Sketches/ ideas

Above are some sketches of what a front cover, content page and double page spread should contain along with some ideas I had for the layout of my magazine front cover, content page and double page spread to look like.

Here I brainstormed possible names form my music magazine. I then took these names and asked my focus group which name they preferred.

Here I was unsure of the name of my magazine so have left these spaces blank. I have tried to use the typical convections of a front cover such as a mast head, sell line, barcode, price and issue date  I have forgotten to add one other key convention which is a website address however I will ensure on real cover it will be there. By constructing these sketches I am able to visualise how my final front cover would look.

The two sketches although following the same conventions are laid out slightly differently as one has a banner and the other does not, I then chose which layout I preferred and went on to construct my front cover.

Here is a sketched plan of my contents page. I have tried to use the typical convections of a contents page such; an editorial, images, date/issue, features and an image of my front cover. These typical conventions are used to attract readers, it also helps to encourage people to buy the magazine.

Here is a sketched plan of my double page spread. The features of a double page spread I have included are; page number with the issue date, an image of my main artist and the copy. I have looked through may magazine double page spreads to gain some ideas of what mine should look like. I hope to try and incorporate social networking as it is a growing craze.