FRONT COVER DRAFT 7 (FINAL)

After looking at audience feedback this was my final front cover. I changed some of the colours to match up, creating a smooth colour scheme. I also changed the sentence at the bottom so it made more sence. I considered making the sell line at the bottom a bit bigger, but decided against this as it could take the attention off the main headline.

I am dissapointed with the way the photo quality turned out, however in draft 4, it's clear that the image didn't work as well as this one.

(AUDIENCE FEEDBACK IS IN POST WITH ALL FINAL THREE PRODUCTS POSTED)

FRONT COVER DRAFT 6 & AUDIENCE FEEDBACK!

Audience feedback.

I asked 10 people their opinions of my front cover, 1 thing they like and 1 thing i should improve.

1.''I like how the text stands out. You should change the sentence 'talks about bands new album' it doesn't make sence.''

2.''I like how the 'plus' stands out, it attracts the audience. I think you should make the picture clearer.'

3.''The 'plus' stands out'' i think you should make the sentence at the bottom a bit bolder.''

4.''I like how the colours all go together, it carries on throughout the front page. I think you should change 'Chris Harrison talks about bands new album' to' Chris Harrison talks about his new album''

5.''I like the image. I think you should move the reading festival sign to the left because it's covering her thumb.''

6. ''The magazine looks really conventional, i like it. However, 'Chris Harrison talks about bands new album' should be changed to 'chris harrison talks about HIS bands new album' or 'chris harrison talks about new album!''

7. ''I like the whole magazine as one, it looks like a real magazine'' ''The red colour on one of the apostrophes looks too bright compared to the others''

8.''The magazine looks conventional. The image is a little blurry'

9.I like the photo and the pose. The sentence at the bottom doesn't make sense'

10.The colour scheme works well, everything stands out. The sentence at the bottom doesn't make sence.''

My teacher said I should change the colour on the apostrophy as it doesn't match the other dark red colour. He also said about the sell line at the bottom which alot of people mentioned. I'm going to change it to 'Chris Harrison! Talks about new album''

FRONT COVER DRAFT 5 & AUDIENCE FEEDBACK!

Audience feedback.

I made up a questionaire to ask 10 people at my college as they fit the age range for my product.

1.Does the magazine appeal to you?

YES: 8

NO: 2

Why?: ''I don't listen to rock music'' and ''theres not enough writing to make me want to read it''

2.What genre do you think the magazine is?

INDIE/ROCK: 10

POP: 0 

HEAVY METAL: 0

3.Would you buy it?

YES: 8

 NO: 2

Why? (same reaons as why it doesn't appeal to them)

4.Does it look like it all fits together?

 YES: 9 NO: 1

Why?: ''The reading festival circle looks like it's floating around, should have a boarder to make it stand out, apart from that it looks like it goes together.''

5.Is the price too high?

YES: 0 MAKE IT HIGHER: 4 IT'S FINE: 6

I then individually asked each person 1 thing I should improve on.

1. ''Put a boarder around the reading festival circle.''

2. ''Make 'output' bigger''

3. ''Make the sell lines bigger, like a thicker font to stand out''

4. ''The red colour is brighter on the word 'issue' than the other colour reds, make sure they all match!''

5.''Theres too many fonts''

6.''Add a skyline, 'OUTPUT' looks too squashed up.''

7.''Add a bright colour to make it stand out''

8.''Some of the boxes around the text look wonky''

9.''Get rid of the page numbers''

10.''Make the masthead bigger''

DRAFT 4 USING NEW PHOTOS & AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

After taking some new images for my front cover, and creating a new draft I asked firstly for audience feedback on the MAIN IMAGE.

A lot of the people I asked said it didn't work as well as the other image.

My teacher said that although the photo quality was better, the mise en scene was too laid back, and the other image looked better.

Emily said: The checked shirt on the other photo looks better as it represents the indie culture.

Lisa said: The pose doesn't look as strong on this image.

I'm going to create a new draft going back to my old image as this one hasn't worked well and doesn't have positive audience feedback.

I am then going to ask for more audience feedback about the new splash draft I have created.

NEW PHOTOS FOR FRONT COVER!

Photos for front cover re taken! on Prezi

FRONT COVER DRAFT 3 & AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

Audience feedback.

I asked the same people what they thought of my magazine to see if they think i'd improved.

''Lauren: I like that you've changed the background and it looks more full, but you should add some anchorage to the picture.

Yasmin: I think the front cover looks better, but it still looks a bit empty, add some more sell lines.

Lisa: You need to add some more sell lines and make the masthead bigger.

Ben: I like the colour scheme and the photo looks good, to improve you could add some more fonts.''

FRONT COVER DRAFT 2 & AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

This is my first draft which was just to see where everything would go. It definately needs a lot of improvement. I don't have many sell lines and the whole page looks too empty.

Audience feedback.

I asked a few people on their opinions of my magazine so I could improve, here's what they said.

Lauren: I like the image but the background is too empty and the bottom left corner should have an image.

Yasmin: I think the masthead should be bigger, and more sell lines need to be added. I like the image but the quality isn't that good.

Lisa: You need some sell lines and maybe a background? It looks too empty but I like the name and the image.

Ben: The colour scheme works well with your genre, but the front cover looks empty and plain.

FRONT COVER DRAFT 1 (GOOGLE IMAGES)

Draft using found images off google

This is my first draft using images off Google. I've placed images and text roughly where they will go on my magazine.

At the top is the skyline, this is used to tell the audience what is going to be in the magazine. I will change the name Hayley Williams to the artist name I have chosen.

I have placed a thumbnail image at the left third and some anchorage above, this is to show a variety of artists on the front cover. At the top I have placed the magazine name 'OUTPUT' i am going to make this larger in my next draft. I have used a thick font to show it's dominance, and placed it on a black background as this makes it stand out.

I have placed my main image over the magazine name a little as this shows the artist is the most important feature on the magazine.

I have placed the date,issue number and price at the top right to be unconventional as I think squashing it with the bar-code will look too cramped.

I have also placed cover lines around my magazine but I am going to change this as they need to be in the left third as when magazines are stacked the left third is what the audience will see.

I used a teasing device at the bottom of my magazine to try draw the audience into purchasing my magazine, and could also win tickets to see a band.

I've used a house style of red, black and white to carry through my magazine. Red represents passion and control. This could signify the audience have a passion for music. White represents innocence, which could signify the innocence is being taken away by listening to indie/rock music which may have swearing etc in it. Black represents dominance and anger which could signify parts of the magazine being dominant against the others, and also the audience could be letting out their frustration by listening to music.

IMAGES FOR FRONT COVER!!

Images on Prezi

FRONT COVER MOCKUPS

Hand drawn mockup

Digital mock up