My first design drawn on paper and then made on the computer was not very good and did'nt meet much of the criteria, meaning that there were a lot of changes to be made. There are no original images put onto it not to mention the colurs used make it look too plain and simple instead of looking like a real magazine which is what I am aiming at. The colour of the text was black which made it look rather boring putting off people from reading it if it was a real magazine. Because it looked so boring and plain it would not of appealed to my target audience of young teans, they would like brighter colours and easier to read text as well as looking better in general. The location where I had chosen to place things were a bit of as well so for the new magazine I looked at my inspiration which was the Billboard magazine, gathering ideas from this magazine which helped me a lot whilst I was improving it.
After looking at the results I got from my questionaire I understood a lot better of what people would like there to be in a magazine. I have there for improved my magazine to make it a lot better plus I have put the original images in as well which helps it to reach the criteria.
Here is my final magazine below...
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| Contents Page |
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| Double-Page Spread |
Front Cover
I have got rid of the old title and put a brighter and more effective one to the front cover. The old title was'nt good enough and did'nt stand out very well or portray what I wanted to get accross to people. The new title is more hip and in a better font making it more appealing to younger people that come accross it, it is the first thing they see and if it looks interesting then they will be engaged by it. The old colour scheme was black and white but now it's black and red which gives a better overall effect, and stands out from the page. I have used the Billboard magazine for ideas of where would be the best place to put my images, tect and headings which would make it look like a real magazine. The main image used on the front cover is a lot better than my original magazine which did'nt even have an image, it is a lot more exciting and looks very good where it is currently possitioned. The billboard has given me a better house style compared to my original house style for the old version of my magazine, it involves a main image with bits of information, texts and heading going along the sides not fully covering the image which is what I have tried to do with my magazine.
For extra effect, I have added a bar code at the bottom right of the page which gives the overall effect of a real proffessional magazine. I have kept the text white therefor making it very easy to read and sticks out a lot better on the red background or in this case in front of the image, using white text is one of the best colours for the job as it can be quite easily read on different coloured backgrounds.
Contents Page
The main colours used are going to be black, white and red which is of course part of the chosen colour scheme, these colours work very well with each other and fit together very nicely. The main heading is going to go accross the page just like the Billboard and is going to be in white over a thick red strip making it stand out a lot, the page is clear and percise with the different stories on the contents page being easily read and numbered accordinly. The main background is going to be black with the red sections on top followed by the white texts, I have placed an original image near the top left of the magazine because of the required 4 original pcitures needed. The image is a picture of somebody looking very smart and stylish looking straight forward at the camera, because he is doing this it creates an effect and makes people like it better as they feel like he is connecting with the reader.
The top stories including the one I have wrote about is displayed in a section near the top of the page in a red section so they stick out very well. The text will remain white on top of the red background as part of my chosen house style and so it matches with the colour scheme. The size of the text is 18 which makes it big enough and clear enough to allows a good clear view of the information and is easy to read, yet it is also small enough for a lot of information to be put down making my magazine very well detailed and easy to read at the same time.
Double-Page Spread
On the right side of the page is where all my written information is going to be like my article about my chosen pop star and the question and answer colum. The text is going to be white with a red back ground as part of the house style and colour scheme and will fit in nicely with the rest of the page. On the left side of the page is going to be were I placed the pattern of images to add effect and get viewer more interested. The heading is going to be in a bigger sized font like the rest of the heading which is 60, this allows the heading to be viewed very easily and easily understood. The main background behind the text and the images is going to remain black and will also have the red background on top of that. The idea to use the three images that don't quite fit the criteria as well as the primary cooler and better image was really there for effect and to give my magazine that little something to make it look more effective towards my target audience.
Using black as a colour scheme is not a colour that is used often in a music magazine, as the colours normally used are pinks and light blues. I decided to go for black, red and white as my colour scheme because they all go together very well and look there best when these three colours are used at the same time. I also wanted to make my magazine an original and use colours that other magazine may not use. Even though the results from the survey said bright colors, the colour I have chosen do the job just fine and look just as good as any other colour.
Overall
In the end my new and improved magazine looks great and meets the criteria a lot better than the old one. The images used are a lot better and are no longer seen as plain or boring, I have also used different posses and more accessories to make the picture look even better. The text is white instead of black due to the fact that the black writing could be hard to read at times, but the white text over the red background makes it a lot more readable. The locations to different componets like the images and the text is in a much better place compared to the original magazine making it look really good. The improved magazine is not only better at meeting the criteria but is better at my target audience as they would like this magazine a lot better than the original.
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