Plan of layout Contents 3

This is my third draft of my Contents Page for my Magazine. I designed the layout again on Microsoft Publisher using the tools offered. I have not done the proper design as this is only a draft i have just planned where the different components will go.

Font
I changed my font to Rod. Again I put the Yellow Font onto a Black background so it would stand out to the eye. I sized the word "CONTENTS" at 72.
Again the rest of the text will be Tahoma Small Cap. Most of the text will eb in Black so it stands out.
The Grey box will again contain a number which is in the font style Rod.

Images
I am taking all the images myself, and I will edit them and use them on my Contents page.

Extras
I have moved the layout abaout and changed the layout completely it will be interesting to see which is the best layout.

Plan of the layout of the Contents 2

This is my second draft layout of my Contents Page. Again I designed the Contents Page on Microsoft Publisher . This is my second draft of three. Although both drafts look similar I have completely changed the font of the word "Contents" and the actual layout.

Fonts
The word "Contents" on this layout is in the font style of Matisse ITC. I again sized the word at 72, and kept the color the same and again put the word "Contents" on a Black box to make it stand out to the eye.
Again I have changed the font style of the number to Matisse ITC. But I like the Grey box so I have kept it. The number si in the same dark Yellow so it stands out. But the number will be the smallest text on the page.
Again i have decided on this layout to put all other text is the font style of Tahoma Small Cap.

Images
Again the images are going to be thr images took by me and they will be edited.

Extras
I have kept the subscription advertisement in the same place. But I have moved all the rest of the components which make up the contents page around.

Plan of the layout of the Contents 1

I designed the draft layout of the Contents Page on Microsoft Publisher. This is my first draft, one of three. I used the tools on Microsoft Publisher to design the layout. I have looked at different contents pages in magazines such as NME and Kerrang! and i will use these contents pages as templates, however, I will not copy them.

Fonts
The main word "Contents", on this draft is in in the font style Haettenschweiler. I have sized the word to 72 so it stands out on the page. I put the word "CONTENTS" in a dark yellow as this stands out to the eye. I designed the word "CONTENTS" on Word Art. I drew out a plain Black box to put the word "CONTENTS" on, as the word "Contents" is in a dark yellow i decided to put the word on a dark background to make it stand right out to the eye.
The actual numbers to the pages in the magazine again I designed on Microsoft Publisher. I firstly drew out a dark Grey box and outlined the edge of the rectangular box with Black, this made the box holding the number more visible. Again the number was designed on Microsoft Word Art. I used the font type Haettenschweiler again, and like the title of the page I put it in a dark Yellow. The numbers will not be as big as the rest of the text on the page, in fact it will be the smallest text on the page.
The rest of the text on the page, such as the name of the articles is going to be in the font type Tahoma Small Cap. Th saying " Rock News.Rock the World. Rock music is not a hobby, its life!" is going to also be in the font type Tahoma Small Cap.

Images
The images on the Contents Page are going to be the images took by me. Each of the pictures are going to represent the band and its article. The images are going to be different sizes and I may even edit the pictures.

Extras
I will also give a preview of what posters are in the magazines. After looking in the contents pages of NME and Kerrang! I noticed the contents pages had subscription offers so I will do the same. But I will make the subscription offer look different and individual.

My Final Design of my Front Cover

Analysis Of the Final Front Cover of My Magazine NRM.
Part of the main Foundation Portfolio task is todesign a front cover, a contents page and a double page spread. I made a draft of my Music Magazine on plain A4 and this is my final version of my music magazine.
I used the music magazines Kerrang! and NME as templates, however, I did not copy them I used them for ideas on how the layout of the front cover of my music magazine should look. I have applied the LIIAR model to my magazine.

