mock double page spread

this is my double page spread , the main image covers half of the page and go's across both pages to give it some continuity. the head line will be across the main image in bold text so the audience can clearly see what it is about.

the article will be along the bottom in formal text. I noticed alot of double page spreads were lay ed out this way so i based mine in the same arrangement. i also have3 smaller images down the side of the page giving the audience some more understanding on what the article will be about.

mock content page

this is a mock layout of my content page. it consists of a main image covering about 50% of my page , i made it this size as many top magazines have it this way. the masthead is across the top to keep it linked with the front cover and so people know straight away what they are looking at. my contents page has the features witch is page numbered and what is on each page so the reader knows were to look for each particular story. and in the bottom left Corner i have a space for things that are in every weeks issue of my magazine such as quiz's or competitions.

mock layout front cover

i have used the same layout as many top music magazines use to creat there magazines. with the masthead across the top and a big main image cover a large percentage of the page. To ether side cover lines, and at the bottom, the bar code date and issue. this is the most used layout in music magazines so i feel it will be best for my magazine to.

planning

i have now done my research. i am going to move onto planning witch consists of mood boards, mock layouts and spider diagrams. planning is a stage were you pull all your research together and start to create my own magazine cover using all the codes and conventions to create a well presented magazine cover contents page and double page spread. i am going to use :

-main image

-text

-fonts

-bar code

-date /issue

-cover lines

-colour

to create my magazine after doing all of my research i will lay it out in the way many top music magazines have done to create a realistic music magazine.

to do this i will use technology such as word, publisher, photo shop and paint. this will give me the opportunity to make it look as professional as possible. i will also plan using spider diagrams to help give me a clearer idea of my magazine. i will produce mock layouts of the front cover contents page and double page spread using publisher. i will then start to construct my final copies on photo shop

planning - target audience

I am going to be creating an R&B music magazine, after my research i feel that the target audience for my magazine is for 16-24 men and woman who enjoy listening to R&B music and like to know the news and gossip of there favorite artists and the R&B industry. i belive this would be the best age group of people as they listen to music more than anyother age catogory. i chose men and woman beacuse there are faoumor woman artists in the R&B genre witch appeals to girls rather than boys.

double page spread

this is another double page spread i found in the same issue of Q magazine. the spread is about another well know band oasis. i picked this one out as i belive its another good exsample of a double page spread , i noticed it had a similar layout as the westlife double page spread. the image this time only covers 50% of the page. it shows the band members walking down a street looking very causual , the text on the other hand says the unliky lads, in bold white writting, this is suggesting they have done something who noone expected them to do. this makes the reader want to know more about the article and again just like in the other double page spread the article is in very small writting.

double page spread

This double page spread is out of Q magazine. i have noticed that all off the double page spread i have researched they are very similar in the way they have been presented. In this particular double page spread the main image is off westlife a highly successful pop band. the image covers about 75 % of the double page spread. the main image links to the text witch says smell the glove in big bold red writing, this is done so it catches the readers attention straight away. the image shows each band member pointing or showing there gloves. underneath the main image there is an article about the band. it is particularly small so people who read it would have to be drawn in by the big image as i don't feel people would be drawn to it straight away. down the right hand side of the spread there is further more images showing the band at a concert and singing autographs this give the impression the text at the bottom maybe talking about up coming events or how the concert went. the audience for this page would be fans of the band west life and who are interested in what they have to say.

content page

The image of the contents page is of a band standing on a hill which is natural which is quite calm and different to the conventional plain background.Also the contents page is in 3 columns. 1 column is named features this will include all the main headline witch is inside the magazine. the word features is in white with a red back ground this could link to the institution of the magazine witch is Q, witch is lay ed out is the same way White with a red background. The second column is named every month. this shows what is included in the magazine every month. it is all so linked with the institution of the magazine with a red background and white writing. the 3d column is called review this shows all the reviews with famous artists.

This is a collage of vibe magazines. In each one of these magazines they all have the same layout. Each vibe magazine has a main image in the center of the page of a successful artist with the masthead slightly behind them.

The institution of all of these magazines is vibe, and the purpose and objectives is to inform entertain and make money. This is done through sell lines, of cover lines and the main image of a well known artist. All music magazines contain these, they are just little snippets of what is in the magazine. what cover lines do is sell the magazine and draws the reader in. all off these magazines have bar codes this shows it is there to make money.

The colour in each of the magazines is bring to catch the readers attention. in many of the the magazines the masthead is in the same colour as the sell lines these are the ones that stand out most.