Front cover changes

As you can see ALOT has been changed on my front cover since my last post. Like I said in my previous post everything is being made red for visibility purposes it I not a final decision - although red is a contender for my house colour as it is conventional. I have changed the font to something a lot more suitable and conventional, the previous font wasn't in check with what my magazine is. I have chosen a more serif font. However I am still not entirely pleased with this voice either so I will continue to search for a better font. An extra side story has also been featured on the page.

Double page spread changes

Because I am not yet sure on my house colour I am putting everything in one colour then after I have placed and created everything I shall think more about my colour scheme. For now though I will go with my initial idea and make it red. This is my double page spread with finalised font. I have extended the lines going off the page because I felt that with the lines just suddenly ending it looked randomly placed rather then a thought over placement like it is.

First draft of front cover

This is my first draft of my front cover on inDesign. So far out of my work I am least happy with my front cover. It may be because it still lacks a cover photo. But I'm not pleased with some of the fonts (especially the title) and the sizing of some of the factors. I will be changing this through looking at my research and trying out different fonts. I will also take and edit my photo soon.

Double page spread first draft

This is my first draft on inDesign for my double page spread. This is my chosen font &&@&£@&. I chose this one as it instantly caught my eye and I found it interesting. I was able to imagine it on my page and could see how I could incorporate it.

JayZ double page spread Q analysis

This is a double page spread from Q magazine. I have chosen to mimic the conventions of this particular magazine as I am wanting to create a double page spread about a male artist. The 'J' in the background of the text is conventional to Q magazine, the letter symbolises the first letter of the artists name. In my magazine I may chose to do thing - it depends whether I chose to do a more conventional layout like this or a more unconventional challenging double page spread. On this page the quote has been laid on top of the picture instead of in between the text. I will not be copying this convention in my magazine as I liked how the quote broke up the text slightly in the previous articles I read. This article looks intimidating and a lot to read so would put some people off for reading - especially those in the target audience I am aiming at.

Title font

Today I went though numerous fonts on the Internet using the website dafont. I have decided I want a large bold serif font for my title as it has to stand out on the page and fill the required space I have designed for it. I have not yet chose a font but after looking through this website I know what I want it's just a matter of finding it.

Mark Ronson NME double page spread analysis

This is a double page spread by NME, as NME goes this a fairly unconventional double page spread. It has an overall simplistic look on the page. The minimalist retro colour scheme and costume ties in with the artist and retro vintage look. When styling my double page I will also take into consideration how I can realte it to the artist and the audience. The enlarged capitalised C signifies the beginning of the article and its a convention of majority of magazines. If I chose to use this convention I will however make the first letter slightly smaller the this 'C' as I think it is too big for the actually articles text size. A quote has also been shown on the page where the artist has made a comment that the journalist is presenting as a direct quote to give the audience the artists true opinion. I am definitely going to do this on my double page magazine as it is conventional and stands out breaking up the text.