Music Magazine: Contents Page Aspiration

This is a issue of Metal Hammer and basically how I want my Contents page to be like when completed I will use this contents as a template for my contents. Important things which look good on this page are the the editors column which will obviously be edited towards my magazine. But mainly the the listings. The listings use a consisting font with only a change of colour for the page number which is a good idea since it separates them. I also like the usage of the double page spread on important segments of the magazine.

Music Magazine: Third Draft

Due to the previous image being blurry I have used a different image which blurred. It also attracts the eyes of all three members of Lucidity. I am still searching for a font to replace the mast head font. I also realize I will have to change Lucidity's name to white so it will stand out on the page. I have encapsulated the title in a bubble type elipse which throughly makes it stand out much more I now need to develop this cover further and make a contents and double page spread.

Music Magazine: Magazine Cover Draft 2

This is my magazine cover 2nd draft while I do like the background I am begining to think that the title font for "Rock 'Ard" is rather poor in practise. While it was voted the popularist font I for the good of the project will change the font since it doesnt look rocky enough therefore not attracted target market. I also added cross heads with band fonts. I will however probably have to change the band names from "Metallica" and  "Iron Maiden" to stop copy right infringements.

Music Magazine: Magazine: Cover Draft 1 Analyisis

I was told by my peers that the background image was a great picture to use as the background. However improvements for me to make are to make the title more visable, add some more cross heads to show whats going to be in the magazine and to make the image stand out more.

Music Magazine: Magazine Cover Draft 1

Currently I have been busy working on my magazine front cover and due to some technical issue which involved me losing my work, resulting in me losing my current progress I have had to start again and which resulted in lack of postings recently.

This is my first draft of my magazine it is only a basic mock up therefore I will add addintional thing to it upon later mock ups. I will also need to change fonts and add extras like cross heads and a band logo.

Music Magazine: Layout Results

The results for my layout templates are that the more decorative layout 3 is the more popular design, maybe because the design appealed to the more mass market the result are as followed:

Layout 1: 2

Layout 2: 2

Layout 3: 7

Music Magazine: Research Conventions 2

 This is a very conventional magazine cover for a band. It features a band who are pictured with a low angle shot to make them look powerful. They are also shown in a long shot which shows their domance of the page. The splash segrigates their faces from their bodies which shows the most important thing on the page is the bands faces rather than the legs. Other conventions include the pug in the top right corner depicting that the readers will get a free CD and the postitions of the cross heads in the bottom right side is generally a place where they would go.









This a semi-conventional magazine cover. The main unconventionals are that Dave Mustane is covering most the magazine title which makes the M and the A very hard to see and shows his dominance. The editing aswell is unconvtional since his hair looks as if it is set on fire and the lighting storm. It is very rare on magazine covers that elements will be merged most will stick to ethier. The cover also features some irony by using slang that would not be used by the readers of the magazine "well 80's issue" the use of arupt language on the cover aswell shows that this magazine appeals to those of a more older taste. The conventions that are normal are three giant splashs which cover most of the picture and the most important one about Megadeth is nearer the top and stands out the most due it being about Dave Mustane.

Music Magazine: Research Conventions 1

This is a very unconvential cover. The main reason is due to the mass of people on the front cover. Usually a cover is based around a specific person or band. The magazine is based around the Award the Golden God which is in the middle of the page making all the rockers around it who are probably canditiates for the award as if they they are circling the award. The shot is also a high angle shot which is used to attempt to visualise that gods are looking down on them. The high angle shot is unconventional since it makes people generally look smaller while normally you would be attempting to show that the people on the front cover has pressence and domination therefore a low angle shot or a straight on view is conventional.

Music Magazine: Camera Shot Usage

This is a close up. When searching the web it was difficult to find images that were of rock and metal magazines. However this Kanye West cover is a prime example. The close up shows a lot of detail in the face and expression of a person which is great for showing emotion or in Kanye's case smugness of him saying "I am Rap". For my magazine I would use a close up mainly for cover not really for the double page since that would be unconventional although may create good effect.










This is a medium shot. It covers the waist upwards. This shot of Slash and Fergie also has a low angle to it aswell which is used to make Slash and Fergie seem taller and therefore more dominating than they actually are. This cover also uses a lot of added effects like the skin tone on Fergie, enhanced muscles on Slash (come on hes a guitar player not a weight lifter) and obviously a snake on Slashes arm. A medium shot is a good idea for a double page spread and cover. I would personally like Classic Rock's idea of the medium shot however the CGI on the picture is a little extreme.







A long shot captures the whole body in the shot. It is great for capturing whole poses of people like this picture of Lily Allen which shows her as cheeky since she is not showing her face and has her back turned to the readers. It also gives a sense of distance that you do not get with the other shots.

Photoshoot Pictures 2: Lucidity

Photoshoot Pictures 1: Individual

Music Magazine: Photoshoot

Tomorrow I am taking Lucidity for a photoshoot I will post my photo roll on to Blogger at the end of the shoot

Music Magazine: Layout Research 3

This is my third layout draft. This layout focuses on being more decorative than showing all the info on the inside which can sell magazine purly based on the cover. The use of a diagonal splash aswell makes the magazine seem more decorative than infomative as does the enhanced border, which may contain cross heads.

Music Magazine: Layout Research 2

This is my second attempt at a layout for my magazine. I have included a pug and made the masthead bigger. I have also included the splash which goes under the main picture to detail what the magazine is about. The pug could perhaps be used to detail an offer in the magazine I personally like this template.

Music Magazine: Layout Research 1

This my first layout draft. I have placed the basic features that go on a magazine cover including Masthead, Logo, Borders for the picture aswell. I like the idea of adding a border around the picture to show the gothic aspect of the group. However the area where the border is rather empty leaving excess space which is a waste.

Music Magazine: Band Name

The band I am using to is called Lucidity this is there band name logo. I will have to incorporate this on the cover of the magazine

Music Magazine: Masthead Font Result

After interviewing my peers about which font they beleive to the best suited to the masthead of the magazine.

Starcraft: 5
Cowboys: 2
Daft Font: 2
Pirates: 0
Space Marine: 3

The Starcraft font was trhe most liked by my peers so I shall oblige and use my Starcraft font to display the masthead.

Music Magazine: Colour Scheme

I am now going towards the idea of making my music magazine, to do this I need a colour scheme based on the genre of my magazine; Metal/ Rock. Using my research I discovered that most magazines of that genre etheir for a cover use a dark cover or a light cover never mixing the both, usually for a metal covaser a darker colour is used (as in the Iron Maiden cover) This is personal opinion but I think the darker iron maiden cover looks better than the lighter Rammstein cover. Having based my colour schemes on a darker scheme and by using the very helpful website http://colorschemedesigner.com/ I was able to create five colour schemes that I will perhaps use on my magazine. The red based colour scheme is my personal favourate, however depending on what "band" I get to model on the cover the colour scheme will have to to fit in with the bands name. Take into account Iron Maiden there logo is and always has been red with the bands name to keep this into account Metal Hammer has changed its name to match with Iron Maidens since they are the main article on the cover. Simalary the Rammstein cover alters to make it look simalar to there font aswell.