FRONT COVER
I did two flat plans for my front cover, as I was undecided upon the layout and how I should present the features, included in the magazine. The first flat plan I drew rejected the conventions of magazine design, This was because the layout was uneven as there was more text on one side of the page than the other. The headlines caused this affect as they were written in a clump, if they were spread out the composition would be made more even making the text easy on the eye. If the text is written too close the reader can struggle to read it. However in the second flat plan of the front cover, I made the headlines and sub heading have an even distribution on the page. I found that if the layout on the page is balanced it is more eye catching. There is a section on the bottom of the page with more features which are included in the magazine. This is commonly seen on music magazines as it looks neat and factual. The display and body text are written in a sans serif typeface which stands out more than a serif typeface, further more the sans serif typeface is direct, clear and distinctive unlike a serif typeface. Most magazine will use a sans serif font for the body text to give a visual balance against the title of the magazine. I used a font which looks hand written with a felt tip. I wanted this affect to make the magazine have a personal feel, and mirror the individuality of the font to the buyers of the magazine. Overall the layout conforms to a typical magazine design, as i have two different style of fonts, which increases readability, as it makes the text more interesting yet not hectic.
CONTENTS
Content pages in magazines are usually full of different size text, coloured boxes, images to compliment a feature and still have to communicate to the reader which pages the articles are on. I have tried to recreate a contents page which is factual yet visually stimulating. I researched the contents page of NME, it was very readable and exciting with the use of images and colour to enhance the main sells. I will use red black and white colour scheme, which will indicate the mains sells to the other content featured in the magazine. Also the red links in with what the model is wearing on the front cover of the magazine, the black is used on the title of the magazine and the white in the background. It is important for magazines to keep to a colours scheme which the reader can identify and recognise. I will use a picture to attract the reader to the main sell.
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD
I analysed a double page spread from NME. They used a blue white and black colour scheme; pull quotes, subheadings and pictures. I have followed convention and designed by double page using the same techniques. I have used Sans serif for the body text and serif typeface for the pull quotes and title which makes the text stand out from the article. Additionally i used a serif font on the title and pull quotes to give the illusion that it has been hand written which makes the words more personal and have a deeper meaning. One image is spread across a whole page, giving the article a strong visual aspect. The image demonstrates companionship and intimacy, furthermore it express the personality of the band and the clothes they wear. The smaller picture on the double page spread gives, confronts religious issues in a symbolic way. The layout is formal and is designed for mature readers. Because the layout is simple, the reader will be drawn to the article, and not so much on the visuals. Comparing to the double page spread of NME, my layout is neater,however I have kept to the same techniques to the layout in NME.
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