Completed Music Magazine

Studying Magazine Articles

In order be able to write my own article for my music magazine successfully, I decided to look at several existing examples and study the typical use of language and linguistic features that would be expected to find inside an article. Below is an interview with Rihanna taken from RollingStone Magazine which I have analysed in detail:  

Double Page Article First Draft

Double Page Spread Layout

Contents Page First Draft

Contents Page Layout

Front Cover First Draft

Here is the first completed draft of my front cover for my music magazine. I'm pleased with what I have produced though acknowledge that there are a few minor elements that need to be changed in order to improve the page's appearance and professional look. For example, I've noticed that the font that I'm using at the moment for the strapline 'Cori' is a sans serif font and is not cohesive with the rest of the serif font on the page and therefore needs to be changed to improve the consistancy. I also feel the cover would benefit from sub-headings with the anchorage to clearly define the content inside such as 'Featured Artists' and 'Also Inside' which I will add later on. I've also considered changing the colour scheme of the anchorage from the alternating blue and red that I'm currently using to simply all red as I feel this will create a better level of cohesion and will hopefully make my page appear more professional.  

Planning the Cover Layout

Before jumping straight in with creating my front cover for my music magazine, I wanted to have a clear plan of the layout of the page and so I decided to create a quick mockup of where age feature would be placed. I chose to stick to thr regular conventions of a magazine cover - masthead at the top left, central image in the middle with space to add straplines running down either side of the page. I also included space for several graphic features as these can break up the text and help give the page a pleasant, more professional appearance.

Photo Editing

In order to make my magazine have a more professional appearance, I needed to edit my photography. I started by cutting my subject out from against the blue screen background as this would make the image easier to work with and meant I could add in my own background later on. I then went on to alter the Brightness/Contrast, Exposure and Vibrance to make the images sharper and crisper. I also chose the reverse several of the images to fit better with the layout of my magazine pages. This gave the appearance that the photos had actually been taken in a professional photoshoot which is the exact look I wanted for my music magazine.

Original Photography