Research and Planning - Evaluation 1

Use 

This is what I replicated from the Vibe magazine and added it on my magazine. I copied the masthead because I thought it looked like the right font for an RnB magazine as it looks fun but sophisticated which is what RnB is about. I changed the colour of my masthead to suit my magazine colour. I  copied the names on top of the masthead like Vibe magazine because I thought it looked fancy and would add more style to my magazine and make it look more professional as that is what I wanted it to look like. By adding these features on my magazine, my magazine looked more professional and exciting.

Cover 

                                                                                                    

Contents Page 

I picked the Billboard magazine contents page as my inspiration because when I looked at  a few Vibe magazine contents pages, I didn't think they looked like the same type of layout I wanted for my magazine contents page so I looked at other magazines and found that this magazine had the best style for my contents page and I liked it because it separated each section so everything did not look too cramped. It also added colour to the contents page as I was able to add all three colours of the magazine which are red, black and white to the magazine therefore by adding the red lines, the content page looks more alive and fun compared to how it would look without the extra colour.

Double page spread

I copied the big picture on the magazine as I thought this would look good on the other side of the page and it shows the models attitude on the picture. The background of the picture matches the magazine colour which I thought was good as my magazine consists of three colours which as red, black and white. I also copied the small picture as I thought this tied up the whole double page spread and it added more attitude to the story and shows a lot of emotion as in the story, the 2 girls are not  friends and I think the 2 pictures show it all just like the magazine below as it shows that Alexandra Burke has now become a pop star and the pictures can show that without reading the story. It shows this because of the expression on her face and the emotions she puts on the picture.

Develop

Cover 

I used a different colour on the masthead even thought my background colour was a greyish black although I added a gradient. I did this because I wanted my masthead to look original as I have not seen a masthead with a gradient and I thought this would suit my magazine more as I will also be adding all three of my magazine colours. I changed the pose of my model as I thought most traditional models on magazines always face the front and are a medium close up so I thought it would be good to change the model pose and I thought it looked better this way because it was different and original.I also added a drop shadow on the names on top of the masthead as I thought this would make them stand out more on the magazine which they do and by adding a shadow, it makes it look exciting and fun because not most magazines I have looked at have done this.

Contents page

On the contents page, I used the lines I had added earlier to separate each section of the contents page i.e. I didn't want the different titles to be next to each other, I wanted the features pages to be on their own, latest news and music. I didn't want people to be confused on what each section was about even with the titles of the pages available. On the picture, I added a quote on the bottom so people know what the picture is about as it has a link with the music section so I wanted to add a picture that related with one of the sections of the contents page. As you can see, I added a different positioning to the page numbers as I thought this would be easier for people to find because it was clear compared to the other magazine in contrast.

Double Page Spread

I wrote the title of what the double page spread story would be about and as you can see, it says it will be an interview so immedielty the reader will know what it is about. I added a quote on the big picture to add more emphasis to the picture and to add more excitement to the story as it is appropriate integrating text and illustration.I added a small introduction to what the text would be about just so the reader has an insight of what they are about to read which the other magazine does not have. Finally, I have also added a quote on the smaller picture so that the reader knows the purpose of the picture. 

Challenge

Cover

I added an extra picture on the cover page to add more style to the magazine.I chose this certain picture because it was linked with the story below it which is Latest Music. I thought this was a good match because my idea was to base this story on the picture. I added black lines to section out the stories as I thought this was easier for the reader to read and to see what story was for what and I also thought it looked good with the magazine and made it come alive.

Contents page
I added this content style because I thought it would make the contents page look different from other RnB magazine contents page. I wanted my magazine to look unique so I thought this would be a good idea to do. Originally, my contents page looked dull and simple which I was not happy about because I thought it was just the same as the other contents pages which was not good. A magazine is meant to stand out from other magazines so that it attracts the right customers to earn money and that is what I wanted my magazine to do. I wanted it to be the best on the market so I made sure it looked different from other magazines. I added a review on top of the picture so that people know that my magazine is a well known magazine which will attract them to buy it as this is what advertisers do to sell their magazines to the public. They have to make it look good and add good reviews from other people so they know it is a magazine worth buying.

Double page spread
I thought I would go a different route and change the title of the double page spread by adding a background for it which has a gradient on it and using white text which has a drop shadow to make it stand out more. I did this so that the title stood out from the whole page therefore, the reader will know briefly what the story will be about before they read it. I didn't add a lot of text because I wanted the quotes, titles and pictures to do all the talking as I made sure I picked pictures that linked with the story and I think if people saw the double page spread, they would know what the story could be about.