Contents Progression

Cover Progression

Contents update

This is my newly designed contents page which I have created to go into my magazine. I have updated the main image on the contents page so it isn't the same as the person on the front of the magazine. I like this photo at it fits well into my magazine and I really like the layout to my contents page.

I have now stretched the text downwards so its longer in length and matches the text on the front cover of my magazine. I have changed the text next to the page number to match the name of my magazine. Using another image on my contents shows that my magazine isn't all about one band in particular and also speaks about other bands which all music magazines do.

weekly plan

This week I am going to add improvements onto my final designs and also I am going to update my blog to make sure I have everything on my blog up to date

contents and double page spread updated

Sirens logo

Because all rock bands have a unique text to their band name I have decided to create a unique logo to my band name using the "bombing" font which I have downloaded and sued throughout my magazine. I have decided to change the main S letter so it has been flipped horizontally and is bigger than the rest of the text making the S stand out fully I have created this text because all rock bands have a unique style of text to their band name.

Cover update

I have received feedback on my designs and I have decided to change a few parts to my front cover. Firstly I have changed the name of magazine as other rock magazines use a longer magazine name I have decided to go for a longer magazine name of "megadeath" rather than "venom" which is too short. Also I like the longer title as you don't have to stretch the text for it to fit the whole width of the magazine.

I have also made my masthead a lot longer in length because on traditional rock magazines the masthead is usually quite thick in length so I have decided to go for that choice of masthead.

I have decided to use another text for the name of my band "The Sirens" which looks a lot better as most rock bands have a unique type of text for their name and I think the font I have used is very unique and looks like the font that a rock band would use.

Feedback Contents Page

After receiving feedback from my teacher on my contents page I updated my contents age by adding a page number at the bottom left of the page and also I got rid of the purple box in the background as it stood out too much. I moved the main image to the left so I could fit photos of other bands onto my contents page so it didn't look like the magazine was all about one band. I still need to collect some more photos for my contents page.

I took the idea of the bottom right block from Kerrang magazine and created my own subscription part to the contents page. I still need to find myself some new fonts that will make my magazine look more professional.

Feedback Cover Page

The first picture shown is my original cover mock design which I had many ideas for. After getting feedback from my teacher on the cover page I had decided to take the advice and change around a few parts to my design. The other two pictures shown are the same but both of them have a different coloured title as I have not decided what title to use yet.

Both the new images show a different font used for my masthead of my cover page and I have decided to make the main image bigger. I have taken off some text below the main text as it seemed there was too much text for the cover page. I have only added one line of text which now looks more suitable and looks more like the magazine I am aiming to recreate which is the Kerrang magazine style. I made the box at the bottom smaller which meant the bar-code and the text next to it would have to be moved so I moved the text and it looks better than before. I have added a banner behind the main text as my magazine inspiration Kerrang magazine issues a banner behind the main text on one of it's cover pages.

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Weekly Plan

In this weeks lessons I plan to improve on my designs to make sure I can achieve the maximum possible marks for my Magazine and also to make sure my blog posts are all up to date.

Audience Feedback

When receiving feedback off my fellow classmates jack left a comment on my blog allowing me to know what I need to change in my magazine to make sure I get the most marks available. Jacks comment said:

"Callum, your magazine drafts is one of my favorite, it really works with your genre of music and you have a very good idea of where you are wanting to take your ideas and how you would like your finished product to look. The model on your front cover looks really good, she fits the magazine genre perfectly with a serious rock look about her. The image also has no shadow at all which really highlights some good photography and directing skills you have and it really stands pout on your page. I only have one negative and that the front cover bottom burgundy box with text inside, I think you could do with making the text bigger, or making the box smaller, but i feel you need to get remove the space which is above and below the text inside it. I hope i haven't been to picky with that but i am really looking forward to seeing your final product! Keep up with her good work!"

This comment allowed me to know that there were some good aspects on my produced pages and that also there was things that I needed to change to make sure I got the most marks possible. Jacks feedback allowed me to realise that the box on the front cover which I had designed was too big and that I needed to change the size of the box and I have done so and my front cover is now looking better.

Teacher Feedback

With the drafts I have produced I allowed my teacher to look at my drafts and he gave me crucial feedback which would boost my grade in designing my magazine. I listened to his feedback and made improvements to my magazine which will hopefully give me a better grade when it comes to designing my final magazine idea.