slug
Website
Pull Quote
Headline
Article Article
Subhead Subhead
Page
Number

7. UNDERNEATH THE SUBHEAD IS THE ARTICLE. THE TEXT IS SMALL BUT WHITE TO
CATCH THE EYE WITHOUT BEING TOO PROMINENT. I WILL DO THE SAME
HOWEVER I WILL PLACE THE TEXT IN TWO RECTANGLES TO MAKE THE EDGES OF
THE COLUMNS MORE OBVIOUS AND SO THAT THE ARTICLE IS NOT LOST IN THE
BACKGROUND I INTEND TO USE. I BELIEVE IT WILL ALSO MAKE THE ITEM MORE
STRIKING AND EASIER TO READ WITHOUT STRAIN WHICH MAY PROVE DIFFICULT
BECAUSE OF THE SIZE.
THE PAGE NUMBERS ARE PLACED IN THE RESPECTIVE PAGES OUTER CORNERS
ALONG WITH THE MAGAZINE MASTHEAD. I WILL ONLY BE USING THE NUMBERS
AS MY MASTHEAD WILL BE IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE SLUG.
THE KEY SIGNIFIER TAKES UP THE ENTIRE RIGHT PAGE BUT IS EDITED TO BE A
GREY-SCALE IMAGE SO AS TO BLEND INTO THE BACKGROUND BETTER AS WELL
AS MAKING PAGES SEEM WHOLE AND TO CONTINUE THE COLOUR SCHEME. I
WILL SO SOMETHING SIMILAR BUT ENSURE MY MODEL IS WEARING COLOURS
SIMILAR TO MY COLOUR SCHEME WHICH IS SHADES OF BLUE, BLACK AND WHITE
WITHOUT HAVING TO CHANGE IT TO GREY-SCALE TO GIVE A MORE VIBRANT FEEL.
THIS WILL BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR MY TARGET AUDIENCE AS IT GIVES A
MORE FUN, BOLD, PRONOUNCED ATMOSPHERE WHICH ARE CONNOTATIONS
OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE YOUNG ADULT AGE GROUP I AM MARKETING FOR.
A SMALL CAPTION I IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE SECOND PAGE GIVING
THE FEATURED MODEL/ MUSICIANS NAME ALONG WITH ’CROWD PLEASER’
SLIGHTLY DESCRIBING WHAT HE’S DOING. I WILL DO THE SAME TO GIVE EXTRA
ATTENTION TO DETAIL. HOWEVER THERE IS NO BY-LINE ON THE PIECE I AM
BASING MY PAGE OFF OF SO I WILL ADD THAT IN ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT ABOVE
THE PAGE NUMBER TO COMPLY WITH GENERIC CONVENTIONS.
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD
Page
Number
Dominant
Image
Caption
By-line