Denotation
The denotation of the magazine is the Masthead NRM This is in the largest font which was created on Word Art, I used no fill, instead I outlined each of the letters in Dark Grey so they would stand out from the background. I attempted to make the lettering the biggest on the page as the Masthead NRM needed to be noticed by the reader. Each of the letters have what they stand for. For example N=New, R-Rock and M=Music. This is to let the reader know what each of the letters in the masthead stand for. The masthead is an abbreviation.
Other Text
The rest of the text on the page I have tried to put in smaller letting. On the actual main photograph is the words “ROCK ALERT”, the words are on a slant so they are noticed, and are meant to look like they are being shaken like an alarm is ringing. The words “ROCK ALERT” are in bright red. The words “SWEET AND SOUR” are underneath and they are in capital letters and are in the font color dark purple and outlined in Black. In the black and white box is more photographs, these are of other bands, and again there are the name of the bands which I designed in Wordart. Each of the names of the bands is meant to stand out to the eye so the reader will notice the bands. The minor text such as the text in the Black and Grey Rectangular box at the bottom is in smaller white font as this text is not as important but still needs to be read.
The Pictures
On the front cover of my music magazine is the photographs of the bands I have interviewed. The largest photograph on the front cover of the magazine is the band Sweet and Sour because this is the main band being interviewed. The camera angle of the photograph is a two shot but the camera angle could also be a medium-shot where only the top half of the body and the face can be seen. The band is standing in front of a Grey Background to allow them to stand out from the front cover. Although the picture does have text on, down the side of the photograph is the masthead NRM, as NRM is a new magazine the masthead needs to be noticed so it is remembered by the reader. There is also other text on top of the picture including the name of the band which is in large lettering, but I tried to ensure the lettering did not take over the photograph and cover the band. The other photographs I took are smaller because they are other bands and are not part of the main article. The other photographs are in a Black and Grey box, to show they are not as important as the main photograph on the front cover. All the pictures are in color but one which is the “SISTER ACT”, I edited this on Picture manager.

I looked at the different layouts on the rock magazines such as Kerrang! On Kerrang your eye can scan down the page and take all the information in, I wanted my magazine to do that to.

My magazine did this because there is the main picture and your eye can scan down the page and take all the information in, I tried to ensure the layout was not too busy. I wanted every component of the magazine to be noticed and to be read by the reader.
Connotation
The Photograph
I took the photographs myself. The main photograph of the article in the magazine is of me and my sister. I called the picture and the band we are in Sweet and Sour. I put my digital camera on a self timer.
Sweet and Sour
The original picture of Sweet and Sour was in plain color and I felt needed editing to put on the front cover. So I decided to use Adobe Fireworks CS3. I uploaded the picture of Sweet and Sour on Adobe Fireworks CS3 and decided to experiment with the tools. I felt the colors needed changing, but I had to ensure the colors still connotate rock music. So i made the decision to use the colors Black and White, I used a solid fill, however, the texture of the color was Grain. You can still see Sweet and Sour underneath this color.
The Pose
Both of the band members are staring up at the reader. I am on the right, and I am pulling a mischievous smile, however, this is slightly hidden by the colors, and my sister is pulling a pout and striking a whacky pose. The whacky pose is meant to make the photograph a bit amusing as I don’t want my magazine to be taken too seriously. I am on the right and the mischievous smile I am pulling at the reader is meant to catch their eye. The pose my sis is pulling is meant to make the reader smile; she is pulling what we call the myspace pose. She is staring into the reader’s eye to appear cheeky. I have my head lent against hers, although I don’t cover her face are hoodie, I am pulling a mischievous smile at the reader to make them wonder why I am looking mischievous. Neither me nor my sister look serious.
The Clothes
We are both in grey hoodies;however, the grey hoodies are again covered in color even though we are on a grey and black background we still stand out from the background as the hoodies we are wearing are a lighter shade of grey. My sister has her hood up, and this frames her face and defines her facial feature. Her blonde hair stands out even though most of it is covered in black and white in the photograph and again like the hood actual frames her face, and makes the face she is pulling stand out, she is looking up directly at the reader and pulling a pout, this makes her seem a little sour and mischievous. Her face is covered in Black and White but her blue eyes stand out to the readers eye. My hair covers part of my face, as some of the band artists on the magazines such as Kerrang! and NME! do hide part of their face sometimes. Although my hair does frame my face, and my Blue eye stands out to the reader, I am directly making eye contact with the reader.

