I have taken a mid-shot image with three people in the
frame. The photograph is messing around and silly showing that this magazine is
fun and upbeat opposed to being dull and serious. The content of the image is
relative to my magazine and reflects what the magazine is for and who it is
aimed at. The image has been turned into black and white and this reflects the
colours that can be found on the cover itself. Black and white are the main
colours reflecting the photo with the added colour of pink to make it stand out
more and not all blend together. Although black and white are considered as
dark and cold colours, the way that they have been combined with the warmness that
the pink brings warms it up and gives an inviting feel. I have made sure that
all of the cover lined on the cover stand out and are clearly visible, if they
were hard to make out I added a stroke to outline them and make sure that the
reader was able to clearly see them. For the main cover lines I have used www.DaFont.com to choose a font that most
suited what the purpose was. For the exclusive and the cover line that was
about the feature article I used a font that reflected the name of the band. As
the band is called ‘Daisy Duke’s’ I chose a font that incorporated in a flower.
The cover lines circle the edges of the magazine to go around the image and
also reflecting the conventional way that magazines are typically laid out.
The costumes and props are casual and stylish items. I wanted
the clothing to be relatable to the audience and reflect what they would
typically wear; this is why I went with a casual style, as costume is the easiest
way to communicate with the audience. The various costumes that can be seen
within my magazine reflect this throughout, attracting an audience to the
relatable magazine that they would buy. I didn’t use any props in the front
cover ad I felt that there wasn’t a need for any, however in the photographs on
my feature article there is a few that do. This is still showing the fun and
youthful nature, showing the band playing and messing around, just having a
good time. This is the message that I wanted my product to show, that youth is
all about being free and having fun.
My contents page also uses the same colours, as I carry them
on throughout the whole of the magazine to give a flow to it. I used one image
on my contents page as a main image; this was to avoid making it look too busy
and messy. The text wraps around the image, with the page numbers larger than
the text, making it clear the page that it will direct them too. For the main articles in the magazine I added
hearts around the page number to highlight that these are the pages that are
most exclusive. I added patterns to this
page to fill the page and make it look more expressive and show that this won’t
be a usual boring magazine. I have made the layout clear and spaced out to make
it easy for the reader to direct themselves through the pages and find exactly
what they want to read. Below each page number I have also added subheadings
and also a sentence to describe briefly what is on each of the pages to again
make the reader navigate through with ease. I chose to stick to the
conventional layout of a typical contents page.
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