Final draft of contents page (with audience feedback)

This is my final contents draft. Since last time i have finished all page numbers/references, with the added descriptions. Ive also changed the colour of all the headings for these page references. Ive also added a picture to my editors message and made the font more readable. Ive also finished the details for the meet and greet competition. Overall i like the way it has turned out as it is very eye catching and  still links to the cover. 

 AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

What went well:

• Nice colour scheme.
• Well separated.
• Links to cover very well.
• Nice Editors message
• Good detail

What could be improved:

• Refernece page titles could be a different font as well as colour.
• More pictures
• Less cramped
• Seems very crammed together in places

2nd Draft contents

This my second draft of my contents. since last time I have added more page descriptions and page numbers. Ive also moved the editors message to the opposite bottom corner of the page so I have more room to finish the page descritions and still have a nice amount of room for the editors message. However I will be changing the font of this editors message as i is ver thick an a lot of the letter seem to merge into each other because of this making it overall harder for people reading the magazine to read the editors message and be able to tell what I have written.   

1st draft contents

This is how far i have got with my contents so far, I think it is going well, but there is still a lot to do such as more writing and competition writting description.

I inserted a star shape to advertise the competition, i also added text boxes for all the writing parts.

Mrs D

Well done for hitting your deadline. Your front cover draft has clear links to genre and audience with your Masthead - particularly with the choice of font. I'm not a big fan of the red lines all over the cover - go back to your RMAs to help with column alignment. Don't forget that you could use the image elsewhere if it doesn't work on the front cover. 

Contents pre-construction

This is another example of a possible layout to take inspiration from when constructing my own layout for the contents. 

There are good parts of this contents such as a lot of spacing and splitting up between the separate bits of writing making it easier for them to be read by people. Also there is a good amount of pictures used to grab peoples attention and to get them to read the article of the featured pictures. The colours and fonts used also reflect the metal genre that the magazine portrays, however the use of colours isn't bright meaning colour-wise the magazine isn't very eye catching. 

Ive learnt from this to use fonts and colours relevant to my music genre of which my magazine will portray (Rock), however i need to use eye catching colours too with lots of pictures. 

Contents pre-construction

I have been looking at different cover layouts to possibly use similar styles for my magazine. 

This layout taken from Kerrang! magazine has good features such as a nice presentable layout were most things have a good amount of space to present to viewers, also the colours are nice and bright making them eye catching to people so they are more likely to read the contents page. 

However there are a few little bits such as the quote in the top right corner which could be given a little more room to make it more noticeable to people so they will be more liable to read it. 


Overall I've learnt to include a lot of detail on my contents page, however don't over fill it with information and cram all the content together.   

Audience feedback

I obtained all my audience feedback from asking individuals on what was good about my magazine cover page, and what could be improved on the magazine cover page.

Good:

• Stuck to rule of 3 main colours
• Nice theme, fit in with genre well
• Easy to tell what genre it is
• Eye catching

Improvements:

• Less crammed together
• More pictures, less writing
• Better quality main image

With this audience feedback i have learnt that i will need to concentrate more on using better photos and using less writing nd more pictures which may make the cover look less cramped. 

4th Draft cover (final cover plan)

This is my fourth draft of my cover. I split up all the pictures and writing for different features that are inside the magazine using borders which are red to fit in with the theme of the magazine. I like this design as it stands out a lot and I think it looks very unique. However it can look a bit cramped in some places with a lot of writing on the cover and not many pictures.



3rd draft cover

This is the 3rd draft of my front cover. Since last time i have chosen some of the writing placement and colour. Also I made a box on the left hand side for were the posters are going to be placed. I like this design as its clearly laid out and writing is readable and stands out a lot.   

Front cover update

Ive have been cropping aroud my main image for the front of the magazine so i can have it on a blank background. This took a lot of time as ive had to cut round the two band members heads whilst keeping the shape of their heads in tact. Once i positioned that i experimented with colors to use for the main heading of the magazine and the featured article headings and placement of these headings. 

2nd draft cover (layout idea)

This picture is my first idea of were i will position my writng for the main magazine title. I like it as it is very clearly distinguished apart from the picture. However the title could be bigger to make it stand out a lot more.

1st draft cover (layout idea)

This is my first idea for the layout of my front cover. The picture will be positioned in the way it is here with the writing fo the main magazine title, 'Rock Legends', above it. All over cover page features such as poster previews, and other bits of writing wil be posted around it. I like the idea and positioning of the photo used here, however the outline around both members of The Defiled is rough and makes the outline of them look distorted and strange.  