Language
The visual presentation is me and my sister Hannah a.k.a Sweet and Sour. My sister is on the left, she has her hood up and is pulling the “myspace pose” and I am pulling a mischievous smile to the reader. The poses we are doing are meant to make the reader smile and make them wonder why we would strike poses like that, but the way we are each posing represents “Sweet and Sour”. The Sweet and Sour photograph I edited on Adobe Fireworks CS3, I decided to fill in the faces with black and white, because I noticed on a lot of rock magazines Black and Whites are used and again this connotes rock music. There are other photographs which I took of other bands which are going to be in the magazine. All the pictures are smaller because they are not on the double page spread. The pictures are unique in their own ways, especially the photograph of “SISTER ACT” which I edited on Picture manager, I changed the colors. I cropped all the pictures because I did not want to re-size them and ruin the picture. The pictures are all different components and make up the magazine.
I tried to make the fonts I used similar to music magazines such as Kerrang!, however, I tried to make the font I used different. The biggest font was the masthead and I did not want it blending into the picture, and I did not want it to take over the picture, so I tried to make the masthead NRM by outlining each letter. I tried to make NRM the biggest font on the page, to make it stand out to the reader and make the reader buy it. But it is also important that the masthead is outlined because the name of the magazine needs to be remembered by the reader, so when they go back to a shop they will remember it The lettering is shattered int he masthead because I wanted it to seem that the writing had been shattered by loud music. Other text such as “ROCK ALERT” and “SWEET AND SOUR” are in capital letters and in bright colors so they will be recognized. “ROCK ALERT” is in bright red because it is meant to connotates an alarm, as alarms alert people. “ROCK ALERT” is at a slant as if it is shaking because this rock band needs to be known about. The other text on the other pictures is smaller because the text is on less important pictures, and needs to be noticed because they are new bands, but the smaller text shows that these articles aren’t as important as the “SWEET AND SOUR” article. But again the text on the smaller pictures is in colours which stand out to the eye.

Institution
The magazine is being produced for people who are into the genre of music, although I am aiming the magazine at the age group 15-25 years old. The magazine will interest the readers with the latest news from the rock world, the latest gigs, offers chances for bands to play with other rock bands, and interviews with the latest bands. This allows the readers to know what is going on the rock world. This magazine is meant to entertain the readers. There is also other gossip on inthe latest albums being released.

Ideology
The magazine is going to be based on the rock music world. Some of the values of the magazine are the values of the bands and how good they are.

Audience
The audience I am aiming this magazine at is anyone in the age group of 15-25 who are into the rock music world, however, I am also aiming NRM at anyone who likes to read about rock music.

Representation
My magazine NRM is representing the rock bands, so the photographs I take need to represent the rock bands being shown. Also the magazine is representing the audience by using the bands they like. The main photograph I used needed to represent a rock band which would appeal to the audience, and also needed to represent the rock band itself. I tried to make the image relate to the genre of rock music.

Draft copies of Front Cover done on the Computer

Here are some of the draft front covers I have done. I have tried out and different layouts, out of these draft front covers I will choose my final version.

Draft Copy 1

This is draft Copy 1 I have tried a layout which i think a rock magazine would look like. I have decided on this photograph for certain reasons, please read my final evaluation to explain why i have chosen the pictures and the font.

Draft 2

Again I have done another Draft Copy, however, I have changed the layout and made some changes on the way the magazine is laid out, however, I have kept the original pictures, font and the other designs as I am happy with them, however, I am trying out different layouts.

Draft 3

This is my third draft, and again I am trying out the different layouts and how the magazine could look.

Draft 4

This is my final draft of all of them, I don't think i will choose this layout. But it is one of the draft copies.

Analysis of Draft of My Music Magazine NRM

Draft of Music Magazine NRM!

This is the draft copy of my music magazine NRM. I planned it out on plain A4 paper. I decided to use the music magazines Kerrang! and NME as my templates for the magazine, however, I have added a twist and not copied there designs and used the magazines as templates.

Masthead

As you can see the masthead is NRM (New Rock Music). I tried to think up a name which was going to be unique and different. I used the idea of an acromyn where each letter stands for something, in this case N=New R=Rock M=Music, however, i did not make it the same as the NME magazine. The name also represents what the music is about which is mainly rock with inide mixed in. The name is different to the other music magazines out there today.

