double page spread

This is my final double page spread, I decided to go for the black and white look I did this because it is different and not many double page spreads are featured in just black and white. The black and white compliments the image and makes it appear more proffessional.
The sub-heading is 'Miss DuBoi' the name of my female artist, I did this so that it introduces the artist to the audience, I used a handwriting type font which I collected of the site dafont.com I did this so that it appeared that my female artist had signed her autograph on the page.
Underneath the sub-heading is a few lines which is basically explaining what to expect in the article, also when researching I noticed that many double page spreads do this therefore I took this into account. The article itself is an interview at first I was just going to write information about the singer however I liked the idea of interviewing my female artist I think it would almost be like introducing her to the audience which i liked. For the image I again featured her with headphones for the same reason as it shows it is about music, I made her pose with her hand on her hip so that it looked like she had attitude and confidence which could perhaps represent her music and style. I also wanted her looking down as this is unique and different which I wanted, I also wanted the image to be long so that it filled up the left page. I lightened the image using picasa which is used to edit photographs, I lightened it so that it blended in with white background featured on the right page.
At the beginning of the article I used a dropcap as this again looked professional and these are often featured in magazine articles and newspapers.

plan of the double page spread

This is what I am hoping my double page spread will turn out to look like. As you can see on the left page the main image will take up the full page, from researching music magazines many of the double page spreads are featured like this and I think it looks proffesional and I like the way it displayed. On the right page the sub-headline will be featured at the top of the page this is so that it introduces the article to the reader and tells them what the article is going to be about, the article is going to be an interview this will also help the reader almost get to know the artist and what she is about.

front cover

This is my final front cover, I decided to go with the name 'flex' this is because the genre of the magazine is dance music therefore i thought that 'flex' was well suited with the genre. I also think it sounds modern and upbeat.
For my masthead I used the colour black I did this because I wanted it to be bold against the light yellow background of the picture, therefore if I had used a bright colour for the masthead it would have not stood out as much. The font I used for the masthead is from the website dafont.com it is almost a retro look and the font is often featured on posters for clubs etc therefore I took this into account. I also used the colour black for my main headline for the same reason that it will appear bold, I also gathered the font from dafont.com, I think the font I picked for the main headline looks stylish which I wanted as I think it is well suited to the main image.
For the main image I deliberately made my model be pictured holding headphones as this represents music, and the reader immediately knows it is a music magazine. I also dressed her in colourful, stylish clothing and jewellry as I wanted to represent the female artist as modern and stylish which I think is important, I also added extentions to her hair because many female artists today are pictured wearing them aswel as styling her hair I also applied colourful make-up as this would make the picture stand out even more and it could also represent the magazine as bright and original.
The writing underneath the main headline is describing in several words what to expect in the article, I used modern informal language as this would appeal more to the target audience I am appealing to, I also used pink colours this is because when I was researching dance music magazines the many of the texts and articles used yellow, orange, pink colours as this often represents the type of music therefore I took this into account when choosing the colours.
Down the left handside of the magazine I displayed a made up website for the magazine I did this because it makes the magazine appear more realistic. As you can see the main image of the front cover is of my female artist 'miss DuBoi' I wanted the name of my female artist to be original which I think I have. My magazine is a monthly magazine as I think it would be more successful if it was, I also chose a reasonable price of £2.95 I think is not to expensive or to cheap.

plan of the front cover

This is a plan of what I am hoping the front cover of my
magazine will eventually look like.
The masthead will feature at the top of the page, however at the left handside this is so that I can make room for the main image and an advertisement. I have thought of several ideas for names for my magazine. Also after researching and looking at different music magazines I have taken into account that the masthead looks best and more proffesional featured at the top of the magazine.
The main image which will feature on my front page and it will be of the music artist, the background will be of the picture my reasons for this is because I think it looks more natural and also it will look bright and colourful. The main headline will overlap the picture as I think it looks more proffesional and the audience will also realise the main article is about the main image.
I have deliberately not featured other stories and plugs on the front cover this is so that the main focus is on the female artist, however I have featured a 'competition' at the top right hand corner this is so that the music magazine appears more realistic.

The name for my magazine

I have been researching for my magazine and have come up with several ideas for the name of my dance music magazine.

• FLEX- The name flex ididcates that the magazine is associated with dance music which is also associated with clubs in which you dance and move, I also think 'flex' appears modern and upto date I think it would definitely appeal to young adults.

• CLUB- This would definitely show the reader that the magazine genre is dance, the noun 'club' is often associated with dance and upbeat music therefore this is why I came up with this idea.

• TWIST- Like 'flex' twist is also like a dance move, I also think it is a very catchy name and sounds fun and upbeat.

different font types

I selected five different fonts for my titel for my magazine, I did this so that I could have an option and also so I could compare and see which I thought looked best for the genre of the magazine. I collected my fonts from dafont.com.

The first font is named 'clubland' so I staight away thought that this font would be suitable for my magazine because this is associated with dance music, I have also seen this font on many posters advertising certain club nights etc.

The second font is very simple however bold this therefore could stand out if placed on a front cover of a magazine, the third and fourth fonts are very similar in looks but have that retro look about them and finally the fifth font I like this is because it appears modern and stylish and would perhaps appeal to the target audience

photos for my front cover