Final double page spread design

Double page spread draft 2

First draft for double page spread

Final contents page design

Contents page draft 2

Contents page first draft

This is my first draft of my contents page, according to me research and planning I knew I needed to continue with the same colour scheme  and include features that fit the genre. 

Contents page draft

Final Magazine Cover

For my final magazine cover I have decided to select the image and layout from my second draft, however I have decided to edit the colour scheme and change the burgundy to purple I feel this colour scheme is better suited to my theme of R&B as well as making it stand out more compared to my other drafts. For my front cover I have decided to use a variation of fonts to make certain stories stand out more to the audience, this also makes the cover more interesting. For my title I have downloaded a font from Font Space this is a multi media site which I have used for the majority of my fonts. I chose this specific font because it is bold and eye catching to the audience it can be seen well on a shelf with other magazines as it stands out. For my first story 'Inside the Grammies' I have placed it into a slightly opaque box, I have then used white text to emphasis the story and cause it to stand out, I have then layered a picture of a Grammy underneath the story,  I done this because as the box is slightly opaque this causes the story and the image to stand put from the background.  

Magazine front cover draft 2

For this draft I have experimented with the colour scheme and have changed the image on the cover. I feel like this image suites more genre more and is more appropriate. For my colour scheme I have experimented with using burgundy, black and white, however I feel this colour scheme dose not stand out enough and am considering changing the colour burgundy to purple to make it more electric and to fit the genre better. I am happy with the placing of my stories so I will keep them in the same place. 

First Magazine cover draft

This is my first initial draft for my magazine cover. I used a bold and dramatic font (that I downloaded from font space) for my title to help it stand out on a shelf, My main image is covering the whole page showing a soft side to the artist features. I tried to keep it to the same colour scheme and have alternative fonts on my front cover  to keep it interesting and to help it stand out. Some stories are in boxes to illustrate its importance and to make it more edgy. I have included traditional conventions such as the barcode on which I have placed at the bottom of the page, I have also included the issue number and date however you can not see this so I plan to change it in my next draft.  I have also used photoshop to place my magazine on a stand to see how it looks and what I can do to make it stand out more. 

Magazine photoshoot

Original Photographs

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