Final Magazine, Final design

This is my final magazine cover. I have improved it by adding another article title at the bottom of the page looked very empty. Futhermore, I have spaced out each of them so the page does not look too empty. The final article heading at the bottom of the page also uses the blue/brown/white colour scheme so it fits in well.

I have changed my contents contents by introducing more than one layer. The bottom right-hand picture is in a seperate layer which allows the blue line to continue down the page behind it. I have also changed the font colour - instead of the contents list being in black (which was very bold, making the right two thirds look heavier than than  left hand third) I have changed it to match the title's background colour. The text in the left hand third is less important and is therefore in a lighter shade of the title background colour. This prevents it from taking over the page but also does not make it look hidden. I also centered all of the text on the page to make it neater, while spacing it out so the bottom of the page does not look empty. In addition, I put one space between each letter in the title so it covers the whoel background box because before there was an empty block of colour.

Final Magazine, initial design

This is my magazine front cover. I have placed the title in the top left hand corner. The font is white on a brown background, allowing it to stand out. I selected the brown colour from the guitar and have used this in the text on the cover as well. I have used more than one font to make the title page attractive but have used only three altogether, so it does not make the cover confusing. 

This is the contents page. It clearly links to the front cover as both titles are on the same brown background, linking them to the guitar. I have included another image from the asme photoshoot as well as a photograph of the guitar. This keeps the theme of music throughout the magazine. The two columns on the right contain a list of what the contents contains and the one on the left contains information about the magazine, for example, contact details and information about the model on the front.

Manipulating contents page photograph's

This picture is from my original photoshoot and will feature in my contents page. I have cut the girl out from the background and changed the colours on the photograph so they are must more subtle and pale. The imgae will fit into the contents page's colour scheme very well now.

Here is the photograph of the guitar after I edited it to remove the background and reduce the saturation. By doing this, the guitar picture links with the other photograph on the front cover.

Both images relate to music; my magazine is for a performing art school which therefore makes the images appropriate.

Photograph's for the contents page

I took this photograph during the same photoshoot which the main image comes from. It will feature in the contents page but I will edit it by cutting out the girl as the background is very distracting. I will also edit the coloursby making them fade slightly; this will link the image to the grey colour scheme used on the contents page.

I have also taken some pictures especially for the contents page. They relate to the main image as all are linked with music:

 

This is picture of music books, linking with the theme of music.

The two guitar images have been taken at different angles but in both the top of the instrument can be seen clearly, in focus, while the rest loses focus as it gets further from the camera. I have chosen to use the guitar image above as more of the instrument can be seen, however, as with the picture of the model, I will remove the background to ensure all focus is on the guitar.

Plan for Magazine contents page

I drew this simple plan of how my contents page will look and what it will include.

I firstly separated the page into three sections; the first will contain information about making the magazine, for example the date of issue and who the model on the cover is. It will also provide information about the following issue as well as contact details. Futhermore I am considering putting a border on the left hand side saying the name of the school.

The second and third sections will have the title 'Contents' as well as the contents of the magazine and the pages the articles are on. In addition there will be two images between the list of articles.


The images I have chosen to put in my contents page link to the one on the front cover. The first comes from the same photoshoot as the main image and shows a student playing the guitar outside. However, the image differs from the other as I have reduced the saturation, making the colours quite pale; almost greyscale. The other image I will include is one I have taken specially for the contents page. The image is of a guitar and therefore keeps the theme of music throughout the issue.

Magazine contents page examples

This Magazine contents page lists the contents of the magazine down the right hand side of the page. It is on the right third of the page, while the title fills the top of the first and second thirds. The thirds used effectively separate the information on the page, so the reader can easily find what they are searching for. Two large pictures can be seen below the title, while two smaller ones overlap these. In addition there is an image of the front cover at the bottom in the left-hand third, with information beside it. The thirds have been constantly referred to during the organisation of the information on this page. The pictures are quite dark, showing a lot of black which link with the sub-heading backgrounds in the contents. The background is grey and the text is white, making it simple but showing a constant colour scheme. The title, however, is orange which draws attention to it, making it the most obvious and important part of the page.

This contents page also uses thirds to separate the information. The title goes across the second and third thirds, which also contain the list of articles within the magazine. Similar to the previous magazine, the contents its split into sections with sub-headings. There are also three pictures which add colour to the page. In the the left hand third is further information about the people involved in producing this magazine, on a cream background. This links with the colour of the title, keeping a constant colour scheme throughout the page. The contents however uses various colours for the text to separate the different sections. This makes the contents easy to read and very attractive.

More Photo's

 This is the original picture I took.

On my edited photograph I have made the background darker to emphasise the model. In addition I made the background blurrier than it was previously.

Update

Over the last few lessons, I have been working on the design of my magazine front cover. I have so far taken several pictures, as well as planning the font I will use for my magazine. Today, I wrote out a contents page of reports which will feature in my magazine.

Photo's

Here are some photo's I have taken for my school magazine front cover.

Magazine Heading's

Here are my first Magazine Heading ideas. I have used a range of different fonts and colours to give a selection of very different headings. Though I think the colours look attractive, I believe the simple headings would be more appropriate for a school magazine and would be easier to read. 

Here are my favourite ten fonts: I have chosen these fonts as they are all quite simple and easy to read. I like the heading with the grey background but have edited it so that the text is white, which is easier to see on a dark background. I have also changed the the font as I believe it looks more professional than the last. I have also edited the heading in pink, by making the 'The' superscript, as this is the least important part of the heading.

I have narrowed my choices down to these four. Three have been edited to make the 'The' superscript, including one which has the 'Buzz' in subscript. The green font has been edited to be in 'small caps' which means the first letter of each word is in bold but the whole title is in capitals. Each font is easy to read and would look professional on a magazine front cover.



This is my final design for the title of my magazine:

I have chosen this as the white text on a dark grey background is easy to read and makes it stand out. Furthermore, the colours are not too bright or colourful to distract the reader from the picture. The grey links with the background of the photograph which also shows shades of grey.