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 seperate information so that harsh thick lines are not to bright and stand out looking unprofesional and child like, i also have a running theme throughout the magazine of having the magazine name along the bottme of each page to promote the magazine name so that there is also a running theme though-out.
This is a draft drawing of my final piece for my magazine, I choose the magazine title Label although it was not the one choosen in my questionare i felt that it best suited a magazine and also fitted the target audience of female and indie style, I choose to place the letters along the bottem of the 'L' as I thought it was a unique title to others and was a recognisable font and layout in comparison to others. I choose to do a midshot of the artist to alow my audience to be able to see facial expresion but also so that they are able to see the way in which she is standing and her clothing making her personality come though giving the reader a taster and inviting them to buy it. Similarly to in the double page spread i choose to put a quote from the interview next to the artist to attract the reader to pick up the piece and buy it intreged of what the quote means. I put the artists name on the front so that the audience can automatically asume who it is and make the conection quickly. By putting a "Win a trip to New York" in the corner of the magazine will also make it likely that the reader will buy the magazine as they will think they are in with a chance of winning it. I also have teasers (headliners) with elipses to make it seem to the read like something important is going to happen next making them want to read the article. I also have used language that directly adresses the reader involving them for example 'This years must sees' it is likely that they will think they should go and see them. I have also choose to have a stamp on top of the piece of work so that it looks like a sticker interacting with the reader as if they want to peel it of, the infomation on top also will stand out very clearly. I have choosen to have a plain background or a one with minimal colour so that the page does not look to over crowded and in the readers face making it more apealing. Similarly to all magazines i have a bar code and price I am choosing to use the price range that was most popular in my questionare as it is aimed at the age range of the audience who answered the questions.
I choose to do a double page spread as my contents page due to the results on my questionare, 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 therefor by having it the biggest promotes the idea again to the reader. I have also choosen to have pictures along side "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 readers attention but then it contrasts with the idea that its 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 emphisis 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 thier 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 choosen 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 targting 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 profesional 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 choosen to have a small divider at the bottem with thee name of the magazine and page number this a running profesional 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 dierectly to them making them feel as if its specially for them (I would specifically pick a messy handwritting style font for this differant 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 ie; top 50 all time songs this will be what the audience expects to be in the music magazine and therefor may be disapointed if it was not in there.
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