I did this plan on PowerPoint using the different shapes. Although it is a simple plan, it is a good foundation of where to put the different aspects of a double-page spread, such as pull quotes and Headlines. It means that when I transfer my photos to Photoshop, I will already have a clear idea of what I need to put in and where.
Therefore, now I can think more about how the different fonts and colour schemes will look and fit in with my plan. Meaning that I can focus more on the initial design as my layout has already been established.
This is my first contents page draft. I used the convention of including the magazine title in my contents to link the two together. However, as a first draft, I think it went OK but not amazing. To improve I need to make the page layout look more realistic and professional. I have realised that the Band Index serves little purpose and I think for my next draft I will rid of it and replace it with another feature story as I think I need to be more diverse with my contents page. I think there needs to be more information about what is inside the magazine, just as my Front Cover features more than one headline.
These are first-hand images of when I went to see Taylor Swift in concert. I purposely took my camera to get these shots for my media project as I thought that it would be a good opportunity to feature someone who would already be set up on a stage. Therefore, I wouldn't have had to take photos in a studio with props. These photos are more realistic and fit the conventions of a music magazine more as they feature props like mics, guitars, stage lighting and apparatus.
These are good for my Contents Page as she will feature as the main story. Also, they are reasonably good quality photos so they look more professional. Whereas if I set a mini-stage up myself with a few models, it wouldn't look as realistic as the real thing in a massive stadium with hundreds of fans.
