2. I have included this gold colour into my magazine, because it is bright and catching to the As well as gold, there is a
eye, and also it makes the black and blue writing stand out. There is a gold colour scheme blue colour scheme which
which follows onto the information box runs from the blue writing in
bellow. I have put ‘Read’ in the gold the skyline, then going over
colour which makes it stand out as a to the background of the
instruction to buy the magazine and information box, to the arms
‘Read’ about ‘Lauren Taylor’ who is of her top, then to the writing
also written in the gold colour, so that on her top and finally to the
her name is instantly visible to the ‘Indie Star’ in the quotation.
audience. There is a white box in the I did this so that the viewers
background of ‘Lauren Taylor, which eyes are automatically drawn
makes it appear even more boldly. down the page, so that they
can take all of the magazine
in.
I used a big, black, bold font, so that Using a Black Keys was done
the magazine title is clear and the first to bring in publicity, because
thing that the audience looks at. It is is someone who is a fan of the
also outlined in gold, which follows the Black Keys, sees Lauren
gold colour scheme. The fact that the Taylor’s mutual interest, then
magazine is called ‘Musac’, tells the that audience may want to
audience straight away that it is a music look into what Lauren Taylor
magazine. This is later used again is like and therefore buy the
in the contents page. magazine.
A barcode makes it look
more professional, along
Using a quote as a caption is useful, it tells the audience about the artist, what instrument she with the issue number
can play, and what genre music she is. I made the quotation marks big and white, as they stand (37)
out on the trees, which consequently tells the audience that they can read a quote.
3. This purple brown colour was chosen by influence of a dark dull
‘Musac’ is on the contents coloured background of another Indie magazine. I chose the colour
page, just like it would be because it followed a colour
on any existing magazine scheme due to the purple/brown
for example NME. colours that appear in some other
pictures. Some of the writing has
been made purple/brown, so that
The Band Index, shows different the audiences eye follows this
bands that are mentioned in the colour all over the page.
magazine, and I added in a lot of Indie
bands, for example, Young Dudes, A wide shot of another band is
The Changes, Jack Penate, Kasabian, used to advertise them, which
KT Tunstall, Two Door Cinema Club, helps show the range in artists
Underground, White Stripes, because that this magazine covers.
if people are fans of Lauren Taylor
who is an Indie artist, then they most These are extended contents
likely have interest in other Indie page references, to other music
artists. The Bands are easily located related pages. I have put
due to the alphabetical order, and the pictures of artists behind the
white page numbers are eye catching, references to make sure it
so you easily can see what page you doesn’t look like there is
want to go to. overpowering writing in my
magazine, because my
I have included an ‘Editor Response’ questionnaire audience research
which is where the Editor (me) can told me that to much writing
talk about the different selling points looks boring and not eye
of the magazine. White writing is The freebee for this magazine Issue is a chance catching.
A subscription reference is shown at the bottom,
used because it stands out on the to do a recording session with Lauren Taylor, which gives my audience more reason to buy my
purple brown background. which is a huge once in a lifetime chance, so magazine, because there is an offer behind it.
this will defiantly draw in an audience for my Important information is in white to look bold so your
magazine. eye naturally draws down to read it.
4. The blue back ground is there to conflict The text box is used to give more order to the writing, so it
The Capital ‘L’ is with the grey texts boxes and also to conflict is not messy on on the blue background. Grey gives a more
there because it kind with Lauren’s hair and clothes. Also it is sophisticated approach to the magazine, which goes well on
of resembles a first there because it says ‘The sky is the limit for a page about Lauren, because although she is young, she is
letter of a children’s Lauren’ and the blue resembles the sky. serious about her work, as described in the text.
fairy tale, so this brings
some fun to the
sophisticated looking The white
grey text box, and also quotation marks are
it reflects how Lauren big and contrast
is a young artist. against the grey text
box and
There is information compliment the
about Lauren put into style of quotation
the grey boxes. The marks already used
information talks about on the front cover
her before being an and also the white
Indie Star, where she writing on the
gets her inspiration from contents page.
and interview Instantly the viewer
information, so there is a can notice there is a
lot of good information. quote without
reading it.
This photograph of Lauren is another
medium shot, which pairs with the The pink quotation
This Quote is black and bold so that marks match the
medium shot of her on the front cover. I
the viewers look straight at it, which colour of Lauren’s
have put it on there so that the writing
then tells them a little something about Hair, so this will look
isn’t overpowering, and people can get an
the artist. fitting on the page.
idea of who the text is talking about, even
though this is only the back of her.
