Creating a layout of my magazine in Photoshop using boxes and other shapes

Draft copy of what my magazine could look like and the location of all the components
At present

I have created a basic layout for the four pages in my magazine using only shapes to show where I am planning to place imgaes and different texts. This is only a draft that I may try to improve the design to make the criteria more and make it more effective.
Here is the pages that I have created for my magazine...

 

After looking at my original diagram I am going to change my idea accordinly to my chosen inspiration which is the Billboard magazine. Here is a list of things I have decided to change...

- I am going to get rid of the bar code
- I am going to remove the slanted harding and put it horizontally like the Billboard for all te pages
- I am also going to have the main title to the story going accross the main image
- I am going to get rid or maybe change the selling point

The rest of the magazine like the conetents page and the double page spread are going to be left unchanged
Here is the "Billboard" magazine front cover below...

After I have looked at some of the magazines I have gathered for ideas I have chosen one in particular which I think is very good and suites the criteria. The magazine I have to help create my magazine is the Billboard which is a famous and well known magazine and normally has very good and interesting articles and information inside. I am going to relate back to this magazine for ideas as I belive it will be very useful, this could also help me make a great magazine.  I have then decided to make a better diagram of my magazine following the layout of the Billboard as this is my chosen inspiration. I will also be looking at my mood board for inspiration about the choice of images and what angle should they be taken at.

The reson why I have chosen this particular magazine is because it is a perfect example of what a pop magazine should look like, but also it is nice and relatively simple to get ideas from. It is not bambared with information and images like other magazines which is anothe reason why it woulkd be very suitable to use, and the colour scheme is very good with a good choice of colours that are suitable for this type of magazine. The image on the front is a picture of Miley Cyrus followed by an interesting header which gives me ideas for my own header, I can keep relating back to this magazine for ideas and where I should place all the components to my magazine.

While using the "Billboard" as inspiration I have made the changes to my magazine which has made it look a lot better and more effective towards my target audience. The colours may not be normally found in a pop magazine as my research tells me but the colours chosen still look very effective so I have made an exception.