Double-Page Spread First Draft

For my double-page spread, I didn't want to just use one image as I felt that I had too many that I wanted to use. Also, having only one image on the double-page spread is very conventional and I wanted to do something unique. Therefore, I used lots of different images of my artist, all with different poses and different angles and framings. I also used bright coloured overlays on my images to make it vibrant, interesting and attractive for the reader. 

In the images I have used my artist looks happy and also serious/sophisticated. I chose this images to connote not only that she is a hard-worker and wants to be taken seriously in the industry, but to also connote that she is a happy and relatable individual who is just like everyone else. 

I have made the boxes around the page numbers red because red is one of the colours in my house style. 

Contents Page First Draft

Front Cover Second Draft

Making My Second Draft Front Cover

My Second Photoshoot

After a 1-2-1 with Becky, I decided to retake my photos for my front cover. 
Here are some of the best photos I got. 

First Draft Teacher Feedback

After a 1-2-1 with my teacher, I decided to I want to my front cover as I am not happy with it.

Some of the issues we found with it was;

- A house style needs to have 3 colours
- The page looks very crowded, there are too many feature stories 
- The text is all very similar, I need to experiment with different fonts
- The main image gives more of a "student" feel than "indie-pop artist", I need to retake my images
and think more about costume and mise-en-scene
- The plug is too big
- The opacity level of the footer makes it quite difficult to read
- The main feature story needs to stand out better against the rest of the page

Front Cover First Draft

Making My Front Cover

1) First I removed the background from my main image using the eraser and magic wand tool.

2) I added the skyline and footer.

3) I then added the masthead, issue date, issue number, barcode and price.

4) I then added the main feature story and pull quote from it.

5) I then added the feature stories.

6) I then added the plug for my magazine.

MY FRONT COVER

Experimenting With Colour

I started off creating my front colour in the same purple used in my google mock-ups. However I feel like it did not fit my genre. Therefore, I have tried having my main colour being pink, purple and black.

PINK

PURPLE



BLACK

I believe that black looks the most professional and is most fitting to my genre. 

Google Mock-up Ideas

In preparation for making my own product, I did a mock-up of my ideas using images from Google.

FRONT COVER

I moved the plug because I felt like it looked better at the bottom of the page.

CONTENTS PAGE

This wasn't on my digital draft, but I decided to add a caption to my main image so that the reader knows where to find the main feature story.

DOUBLE-PAGE SPREAD

In my digital drafts for my DPS, I have put that I wanted to include secondary images down the side. However, when I was making my mock-ups they made the page look to squashed and crowded. Therefore this is something I am not sure if I am going to use now. When I make my own DPS, I will see what it looks like both with and without secondary images and see which one looks best. 

Digital Drafts

FRONT COVER

CONTENTS PAGE

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

Hand Drawn Drafts

FRONT COVER

CONTENTS PAGE

DOUBLE-PAGE SPREAD

Colour Scheme, Name and Feature Story Ideas

I chose the name 'Ambience' for my magazine because it is a music related word. Furthermore, ambience is usually described as 'background sound' however is still really important to the making of something, just like how a lot of the artists featured in my magazine will be 'in the background' because they're not that well known yet, however they still play a very important role in the music industry. 

My First Photoshoot

Mise-en-scene, Location and Props Ideas