The Language

Again the name represents the genre of magazine which is Rock music. i am planning for the masthead, NRM, to be inc olours which will catch the readers eye, and make the reader to want to know. On the front cover i will ensure that the images I take are very much like the images seen on the front of rock and indie magazines such as Kerrang! and NME, where dark colours are used, but i am also going to base my layout of the magazine on these magazines, I am going to be thinking baout how my image may tzake up the whole of the front cover or will take up part of the front cover, with other pictures on the front. I am also going to thinking bsaou tth eactual pictures such as how the people int he picture are to pose, what make-up and clothes they wear and the location i take th epicture in.

The sort of font I am going to be using for the masthead, NRM, is going to bright and colourfu, so the readers eye is caught by the desing of the masthead. The other font such as "SWEET and Sour" is going to also be in bright colours because again this is one of the mains tioories i want to stand out, so i will us ebright, large font to catch the readers eye, and draw them in to want to know, the images have to do exactly the same. The other wrinting such as "PLUS" is going to be in bold white writing on a dark background to emphasize what else can be found in the magazine. But the biggest font is going to have to be the Masthead as this is important to representing the magazine. The other font such as the other bands which are in the magazine, and the competition i am gong to be adverttising is going to be in a smaller white font, btu will stand out from the dark background.

Institution

I am going to be producing the rock magazineThe magazine is going to be based on genre of rock music and allow the reader to know about the latest bands, the latest tours, the latest news from the rock world and competitions which ar eon fofer.

Ideology

The idea behind the magazine is to inform the audience about the rock music world and keep them up to date about what ios going on, and the other aim is to entertain the audience. I am going to be basing the magazine on bands and how they dress, how they sing and what thertheir personality is like. But the main aim is to show that rock music is to entertain and to get a certain emssage across depending on what the song is about. The images i am going to take are going to be representing the rock world and to try and entertain the audience.

Audience

The audience I am going to be aiming the music magazine NRM at is the audeince aged 15-25, and weho are into the music genres of rock and indie. But also it can be read anyone who wants to be informed about the rock and indie music world. The magazine will eb for both genders, so there will be a mixture of all sorts of the rock and inide music world which both genders will have an interest in.

Representation

The magazine si going to be representing rthe audience aged 15-25 year old, and anyoen who is the geres of rock and indie music. My pictures are going to represent the rock and indie world, and will be representing how people are who like rock and indie music.

The Basics for the Magazine

The Basics

Name of the Magazine

I am going to come up with different names for the magazine each relating to the music genre of Rock.

Rock World-This one is easy to remember, it is basically representing what the magazine is publishing which is the latest news and gossip in the world of Rock. However, I am unsure whether I should use this particular name as in my opinion it is not as catchy.

NRM (New Rock Music)-This represents what is going on in the rock world. Each day new rock music is being developed. Also it is easy for my target audience which is people aged 15-25 to remember. I feel the name is catchy and will be on the lips of everyone. The name is abbreviated and I was inspired by the music magazine NME , NME is a music magazine which is easy to remember and everyone knows. So I want my music magazine to be simple and easy to remember.

Rock Anthems- This represents what sort of rock music is around, what bands are releasing what. It is also easy to remember as it is a simple name.

Loud Pitch-This is associated with all music so it can be said that this does not just represent one music genre like I want it to. However, the Loud we can associate with Rock Music as rock music is loud.

Loud-This is also the pitch of rock music. The rock music around today is very loud to the ear. So I tried to think of a word which could be associated with Rock Music.

I have decided on NRM (New Rock Music). This is easy to remember as it is only 3 letters long, however, each letter stands for a word. The word “New” represents that new bands and new songs are always being released every day. Rock is the work which represents the music genre which is rock music. The word music basically describes what the magazine is about which is the music world. However, the whole name together is basically saying what the magazine is about which latest events are being held in the world of rock, and the bands and the songs they are releasing.

Prices

As my magazine is aimed at people aged 15-25 I want it to be reasonably priced. Although I do have to consider the cost of printing and the quality of paper I use. I have come to the rough price of £2.40 as this will cover the quality of the paper and the printing. The readers will get a lot for the price.

Release

My magazine will be released weekly, as it will give the weekly gossip and news from the Rock World. The main aim is to keep the audience of my magazine updated with everything that is going on in the rock world, but also to entertain them and not bore them.