Main Task: Final Piece - Contents - Development

This is my original contents page, I have gone with similar conventions as the popular music magazine KERRANG as I thought it was a good layout and easy to read.

I decided to change my magazines contents page. I did this because there was not enough content on my page, and also I decided to make better use of original images to give it a more professional look

Main Task: Final Piece - Cover - Development

This is my original idea for the cover of my magazines.

I have decided to change the cover of my music magazine to fit better to the conventions of a rock music magazine. I have added the headline in a banner across the main image like the popular rock magazine 'KERRANG'.

I have changed the front cover of my magazine. I have done this because it gives it a more professional feel as there is a tag line, date and price, which fits with the conventions of an original magazine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main Task: Image Editing

 

 

 

 

 

Original.

Edit

Edit. For this image I have change the curves which changes the colour of the image. I have done this because it brings focus upon the band on stage as the crowd has been made darker, this also gives the picutre more of a rock feel. I have chose this image because it shows the typical rock gig scene, which links to the genre of the magazine.

Original

Edit

Edit. For this image I have changed the curves so that the hand is more vibrant and it can also further show the rock genre of the magazine. I have chosen this image as it is a picture of a hand with the hand signal for rock, which fits the genre of music my magazine is about.

Original

Edit

Edit. On this image I have changed the curves to make it more vibrant, then I have used the black and white edit tool so it fits with the house style of my magazine. I have chosen this picture as it is a picture from a gig I went to. Simon Leone, the lead singer of the retiring rock band Madina Lake is the man in the photo, I will use this photo for my cover page.

Main Task: Image Choice

These are the images which I have chosen to use on my magazine product. I have chose these as they all fit the genre of music which I am basing my magazine on. I have edited all of the photos to make them more vibrant and easier to see.

Main Task: Colour Palettes

Colour Palettes

The colour palette for my front cover is black, white and red. I have chose these colours because all three of them stand out from eachother so they would not clash and maybe strain the eyes when you are looking at them. Thw white text fits well on the black text box, also, the white number fits well on the red splash.

 

For my contents page I have chosen the colours black, yellow and white. I have chosen this colour palette because the colours do not clash. I have had feedback for my contents page and the peer that has reviewed it has told me that the white does not suit, so I should change the text to black and have a yellow faded background so that the text and main image is still readable.

The colour palette for my double page spread is black, white and blue. I have chose these colours as they do not clash and can easily be seen on top of eachother. I have used white text on a faded black background so that it is easier to read, yet you can still see the background image which is a picture I took at one of Madina Lake's gigs.



Main Task: Language and Register

Language and Register

I have looked at the magazine 'KERRANG' to try and see if I can get inspiration of the conventions and stories which are inside the magazine. After reading many of KERRANG's magazines I have noticed that there is an informal language used, which also includes some bad language. This language shows that it is aimed at teenagers and young adults rather than children. Also, this type of language can represent the social group which read this genre of magazine, people who like the rock genre of music are also known to speak informally with hints of bad language.