Magazine Double Page Spread - First Draft

This is the first draft of my double page spread, I have tried to keep the colour scheme and the house style shown on my front cover in this double page spread.

I have used ideas from my research such as the faded 'M' behind the text on the right page and the QR code on the left page is from the research from my previous blog post.

I have also made the background on the left page two colours because it makes the page look more creative and                                                                                                         less bland. There is still improvements                                                                                                           to do such as another image because                                                                                                             my questionnaire results show that                                                                                                                 more images will attract people who                                                                                                             don't read music magazines.

QR Codes in Magazines

QR Codes are a new diverse way to link online media with print media, the prezi is how I am going to include a QR code in my music magazine.

Magazine Mock Progress Update 2

The Voki I have placed on the page is an update on my progress so far and what my plans are for future blog posts and my contents page and double page spread designs.

Magazine Mock - Front Cover Second Draft

I have just completed the second draft of my music magazine front cover, I have made the changes to the magazine because of my own personal opinion and the results of the questionnaire. The only thing that has stayed the same from the first draft is the masthead and the main image so there has been many alterations for the second draft; the following slideshow shows the step by step process of creating the second draft.

Questionnaire Results

I have went through the results to each of the questions in my questionnaire and decided what action to take regarding the results.

Magazine Mock Progress Update

This will be a small blog post on the progress update of my first drafts and magazine progress.

I have just recently finished the first draft of the front cover of my magazine, I have identified what will remain and what I will be changing. I am now going to start preparing the first draft of my contents page and then my double page spread, the first drafts are going to be prepared before I start adjusting the first drafts. The images have been prepared and I am going to manipulate them before applying them to the contents page and the double page spread.

Magazine Mock - Front Cover First Draft

This is the first mock of my front cover, I think that it is a good first effort but still need to do more to make it look the way I want it to. But because this was my first draft I was experimenting with different fonts and the colour of the background.

I think that there is still a lot more I need to do to the front cover until it looks professional. I have used Photoshop manipulations on the subject to make him more photogenic as seen on one of my previous blog posts.

I think I will experiment with more manipulations to see if that is how I can improve the magazine, as well as using different font, colour of the text and changing the colour of the background. What I know will be remaining the same is the masthead and the strapline.

Production Schedule

I was informed that I needed a production schedule to keep the making of my music magazine on track. So I have made a short Voki highlighting what my production schedule will be and what I intend to do between now and the end of my blog.

Magazine Interview

For my music magazine research, I have interviewed one of my class mates Lewis Webster and the questions are about his opinions on music magazines.