Magazine Plan

This image shows a mock up design for the layout of the front cover of my music magazine. It shows how the masthead should be placed in the top left hand side of the page which is conventional of a magazine. I would also like all other texts to be down the left hand side which would show other articles which are featured within the magazine. There should also be a small eadline along the top of the magazine just above the masthead. The image should be the main focus and cover the majority of the page. At the right hand side of the mast head there could also be a smaller image related to another article. The main headline should be almost central and overlay the main image. It should be eyecatching, bright and bold. And finally in the bottom corner should be a bar code which all magazines must have. Alongside the bar code will be the price, date and issue number.









This image on the left shows some ideas for fonts for the mast head. I chose the name melody because it is a music magazine and melody is related to music overall, and not just one particular genre. This is suitable for this magazine as it does not relate to one particular genre, it relates to popular music. Out of these five particular typefaces, I like the first image as the letters sway and are uneven which reminds me of musical notes on a stave. However I also like the bold style of the second typeface although I think this could be more suited to the headline.












These four images are possibilities for the front cover. I took a wide range of photographs for this magazine and these I believe are four which could possibly used for the front cover, my favourites being the first and second image. The second image would allow for space so that more text can be placed on the cover without the main focus being interrupted. I chose a plain background to keep the cover simple and also so the text would show up more clearly. Also the background would't distract from the main focus of the image. I would edit the colouring on each photo making them brighter so that they stood out more and hopefully looked a little more professional.