Overall i have found the planning of my magazine very useful. I firstly stared off my planning with a mind map which allowed me o see the areas i needed to plan. I split it into 5 main heading , where i then created sub-headins showing my ideas about the specific topic. This made my work efficient and showed me exactly what i needed to do.
I felt a good place to start was the name of the magazine. I came up with a variety of different ideas and concluded with the name. Pipeline. I chose this name as i feel its eye-catching, easy to remember and has a meaning to it. After deciding on the name i looked at different designs i could use to create the name. I came up with a number of different styles, i liked all the styles i came up with as i feel they conveyed the genre of music, where bold, eye-catching and clearly showed it was the brand of the magazine.
Another area i planned was the layouts of the 3 separate pages, the front cover, contents page and double page spread. I felt it was important to design a template of the layout as the layout is important for all three pages. For each one i designed 3 as this would give me a verity of options and i could chose the best one. For the front cover i have decided upon the 1st one because i feel this will be the most clear and will also be eye-catching. For the contents page i have decided on the 1st design as i feel it will be clear to look at as its set into colums. This layout is also the best option as the main image that is featured on the front cover is large and near the centre therefore it will be seen first, making the page appealing. For the double page spread i have chosen the 1st option. This is because i feel that having the main image on one page will make it eyecatching and intresting, it will also appeal to my target audiance as their will be less writing and clearly layed out into 3 equal columns.
I looked at colour schemes for the front cover of my magazine. I looked at 4 different colour schemes, two were a band of colour across the top and the other two were filled with colour. I like all of the colour schemes and will decided upon one once i have decided on whether i use the whole image taken of the male model or just the figure of the male model.
Another area i considered was the fonts i will be using throughout the 3 pages. All of the fonts i looked at were good as they fitted well together and fit with the genre of music, however the ones that i have picked for the general font, the headings and sub-headings, all work well together, are bold, easy and clear to read.
My final area of planning was the images. I took a variety of different images that would allow me to pick out a sleeted few images to edit and improve to make more eye-catching and standout. I looked at images for the front cover, contents page and double page spread. I fell all of the images are good and convey the genre of music promote the artist.
After doing the planning I now feel ready to begin the construction of my music magazine.
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