Completed magazine

Evaluation: Question 7

Evaluation: Question 6

Evaluation: Question 5

Evaluation: Question 4

Evaluation: Question 3

Evaluation: Question 2

Evaluation: Question 1, part 3 (Double Page)

My double page spread is consistent with magazines in my chosen genre once more, as it has the left hand side dominated by the image, with an article title used as well. i felt this grabbed the attention of my audience and believed it worked well in other magazines from my genre. i also felt having a quote gave an authentic touch to my article, so decided to use that as my own added flair. 

The right hand side is several paragraphs broken up and divided in the centre by a column, much like the majority of other magazines, including those in my genre. The right hand side ends with an impacfull quote that once again reinforces the idea that this is authentic. I however, abandoned the faded background across both pages as i felt my text would be easier to read this way, and as my questionnaire said, interesting articles are a factor in buying a magazine. 

Evaluation: Question 1, part 2 (Contents Page)

My contents page is similarly inspired by a magazine from my chosen genre, with the idea being simple, informative, succinct and easy to read. I feel as though this helps my magazine stand apart from its influences and isolates the magazine in a positive way. it has 3 pictures, the same number and nearly the same location as the Mixmag equivalent. I felt Mixmag's approach worked and decided against tweaking it to my own tastes as it seemed to work effectively. The only adjustment i made came in the form of an editors note and picture, something I have seen featured many times in other music magazines, and something i believe works in giving a personal touch to the magazine. 

Evaluation: Question 1, part 1 (Front Cover)

My front cover of my music magazine is heavily influenced by other magazines in my genre. It does however, have a more streamlined approach and less text, something I feel gives a cleaner approach to my magazine. It retains a similar ideology to DJ mag, with the artist being in front of my Masthead, helping the idea that the artist and subsequently the music is more important than the brand. it features the artist and their name prominently, more so than the rest of the text, and this does follow conventions of my genre of magazine. 

Evaluation methods

For my evaluation, I have decided to use Videoscribe, a tool that draws images and text and creates an immersive and more enjoyable experience. I am also likely to use Voki's to some extent, though not in the same capacity asVideoscribe.

Double Page spread (FINAL)

My double page spread abandons the red house style previously established in favour of the green colour of the artist i have done said double page on. The left hand side is taken over completely by the image, and has both the artists' name and a quote, adding an authentic touch to my magazine. My right hand page is a block of text, broken up by another quote, with each block focusing on different aspects of the fictitious interview. 

Front cover (FINAL)

This is my final draft of the front cover of my music magazine. it retains all core elements of my previous drafts' and this is done as I was happy with the style my magazine was done in, and what it offered. The text is clear and stands out, the image is presented at the forefront of the magazine, and covers the Masthead slightly, as this shows that the artist is more important than the brand, something reinforced with magazine's such as Mixmag, which i have used as research for my magazine. 

Contents page (FINAL)

My contents page, retains its quick, informative, and minimalistic approach akin to Mixmag, which i used as research due to the similarity in genre. The main image stands out and is clear and well done, and the other two pictures are smaller and compliment the text. Everything is clearly labelled and the contents page subsequently has a sleek look to it.