I first hand drew my cover idea as a practice so I could box out areas for images and text. This example has the text around where the image will be, so it doesn’t look too crowded, I included an image of spilt glitter in the corner to put puffs of information on, thus making it stand out .

My second idea included the same concept of having the text around the image, however the masthead is on the right and the puffs are on the top right, at the bottom I might include secondary long shot images and arrange them into a shape of a flower, this idea was obtained from company magazine

I did a mock up of

my layout on

FIREWORKS to create

an outline to work

with for when I’m

constructing my real

magazine cover, it’s

useful as I can play

around with the sizes

and virtually visualise

my draft front cover

I created my final cover on

FIREWORKS which is great for

constructing

posters/magazines/album

covers, I settled with my

second idea for my cover

but omitted the secondary

images and replaced it with

a puff in the corner. The text

surrounds the face so the

image can be seen and is

not obscured. To ensure this I

slightly overlapped the

image over the masthead to

give it more dimension, yet

the masthead is still legible.

I hand drew my initial contents ideas, my first idea was

to locate the masthead (‘contents’) at the top of the

page to allow more space for the text, the text was

displayed in columns , in different sections to break up

the text, each section had a different subheading. The

images would be edited into diamond shapes and

grouped together to add interest. The editors letter

would be in the top corner on a box out.

My second initial contents idea had the masthead

placed vertically to the left of the page, thus allowing

more text to be shown, the text would be on the right

hand side, split into subgroups and placed on a box out.

The images would be in the centre of the page in a

column and the editors letter would be at the bottom in

the corner as the images are the most important.

I had the opportunity to change my designs on

fireworks, For my first idea I changed around

the text and images into a more columned

form to make it easier to navigate, also I

omitted the editors letter as I felt it would get

too cramped.

For this version, I kept the

masthead in the same place but

moved the text and images

around so they looked less formal

and more fun, also this way I can

make the images bigger so the

reader can see them better.

In terms of my real contents page

layout I chose my initial idea but

added an editors letter because I

had some free space. The text is in

columns to make it easier to read

and the three images I used

(secondary images) separate the

text, I also used bold box outs to

distinguish the different types of

article for easier navigation. The

masthead is in the same format as

the cover masthead, thus creating

continuity.

For my first double page spread

idea, I chose for lots of different

sized images to be used to add

interest, the text would be in

columns and the headline on a

box out to make it clearer.

For my second idea, I wanted to have a main image and lots of smaller images in a column, almost like a film strip, the text

would be in columns on white box outs as the background to the whole page would be a photo of purple glitter (to link with the cover and Dps, to create an artist theme). The headline would be on box outs on top of the main image.

For my first idea, I changed it

slightly on fireworks by making

the images a bit smaller to

allow for more room for the

text.

For my second idea, I didn’t

change any of it, I like the

way the images and text are

laid out as it looks neat and

professional but still quirky.

For my double page spread

, I decided to go with my

second idea as it was more

structured. I have added an

album cover I created for

my artist and an extra

image in the column to fill a

gap. The text is well ordered

and I have included an

artist quote to break up the

text so it looks more

interesting.