Contents page mock ups

The following are my mock ups of possible contents pages for my magazine. I have used different layouts to see what looks and works best. These are just ideas and I will only know what layout I will use when I start creating, however I think that I am most likely to use a combination of the firts and thrid mock up.

Front Cover

This is my final outcome for my front cover, I wanted to fill the space but not make it too over crowded or cover up some of the main image. As you can see I have used a colour scheme throughout, which is red and white and black, I hope to stick to using these colours when creating the rest of my magazine.  I have included some of the main features that I discovered from my format research, I decided to use a pull quote for my  main cover line in the hope to engage the readers by relating the audience to the artist, however after writing up my double page spread this may change. The flasher that I have used advertises a competition to be won, I feel that it stands out well using a bold red circle. 

    In addition I used twitter and Facebook icons to give the magazine a modern representation and so that readers know that they can find the magazine on theses sites. I kept the second image of another artists to the side of the page so that it is  still seen but not taking attention away from the main image. As not all my work is finished on the magazine it is likely that there will be some changes but this is it completed so far.  

Front cover mastheads

Masthead choices for front cover from ellisputnam

Contact sheets of all my female rock artist images

Contact sheets of first photoshot from ellisputnam

These are all the images that I have taken of my main rock artist that will feature in my magazine. I will use some of them for my front cover, contents and double page spread once they have been edited.

Second artist images

These are some more images that I have taken of a second artist, I used a male model this time to vary the magazine so that it's more suited to both genders.  Moreover, in the hope to stick to the rock theme I searched up the typical poses used by real rock artists. I will edit the images and use them for both my front cover and contents. 

Feedback about whats expected to feature in my rock magazine

The following displays feedback that I received from asking a series of questions to a range of different people. I carried out this task in order to get a better idea about people want from music magazines, ultimately to make sure my magazine is realistic and appeals to my audience.

Front cover mock ups

The following are three mock ups that I could possibly use as the design for my front cover. I have tried to use three completely different layouts so that I am able to identify what might work well and what would be unsuccessful. I feel that the first mock up will be most successful, however when I actually start to create my cover I may incorporate features from all three or change my mind completely.