Main image for front cover of magazine

I plan to use this image for my front cover of the magazine, i plan to crop the image slightly by cutting down on either side of the image, however i will mostly crop the right hand side. This will make the image more portrait meaning it will fit on a sheet of A4 paper for the cover size better. It will hopefully fit to all cover dimensions.

Mrs D

Well done for hitting your planning deadline Jack. You have got a real sense of audeince and genre throughout your planning. I would like to see an original image for your front cover soon as I can't quite see how it will work with you test shots.

Double page spread layout design

This is my layout design for the double page spread. This is the design i wish to use as the images and writing are separated very clearly making it easier for the reader to understand. Also there is a good mix of pictures and writing so the pictures do not distract readers from the text. Also the use of a big title and big main photo gains readers attention so they are more likely to read the whole article.

Contents Layout Design

This is my layout design of my contents page. I would like to use this design as it is very clearly laid out with all of the different features separated. Also it include much detail that is relevant and needed in a contents page.





M.E.S choices

For my Mise en scene choices with the photos i use in my magazine i will use the following:

• Band members wearing their casual / stage wear clothes. 
• They will be not be facing the camera.
• They will be talking to fans (not featured in shot).
• The background will be the background of the signing tent they were in.  
• The lighting will be bright.

Test shots

 

 

These are my test shots for the main cover photo for the main article featured in my magazine. It is a two shot of two people in the defiled who are interacting with fans (fans arent included in shot). The background and setting of the shot will be of the festival tent they are in when meeting the fans, however the posture of both of the people from the defiled will be similiar to these shots above. Theperson on the left (The AvD) will be handing something to a fan whilst interacting with them, whilst the man on the right (Stitch D) will be in the process of signing something. Overall i think the best shot out of these four is the top right shot as it best describes the posture of the people i want to use.  

The letter of acceptance

This is the letter of acceptance that bands which I'm using in my magazine would need to sign. (For the purposes of this task i have made up signatures as The Dfiled couldnt sign it themselves).

Synergy/house style across all 3 features

For my magazine i am going to keep a consistent colour scheme for writing and background colour for mainly the double page spread and cover page, and with some of the colour scheme on the contents page around the part for the double page spread article. This will be one of the constant recurring themes. 

The other will be that the font used for the headings will be the same and consistent throughout the whole magazine, however the magazine name font for the title will be different to all other fonts used in the magazine. This will be because it will make it stand out to the rest of the writing on the contents and there for will make it more noticeable to people looking at the magazine. 

The writing for certain article will change as i want there to be a range of different styles of writing to improve the look of the magazine to viewers and to make it more unique, however i will not use lots of different fonts as then it can be too many and distracts readers away from what is actually written on the page. 

Work schedule

This image below is my calendar layout for my work schedule over the next few weeks in February.

Audience feedback from Facebook

This picture shows the feedback i got from my logo designs on Facebook. The most popular logos are the top left and bottom left logo's, and the the logo second row on the right. This may be due to the added details on the logos such as the skulls and wigs included. I personally like both the top and bottom left logos, overall i would like to use the top left logo.

Layout Design 1

This is the first layout design for my front cover of my magazine. It has a lot of different information which i think is good as i helps show people all the good things that the magazine has to offer inside, such as posters, articles, and album reviews.   

Mood Board

This is a mood board for all the inspiration images for my magazine. It includes band photos, live shots, and different inspirations too. 

Logo ideas 1

These are all my first logo ideas for the main name featured mainly on the front cover for the magazine. I am going to get feedback from people on Facebook. My favourite one is the one in the bottom left corner (with the skull with wings). I like this one as i believe it sticks to all styles and things expected of a rock magazine, like the use of wings and skulls.   

Proposal Ideas: Ideas I learnt from the research on Kerrang! to be Included on my Magazine (2nd draft)

• My magazine should use bright colours such as reds and yellows, on dark backgrounds like grey and whit to make it stand out
• Use a very noticeable/rememberable font for the magazine name.
• It shall be called Rock Legends 
• Sell for one pound forty nine
• Shall use 'The Defiled' as the main article feature (providing the photos are ok)
• Shall be aimed at 15 to 25 year olds 
• Aimed mainly at males 
• Shall be available in all super markets
• Will have other mini feature articles promoted on the cover as well as the main one
• It shall cover genre's such as Rock and Metal and Punk