Magazine Flat Plans

Magazine Front Cover

Rationale: For the magazine front cover i have chosen to use a medium shot, with the focus being on the person who is presumably the lead singer in the band and of whom the pull out quote is coming from. The positioning of the pull out quote is arranged to allow the reader to make the connection between the quote and the person saying it, in this case it features just below him. The masthead is to be white, backed against a thin yellow line and then a thin blue line making it stand out whilst also setting the colour tone, this scheme of colour is to be repeated in the border of the magazine, and connotes to a retro feel when combined with the red used on the cover. The sell lines and pull out quote will feature in red with a white outline, allowing for sophistication and to stand out from dark/ light areas of the photograph. The band are slightly canted however the angle is not - this shows the band and the magazine perhaps differ on levels.

Magazine Double Page Spread

Rationale: For the magazine double page spread photograph, i have opted a slight tilt upwards shot, allowing for both featured members to appear of a bigger stature, it is very much of central persuasion towards the same person who is presumed to be the lead singer in the band on the front cover. The background of the photograph is quite natural looking as it is outdoors, to create continuity of the double page it is important to use natural colours on the opposing page. A light stone background colour is my choice, with a white box of a lower transparency where the text is, that features a bold dark red font colour, the colour of the pull out quote will match the text and stand out on the light background. The four photographs are unused photos from the shot, supposed to be of joking atmosphere and never intended for the cover itself or the doule page spread, they are to all feature a white background with the same stripe colour theme as that of the cover.


Magazine Contents Page

Rationale: The contents page is much more colour orientated then photograph, it is also more a page of information. The two photographs that are present, are presented to look like polaroid snapshots, i will use shadowing in photoshop to make this look realistic. The masthead is to be in the exact same style as on the front cover, which is also going to be present in the space logo - which will feature the masthead from the front cover. The colour theme of blue, yellow, white and red appears in organised strips of dripping colour, perhaps to look like paint - often an image used in the modern music magazine. The triangular shape with slanted text is an advertisement of the magazine's subscription offers, the background colour is yellow whilst the text is in black, this theme is then subverted in th main text area with a red background and white bold text as the actual contents part of the page.