This is one of my drafts for my final piece (magazine double page spread) I chose to put a large letter similar to a drop down cap behind my writing I did this because I have seen similar things in other music magazines I also think that it is a bit unique in comparison to many other magazine interviews/articles therefore would attract the reader to my piece perhaps more than other magazines, it also makes the piece look professionally done and not just as if the writing has just been put into columns, by it being behind the writing it makes the page look filled with less empty white space but without the page looking overcrowded and busy putting the audience of. I choose to use a sans-serif font because it makes the S look neet it also is a formal font which contrasts with the informality of the interview. I choose to put a quote from the interview in bold above the actual body of text from the interview, I did this as the quote will entice the reader in making them question what it is about involving them, by having it in a larger font it also makes the interview seem easier to read therefore more of the audience is likely to read it. I choose to have a picture on one side and text on the other to keep it separate so that the page does not look overcrowded and also adds emphasis to the picture. I have chosen to take the picture of the girl on a rope swing among the trees I choose to do this because of the genre of the magazine; indie, therefore the artist is casual and laid back therefore the picture fits in well with her style and personality. The picture is also perhaps a bit more girlie this again fits in well as this particular magazine is aimed at more of a female audience as shown by pictures and colour scheme. I also choose to use fine lines to separate information so that harsh thick lines are not too bright and stand out looking unprofessional and child like, I also have a running theme throughout the magazine of having the magazine name along the bottom of each page to promote the magazine name so that there is also a running theme though-out.
I choose to do a double page spread as my contents page due to the results on my questionnaire; this is my draft drawing of what my finial piece will look similar to. I choose to use an extreme close up of the model as one of the biggest photographs on the contents page this is of the model on the front and is the most important interview in the magazine therefore by having it the biggest promotes the idea again to the reader. I have also chosen to have pictures alongside "big" articles and bands in the contents this made the page more interesting to the reader it also makes it come across as easy to understand, by the page looking very busy it attracts the reader’s attention but then it contrasts with the idea that it’s still neatly organised so that it is not to over the top in the readers face, there is minimal white space because there is minimal emphasis that needs to be put on any certain picture or piece of text. I choose to put the numbers in boxes and again the more well known ones in a larger font to stand out to the reader and catch their eye. Similarly to other magazines the magazine name is on the contents page to again have a running theme throughout and carry on promoting it. I have also chosen to put screen shots of other double page spreads throughout the magazine so that when the audience is flicking though the magazine they are able to find it quickly and easily (again targeting what the reader wants). Similarly to all of the other pages in the magazine i have used soft lines to divide the information to make it look professional and not like a childish "copy and paste" this also divided information up again making it easier for the reader to see. I have also chosen to have a small divider at the bottom with the name of the magazine and page number this a running professional theme through-out. I placed a editors letter in this piece to make it seem personal to the reader and as if the editor has written it directly to them making them feel as if its specially for them (I would specifically pick a messy handwriting style font for this different to the rest to make it stand out and again personal as if the editors took the time to write it. I am also typically choosing to put on the contents page that would be in the magazine i.e.; top 50 all time songs this will be what the audience expects to be in the music magazine and therefore may be disappointed if it was not in there.
This is my computer draft version of my double page spread; I have chosen to do an interview rather as an article as I found out that more people would prefers to read an interview than an article i also have chosen it because I think its suits my audience and magazine genre best. I have chosen to only have one image on the two pages and have the article on the right hand side, I have chosen to do this because it means that the picture can be bigger therefore the audience will be more attracted to it because it will look striking filling up a whole side of the page; I also did this because in my questionnaire it was most popular with my audience. The majority of other music magazines are also set out like this the picture will also be the first thing the audience see’s therefore it has to catch their attention so that they will read the interview. I have chosen to have the interview written in columns as it is easier for the reader to read and also looks less threatening. I have also chosen to put a quote in larger writing above the interview so that the reader reads it because it looks easy and then therefore gets hooked into it and reads the rest. I have used the same colour scheme and font style as the font cover and contents page so that there is a running theme throughout and does not look like it has come from all over the place.
