Which Breif? Update

As you can see i have  changed the genra of my magazine as after creating a metal magazine i dont think it has the appeal of a professionally published magazine as the images used aren't agressive enough.
Therefire i have gone for a magazine which is a mix of genra's like magazines such as Q or NME as this will give me a wider range of audience, which means my magazine can have a mix of different bands to appeal to many people. This is shown through the feature bands shown within my magazine.

First draft contents page

This is my first draft of my contents page. I have kept the gradient colour scheme in order to keep the magazine Consistent, which makes it look more professional. Again i have kept the design simple and made it so the page isn't overcrowded as this makes the audience loose interest where as a simple non crowded look makes it more appealing and look more professional.

first draft of front cover

This is my first draft of my front cover i have put a lot of time and effort into it. I have manipulated the photograph of the singer in order to make my magazine original and to create an aura of mystery around the featured singer. This results in the audience wanting to know 'who's that girl?' and makes them want to read on. I have kept the colour scheme of my magazine simple as i think this gives it a more professional look. I have kept some 'white space' as i dont want my front cover to appear over crowded as this will make the audience loose interest and not want to read on.

Original images

Here are 3 original images that i could use in my music magazine the first image is of a band called shadow and dust which was takein in a wood in scotland, the other two images are of the band sentinel and those were taken at sunniside in sunderland. I think these images would look good on my content page with a different band or artist as the feature on the front cover and double page spread.



Flat Plans

Below are my flat plans for the front cover and content page of my music magazine that will feature many genres like NME and Q magazine does. The image on the front cover will take up the majority of the page as this helps make the image look powerful and draws the audience in. The mast head will stand out and be bold as if this magazine was on display in the shop it is the first thing you notice and is always consistant throughout each issue and will be recognised much like a 'brand'. The colour scheme of my magazine will be bright and colourful to help the magazine look attractive and stand out from other magazines. the other featured bands will be shown on the left hand side as many magazines do this and it gives the magazine a professional look. 

The content page is pretty much the same as the metal magazine content page but this one will have more images, such as the bands that are feature or other images related to music. There will also be a section on subscribing next to the title 'content'.

Metal Magazine

Below is my first attempt at making a music magazine on photo shop. There is the front cover and the content page. I think this magazine is a good starting point as i can build upon, the good parts of the magazine and improve the parts that arent so good. I am going to change the genre of the magazine to a something like NME or Q where it covers a wide range of music. I will have a different singer or band on the front cover as the one i currently have isnt a strong powerfull image that draws you in. I will feature the band 'sentinel' on the content page i will also feature 'shadow and dust' on the content page as shown below. My content page will be set out pretty much the same as it is below but it will have more images to make it more appealing.