Double page spread- Draft

Here is the draft of my Double page spread. I used the same background as my contents page, linking both pages well. I chose these two photos of my artist because i think they look exciting and bold and stop my spread from looking boring as it involves a lot of text. I used the "reflection" and "shadow" effect on both of these images to make them look more 3D. I wanted to use the same effect as i did on my front cover with some text facing a different direction to the rest. I thought it would work nicely to place my artists name up the side of the photo of her. I also decided to involve a short description of her outfit under this image as my target audience is young adults (mostly women) and i think this is something that interests a audience of this gender and age. I also decided to break up my page by involving the "Top 10 Charts" of that month, this makes my magazine relevant to the music industry today as i have used recent music. From my own knowledge on the presentation of magazines i know that they usually quote something interesting about the artist and make it stand out from the rest of the text. I decided to use this idea in my own magazine, as i know when i use to read about an artist the quote would make me want to find out more. I think i have achieved the same 'simple' look throughout this spread and love the colour tones.

Contents Page- Draft

Here is my contents page, i wanted my whole magazine to link well so decided to take a photo of a wall in my house and edit it to look effective as the background for my magazine contents page and double page spread. Using iPhoto i faded the colour of my wall creating a 'cool' tone. I then imported it into pages along with my chosen photo of my artist. I love how the title "Contents" runs over part of this image. I also imported images of recent R&B CD covers for famous artists that have previously featured in my magazine. This is also the type of music genre that my magazine works for so links well. I like how simple my contents page looks but is packed with detailed information on what is within the magazine. I tried to use relevant stories that are in the media at the moment to make it look more realistic and professional.

Front Cover- Draft

This is my draft front cover. I wanted to use a close up shot of my artist facing directly at the camera. I took this image, edited it using IPhoto and then imported it into pages. I then placed my text on top of it making the cover look more interesting with different layers. I definitely love the idea of placing my text in different positions rather than it all crossing the page horizontally. I think this has avoided my front cover from looking boring and will attract my audience into reading more. I inserted a black filled text box as the background where i present my artists name "Alice Kenz". This has made the text stand out from the rest of the page but doesn't over power the title as i have used a thin subtle font. However after showing this draft to different young adults i have received some useful feed back on how to improve my front cover. 

"Make part of the artists name bolder as i feel it looks to similar to the title "

"fill the blank space in the top right hand corner"

I also received some positive comments on what they thought worked well...

"I love how simple it is, i hate it when magazines fill their front cover with loads of writing."

"I like how you have filled the 'O' in your title, it looks very professional."

"The photo you have taken and used for the front cover looks striking and eye catching!" 

The price of my Magazine

I researched the prices of other music magazines...
Q £3.99 -Monthly magazine
NME £2.20 - Weekly magazine
VIBE $4.99 (roughly £3.30) - Monthly magazine
Comparing these has given me a rough idea of how much i want to charge my audience. Seen as mine is going to be issued monthly and wouldn't be as famous as these major music magazines i have chosen to price it at £3.00 so its slightly cheaper. Also if im targeting my magazine at a younger audience it is most likely that the majority will be students, therefore there is a bigger chance of them buying my magazine if it is cheaper.