Planning My Music Front Cover

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Planning My Music Front Cover

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Feedback on my front cover mock up!

Chris Percival
Looks good, I like the colour of the background compared to the colour of the masthead, (makes the masthead stand out, so the viewer immediatly knows what magazine it is). I would maybe fade the caption over Oasis to make them stand out more, and maybe make the image a bit bigger. I would make the price a little bit smaller as well and maybe the same colour as the masthead to show consistency.

Ben Murphy
The thing that I like the most about this music magazine cover is the layout. I think that you have set things like your masthead and main picture in a very normal way; hence that the audience will automatically recognise that it is a music magazine and therefore making it look far more professional. However, I am not sure about your use of black which is placed at the top and bottom of your cover. With extra time this black could be made to blend into your picture and this would make the cover look even more professional. I also think that the chosen colours for your fonts could be altered slightly, this would make your fonts go with the picture and your use of black a lot more.

Jamie Vout
The main heading is very effective as the font a colour stand out, comparing to the back ground and the main picture. The picture that size works very well as it is easy to see who the audience is for. However i would have a lighter back ground and some layering with the picture would be more effcitve than just title picture writing. Also i would write more about what is in the magazine to draw more people into wanting to buy the magazine.

Emily Shufflebottom
The first thing I noticed was the headline which was I thought was very unique because it is not something you would usely see on a music magazine front cover. I also think that the images are very effective because they both match the colour scheme of black and white. I like how the text is all one colour and how it is layered over the images and how the headline really catches the attention of the reader. Finally, I like how the price is at the top of the page and it matches the colours of the text. This makes it very effective for the audience to buy the magazine.

Mr Taylor
Good colour scheme, effective photo and authentic layout. I'd advise you to consider using an image that covers the whole page, rather than just the middle block. I also think the fonts could be better tweaked to fit your target auidence.

Front cover mock up

Different style of fonts

These are some fonts that i have found that i liked. I changed the colours and added some effects to see which one would look better on my front cover.

what i have been doing this week!

I have been constructing the layout for my front page. I will be posting them very soon so you can see what layouts i have come up with.

Mock up one

This is a simple mock up just to see if the layout of my front cover would work. I really like the banner at the bottom of the page because it lets the reader know what will be inside the magazine so i am thinking that i will use this on my magazine cover. I will be using this colour scheme as it will apply to both boys and girls and because it reflects my genre of the magazine which is indie. As you can see i have put my picture on top of my title because my picture is more important to the reader then the masthead. this is because the reader is more interested in who is in the magazine then the name of the magazine.

planning of my front cover

This is a plan of my front cover page. It shows where the picture will go, the barcode, the headlines and stories and also that i will have a banner.

Price research

i have been looking on the internet at what prices music magazines usually are. this will help me to decide what price to put on my magazine. I am thinking for the price of my magazine it should be around £3.20. i think this is a really good price because some magazines i researched were about £4.00.

masthead results

Which title do you like for a music magazine the best?

Freedom

Hot buzz

Quiz

K

F.W.O

These are the titles i came up with and i had a poll on my blog and the majority of the vote was for freedom. I like this title for my magazine because it links with the genre of the magazine. I am going to use this title for my magazine with the colours of blues fading into a darker colour. I will also have a black background on my magazine.

What genre i am going to do on my music magazine

The genre of music that i am going to do is Indie. I have chosen to do this because it is my favourite type of music and also i am most interested in this music. i like the bands that do the music so i feel that it will be best if i picked this genre.

colour schemes

Here are some colour schemes that I have put together to see which one I like the best. I have chose colours that I will represent my magazine whether it is going to be indie or pop. I think the bright the colours the magazine will stand out more. My favourite at the minute is the 3 top colours. I think that these stand out because they are running colours of the same colour but just getting darker.

Throughout my magazine I will keep the colours consistent, this will give it a professional feel as the pages would all be linked. I like the first colour scheme because it is a good group of colours at it was stand out to boys and girls. If I was to have just a pink colours scheme then I think only girls would be attracted to my magazine. I think that the first colour and the last colour on this scheme would stand out the most because the first and last colour will contrast each other because they are the lightest and darkest colours of blue and they will be bright to the customer.

I also like the second colour scheme as well because it goes from a very light purple or blue, this is good because they tie in and they flow from colour to colour. This will also link in with what ever genre I do out of indie or pop. But I don’t think this would appeal to boys that much because they don’t really like the colours purple.

I don’t like the third colour scheme because it is a bit dull and when it is on the shelf the magazine won’t stand out. This isn’t good as it wouldn’t catch the customer’s eye or attention. On the other hand, the colours would relate to the genre of indie. I think that if I did use this colour scheme then more boys would buy it then girls. This is because girls don’t really like the colour black and grey. I also think that the colours would represent that the magazine is dull because it has no bright colours on their at all.

The forth colour scheme is ok and would look good on a magazine called heat. This is because the colours represent fire. This could also represent that the band is fiery and very good but like singing very loud, they get very heated when they are singing. I think that this colour scheme would go more with the genre of rock. I also think that this colour scheme would appeal to every gender this is because both girls and boys like these colours. This would mean that I would have a big customer base as both boys and girls would be buying my music magazine.

The final colour scheme isn’t very nice because the colours don’t flow at all. The one thing that is good about it is that the colours are bright so they would stand out on the magazine cover. Also the colours would only be likes by girls and not boys. This is because boys don’t like the colour pink or purple and sometimes they don’t like bright colours. I don’t think that I will be using this colour scheme even though it would be good if I did a pop magazine.

research of a picture

This is a long shot of a solo artist called Taylor Swift. I like this background and the picture. This is because I like how it is a simple background and you can see the whole body of her. Her pose is very casual and laid back; it is like she is walking through the field while taking this shot. I think this makes Taylor Swift look very friendly and nice to be around. This could interpret that her music is just like that as well. I think that the music she will do is calming music and inviting music. I think that her facial expression shows she is a strong willed person and someone who loves doing her work. The clothing that she has on shows that she has a really got fashion sense and that the clothes are expensive so she must be successful to get clothes like this. This can also mean that she will dress up more when she is performing because she will like to dress up and show off the clothes that she has got.

The background is a very neutral background, but if you wanted a plain background then you would have to get rid of it. But is this is the kind of magazine you were looking for then it would be very good because you wouldn’t need to change the background.

The shot that is used makes Taylor Swift look big and tall. It also shows all of her outfit so her customers get to look at all of her and see what she looks like.