DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD - Final Draft & Changes

First, I change the spacing between the pull quote on the right as my peers said it didn't look very professional when it was previously spaced out. I then aligned the bottom and top of my articles to give a better structural appearance. Finally I changed the page numbers along the bottom to a more simple and smaller style to ensure that the double page spread is the main focus on the page.

CONTENTS - Final Draft & Changes

I added some CD covers to the page as Helen thought this was a nice feature within my magazine and that I shouldn't get rid of it, so I made some new ones which looked more visually appealing than the last. I used Photoshop to create these.

FRONT COVER - Final Draft & Changes

Before submitting my final version I made a number of changes to my first draft suggested by my peers and Helen. Firstly I added a banner to the top of the page, this follows the banner on the double page spread and also allows for more cover lines on the page so readers can geet a deeper insight into what the magazine entails. I then put the main image of my model in front of the masthead to show that this is the most dominant image on the page and because it's a typical magazine convention meaning it looks professional. Finally, I then added a puff to right hand side of the page as Helen said this would look a lot better and catches viewers attention better than if it was amongst the cover lines like before. 

Double Page Spread: DRAFT

Contents Page: DRAFT

Contents First Draft AS Changes

Front Cover DRAFT 1

Front cover AS Draft 1 from rebecabrowne

Front Page (Final Version) & Changes

What's changed:
This is the final version of my front image. I have took the constructive criticism from the peer assessment and I have added a larger version of the date in the bottom corner where there was a blank space near the barcode. This makes it easier for my target audience's to find and read the price.
I decided to make few changes due to the amount off positive feedback from my class peer assessment

Contents Page (Final Version) & Changes

What's changed?
I have taken the constructive criticism from my class peer assessment and I have placed my issue number and changed my date to a month rather than a specific date. This makes my magazine look professional and follow the conventional rules of a typical music magazine. 
I chose to make few changes due to the positive response from my class peer assessment. 
I then got teacher feedback to which I changed the Album Reviews to my own images which I created. The top left image is a background which I created in Photography in Year 11 for my exam and the rest are images I have taken on my camera. I edited these images in Photoshop to then make them look like real album covers. 

Double Page Spread (Final Version) & Changes

What's changed?

I have added an extra line to my introduction in order to give people a clearer idea of what my double page spread includes. I then made my text smaller to make the magazine look more professional, this then left me room to make an extra paragraph to inform readers about  the subjects up coming album, which the article is about. All of these changes also make my magazine look professional. I also decided to add the "Photography and Article by Rebecca Browne (Executive Director) to make the DPS much more professional and so the audience can refer to who wrote the article for future reference and possibly take interest in their other work.

I decided to make few changes due to the positive response from my class peer assessment.

After gaining some teacher feedback I decided to make my font smaller ad add an extra paragraph into my interview to fill the page more. I also added a quote into the bottom right of the page in order to fill up the page and make my double page spread more professional.

Question 7 - Evaluation

Question 6 - Evaluation

Question 5 - Evaluation

Question 4 - Evaluation

In conclusion my audience are teenagers/young adults ranging from ages 16-30 with socio-economic group of either E due to being a student or D as my audience are young so their job won't be anything skilled or middle class.

The indie and indie rock audience both fit into a struggler or reformer pyschographic profile.

Question 3 - Evaluation

Question 2 - Evaluation

Question 1 - Evaluation

End of Research Prezi

I have created a presentation on prezi explaining what I intend to do on my magazine after I have done all of my research on existing magazines.

Image Editing: Contents Page

For my contents page I edited my images. This is how I did it:

Contents Page (First Draft) & Explanation

Explanation
This is my first draft for my contents page. 
For my contents page I decided to follow a Q layout. I followed the same colour scheme as my front cover and double page spread to create a flowing house-style throughout which also follows the typical magazine layout making my contents page look professional. I had Sophie pose in a provocative way which is typically represented by women which fits my target primary audience of women. Sophie also gives sexual and intriguing connotations in the pose of the magazine which again tends to be represented by women attracting my primary audience however this can also entice my secondary audience of men as there is nothing more intriguing to a man than a seductive woman.
I decided to follow an unconventional layout and place a number of pictures on my contents page to make the page much more aesthetically pleasing and generally good on the eye. I used two main images at the top of my contents page, the image on the right is of Sophie posing seductively in a close-up I did this to focus on her face therefore portraying her facial expression creating connotations for the reader to create with her expression and making her somewhat look like a mystery which would entice my target audience and this expression is also a representation of her music and herself as a person. I also had her create eye contact with the reader to make them feel included and involved with the magazine. This image has a white background which looks sort of like a light, this gives her a godlike look which adds to the idea of her dominance. It could also suggest an angel look about her which follows the godlike image and suggests she's somewhat heavenly which then represents her music and persona. My second image on the left is Caitlyn McKenna, I changed her name for the magazine because I think the name Adrianna is a very country and an innocently presented name which creates connotations about her which I wish to represent in my magazine. The image is a long shot of Caitlyn, I did this to include the guitar as a prop to the magazine which portrays her love and passion for her music as she's looking down at the guitar in admiration. This gives the audience an insight to Caitlyn and Sophie and also portrays the genre they are involved in therefore representing the genre of the magazine. Caitlyn's background is flowered this represents her blossoming career and also makes the image look happy and homely connotations suggesting she's in a good place, this would then reflect on the audience and hopefully persuade them to buy the magazine.Sophie looks dominant in my magazine, I chose to make her look this way in the contents page as she is the main focus of this magazine's issue and therefore allows the target audience to make this assumption therefore allowing them to make the decision of buying this magazine quick and easily. Caitlyn however looks more inferior as the camera angle is pointed above her, almost looking down on her, this again reflects her innocent child-like persona. These all add to attract my primary and secondary audience of men and women.

I decided to use my two favourite fonts, American Purpose and Arial as these are both simple yet effective fonts. The are both easy to read yet American Purpose is bold and stand out against any text therefore catching readers eyes and also keeps a rolling theme throughout my magazine with the same use of Arial and American Purpose. I used Arial in a different way, although it is still a simple and easily readable font this does not stand out as much which is why I chose to use this as the information for the page as opposed to using it for the main headings which American Purpose is used for.

The colour scheme throughout my magazine is white, grey, black and red. These are shown in my contents page creating a house-style for my magazine. I chose these colours as these are the colours best associated with the Indie Rock Genre but also have connotations with the Indie genre therefore appealing to both genre's for my audience.

Overall I believe my contents page follows an unconventional but a very professional look as I have took the best parts of other contents pages such as Q, NME and incorporated them into my contents page.

Class Response (Double Page Spread)

Praise I appreciate: "It's so great and creative, love the colours" + "Love the font of your headline"

Next time I will consider: Adding some text around the image

I liked the idea of promoting the album in the bottom corner of the main image