final double page spread article - page 1

final front cover magazine

break down of music magazine front cover

http://www.slideshare.net/ditzychelsea/kady-3

this link is a presentation which explains some of the choices I used for my image and how I altered them using the program photo shop.

Photoshoot for music magazine

http://www.slideshare.net/ditzychelsea/kady

the link above displays a side show of a few pictures I have intended to use and some I decided not to use, the slide show also contains reasons as to why and why I didn't use them.

Final Music Front Cover

I have taken several photo's of my featured artists, The photo shoot contained very conventional music items such as stereo's and headphones. Although I have taken a variety of poses and angles of my featured artists, I will not be using them all as some of the pictures I took don't fit the atmosphere of my magazine. However the picture below will be the picture on my front cover.  I have chosen this particular picture as I believe it portrays attitude and defiance but at the same time has a vulnerable and feminine feel to it which will appeal to my potential music magazine readers.

Research into magazine names

I have had many idea's on what to call my music magazine, Originally I wanted my music magazine to refer to a musical  atmosphere such as 'Vibe', Or 'Base' but I thought this was unoriginal. The other names I contemplated on were also not suitable as they weren't eye catching and were also too long to say. However I decided that my music magazine would finally be called LM magazine. which stands for love music. This is catchy and original. I have also decided to use block font, which is large and extra bold so it can stand out.
for example:
'LM magazine'
the magazine part will be in a more swirly and cursive finish and the LM will be more thicker and bolder.

Research about headline's and lures

My magazine is going to have a variety of articles and categories, however they will be mainly orientated around fashion and music and trends involving music such as dance crazes, and music accessories such as headphones and earphones. I am going to use a  lure based on my interview with my featured artist, although I haven't decided what exactly this lure might be it will be enticing and eye catching. However the strap line on my magazine will be giving further information about the headline of my magazine.

Photography Research

I  have researched many front cover's and main images that I could potentially use in a similar way in my own music magazine front cover. I would like my main image on my front cover to be either a long shot image or a mid-shot image. I would also like the camera to be taken at eye-level, this will symbolize that my music  artist is an equal to the readers of my magazine, and not superior or inferior. My contents page  may however be taken at a bird's eye level just to vary the amount of shots I have and to make them not all look the same. I would also like the lighting in my main image for my front cover to be mainly artificial lighting, so the attention is directly on my featured  artist. Artificial lighting will also eliminate any distractions such as shadow's and objects etc.

Contents Page Research

I have also  researched content's pages from music magazines. This is the content's page from Bilboard magazine. I have decided to use some of the techniques and idea's from this contents page. For example I  have decided to make a space for some musical related information, perhaps a mini album chart of the bests selling albums in that month. The use of colour is also effective as the colours used in the masthead are also incorporated in the design of the contents page. The consistency of the colours makes both  the front cover and contents page unique and stand out.

Contents page research

Although Bazaar is not a music magazine, I have decided to do my contents page in a similar style and layout. I originally intended to use my featured artist as only the main image for my front cover and double page spread article, However I have changed my mind and decided that I will  use my featured artist as  the main main image for my contents page as well. This will  emphasis the importance of my featured artist, especially as one of the strap line's on my front cover will say ' world exclusive'.