4. Example Front Cover
Plaung live again
New releases
Gigs
Peter Green
Lightnin’
Hopkins
History
The blues progression
Playing live again
Rory Gallagher
Plus:
This example
brings together
the basic layout
with examples of
fonts and pictures
to make the front
cover.
12. Pitch
Your pitch should be a brief explanation of what your magazine will
be like.
It should include:
A name (at least an idea)
A target audience
A description of what your magazine will cover and how it will cover it (articles,
reviews, news, interviews) Your moodboard will help you here!
A description of the style of the magazine (narrative structure)
Some idea of what your double page spread will feature
13. Pitch
1 3
Pitch
Blues is a new magazine aimed at the mostly male 35 – 60 market. Readers are likely to be affluent white
males with a settled family life.
It will cover all aspects of blues music from its roots right up to the present day. It will mix interviews of
musicians and famous fans alongside pieces on the history of blues. It will also review new and re-release
albums and cover other blues events and news.
It will be simple in style with pictures and text given breathing space and a greater emphasis on text backed
up with limited but excellent photography.
The example double page spread will be an interview with John Lee Hooker, discussing his new album and
tour. The interview will be supported with side bars giving a brief history and discography to fill new readers
in on his past.
Editor's Notes
This is to show how once a layout has been produced, it’s very easy to then bring all the elements together to create a cover.
Incorporating an example picture and using fonts which I plan to use in the final piece has helped add depth to this flat plan. The footer also helps give a clear indication of the style of the magazine.