Production Schdeule

Evaluation

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Final Magazine Pages

PERLIMINARY TASK Contents Page Step By Step

For my contents page I first cut out images that I had taken on photoshop to later on use. To do this I used the magnetic lasso tool roughly cut out the image to remove of the background.  

I then used the quick selection tool to crop around any uneven parts of the hair etc, to make the image seem more natural and seamless. However to improve this next time I can be more accurate with cutting around the image to make sure the images are smooth.

 I also did this to other images I wanted to include on my contents page. I then used InDesign to start to create my contents page. 

 To start my contents page I made three columns so it looked neat and easy to read. I then titled the page with 'In this issue' stating to the audience that this is where you can find out what is in this month's issue. I then added the page numbers to short headings, so the audience will know what pages contain what. The short captions are there to give a brief idea of what is on the page and if they are interested they will read the longer description under the heading to decide if they want to read that article or not. I used the font 714 Shree Dengeree, I made the headings bigger and in a different colour (blue to fit in with the colour scheme) to catch the audience's attention.  

I then added the images I had cropped to the middle and end column to add interest to the page but to also indicate to the audience the types of images and subjects that will be included within an article. To make sure they look at the right image for the article I have numbered the images with the corresponding pages. 

 

 

Double Page Spread Step by Step

I first made the double page spread layout on In Design, and used a black screen image from Google on one half and my edited band photo on the other half. This is shown in my double page spread research as the main subject of the interview/article has a photo of themselves on one whole page.

I then put the band’s name (Two Faced Serenade) across the top of both pages in a bright red colour so it stands out and pops against the black, white and grey colours. This makes the band’s title easily recognisable to outstanding fans or people that have never heard of the band before.

I then copied and pasted my interview from a word document and placed the words into columns, it is common for magazines to put interviews and articles into columns as it makes it easier to read and the information looks lessened. This is also suitable for my target audience as they will mostly be younger 16+ so they won’t get bored and overwhelmed easily. 

Within my article I took out some quotes from the interview and made them slighter bigger and in a different colour so they stand out. I also deemed these quotes important information, as they sound important and look important it would draw the reader into the article, and urge them to read it. This is shown in my research also.

I also put on the page with the image “the band that are taking over Southend” this again would attract the reader into reading the article as it makes the band seem a big deal and something the audience should know about. I use red as a colour for this quote as it fits in with the colour scheme but also contrasts against the background so it stands out. This is also shown in my research but with more detail and not on the image, so I built upon this idea.

Finally I added an image of Two Faced Serenades new EP to promote the band along with the interview. This technique is commonly used in music magazines as it gives the audience information about the band’s music and encourages them to listen to it, as if it is good enough for the magazine it is good enough for them (the audience). I also put the Spotify to the band and EP as many people nowadays use digital music streaming so it encourages higher listening for the band and gives the audience options.

Double Page Spread Research

Contents Page Step by Step

To start creating my contents page I placed in a black background, I used a black background as black is a colour that is highly associated with rock music which would appeal to my target audience. I then made the title ‘contents’ so my audience would be able to easily identify the contents page, I also used big bold light red writing to back up this fact. Big and bold is usually stereotypically associated with rock also backing up and adding to the genre of rock for my magazine.

I laid out my contents page in the way of a festival line-up as rock music is also associated with festivals. For example the reading line-up poster inspired me to create my contents page in this format.

I then included some images onto my contents page to give the audience an insight to what may be in those pages listed. This is my contents page research in the Kerrang magazine where there are multiple images corresponding to the text.

I then came to realise that the text front was to big for a magazine and wouldn’t look right against the rest of the magazine. To fix this I made the text size smaller and added more pages and images to fill the space. Next to the images I added the page corresponding page numbers so the audience would be able to identify which page the image will be on. This technique was taken from my contents page research as this was also used.

Furthermore I added social media icons as my target audience is male and female the ages of 16-40, this age group is most likely to use social media so this would help to sell the magazine to an even further point.