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Readers profile

This]]This is my readers profile and it is a brief and straight forward guide to my magazine. It gives the readers information about who reads the magazine and what the own and what there like. It shows what kind of target audience your magazine has for example 80% of my readers own a pc, this suggests there young and modern. I got the idea from NME magazine as they feature some every now and then. It's important for a magazine to know what type of people also read the magazine.

Double page spread drafts

This is my first draft of my double page spread, i wanted to include a pull quote, a headline and a small article within the double page spread. I like the headline font and i think the pull quote gives anchorage to the image. The image is fun and lively and shows that the band is fun and lively.

I really like the masthead font and also the pull quote it look vintage and retro, exactly what the band is. The image is a little pixalated the article seems abit squashed in.





 

double page spread images

I like this image, it look like there both having fun and enjoying themselves. I like the lighting and the background and the clothing the models are wearing suit my genre of music.

In this image the models are acting innapropratly and i couldnt possibly use this image. You can see the bannister and part of the light aswell as the black flooring, all three shouldnt be in the image.









I like the idea of the image, with Euan infront of zak but Euans face comes across quite aggressive and i want them both to come across fun and proffesional.







I really like this image and would love to use it for my double page spread but ive taken the picture portrait instead of landscape so i need to retake it as a landscape so it will across my double page spread. I could use it and put an article on the other side but id prefer the image to be on both sides of the double page spread.

Contents page draft

This is my first draft of my contents page, i wanted include the regulars and features but I'm going to fill them in with information. I like both image as there relevant but on my proper contents page ill make them more relevant by putting a brief description about them. I'm going to change the background to make the contents page a little more vibrant and also change the masthead to make it stand out more.










This is my final contents page. Im really pleased with it and im happy to use it. I used the features and regulars down the side with information about them all and the page numbers, each highlighted in red. The masthead is much more noticeable and it instanly catches your attention. Ive put brief description about the images which gives the reader information about the images.

Contents page images

I cant use this image as it's pixalated and you cant see his face properly.  

Im going to use this image because i like the image and the lighting, i also like the angle as it focuses on the guitar and not his surroundings.

Again this image is pixalated, i like the idea of it but it seems a little cheesy as he's looking directly at the camera.

Front cover ideas

This is my first front cover draft, i used all selling techniques and a colour scheme but still im not pleased with the outcome. I think the masthead should be placed above the artists head and i could improve the image, there is a soft box in the corner of the screen which shouldnt be there and there isnt any information about the main headline. I do like the banner line and main headline along with the sell lines and puff.











I like this draft, there isnt enough selling techniques but i like the initial idea of it all. The idea was to have the artists holding the world in there hand and underneath the image a pull quote stating they have the world in there hands. I like the banner headline and the sell lines but there isnt enough selling techniques within the front cover, i need to include more information. I like the font for the masthead it looks messy, like the genre of the music. Im going to use this image but just include more selling techniques and clean it up a little.




Im taking ideas from both of these drafts, i like the masthead in both and i prefer the second image as it appeals more. Im going to use the sell lines and headlines from the first image and also use the puff in the first image.