Rough Drafts

 Here are some ideas for the front cover of my magazine:



This is my first front cover draft. There is a girl jumping into the air, giving a sense of excitement to the magazine. Inspiration came from 'Spin' for this, as Duffy is in the middle like in this draft, albeit in a different pose. The articles are placed neatly at the side, separated by blue bars, which are similar to those in both 'Spin' and 'Q' magazine. In the corner there is a blue button advertising the competition to win Glastonbury tickets. I have taken inspiration from 'Q' for this, as the front cover I analysed also had a button on. The masthead is to the side, with a red and white colour scheme, similar to both 'Spin' and 'Q'. The picture

 

This is similar to my first draft in many ways, however, the picture is entirely different; it is a close-up rather than a full body shot, which makes the page look fuller, but not in a messy way. The picture in 'Q' is similar to this, and, as I thought it worked, I am going to use it in my own front cover.

Ideas for the contents page:

 



'Q' has provided me with inspiration for this page, as the layout is quite similar; the title and logo are at the top of the page, the articles go down at the left-hand side, and the pictures are at the right. I have also included a letter fromt he editor, to create a more informal atmosphere between the reader of the magazine and the editor. To do this I have also included a picture of the editor, so the reader knows their face. The titles 'features' and 'monthly' allow the reader to quickly locate the aritcle they are looking for.

I have kept the layout of the title, pictures and articles the same as on the first draft, however, I have moved the 'debut acts' article to the side, making it clearer to read and keeping the page neater. I also think the list format works better for this particular article.
I have changed the layout of the letter from the editor to allow it to fit more easily.
 











Ideas for the double page spread:

Here I have stayed true to the typical double page spread layout, with a picture of the artist on one side and the article content on the other. This makes the page neater as the picture and article do not cross over and are not competing for space. The title is large so that people will clearly see it if they are flicking through the magazine, and there is a small description of the article. The article is split into two columns in the traditional way to keep the page looking neat. The quote in the middle of the text highlights a certain point of the interview (it will be a Q and A), posing the artist in a certain light.  

Instead of splitting up the article writing and picture I have combined the two. The part of the picture with the artist on is on the left-hand side and the side with writing on is just background. The title is still large with a breif description and I have kept the layout of the article the same, with a differently coloured quote in the middle so it stands out from the rest of the article.