Mock Up Version 2 ( With exsisting images )

This mock up version one is literacy the bare bones of a magazine cover as it has an image which acts as the focal point and what attracts the target audeince to purchasing the magazine.

1. The headline/mast head which domainates the top of the magazine is very effectective and the colours used are unviversal.
2. The images used captures the colours of the title making its bland background work and be a good basis for text.
3. The bar code gives autentisity.
4. The blue bar across the bar acts as a good bar to present additional information and such as featuring bands etc.

Front cover mock up idea number two

Mock up Stage two (front cover)

I have made some slight alterations to the last verison i presented however i have kept the main body as it was as i think it worked very well.
I then collated some images of indie/rock bands and put these on to the front cover i positioned then in the right side of the cover as it did'nt hinder the main shot.I then arranged then slightly off center to give it and edgy but flowing sence,which is symbolic to the indie genre.

I then used a grudge effect to create a subtle and soft border which made the main image and the layers merge and be apart.


I then collated the Great British Flag which had a old vitage theme which was also symbolic to the indie theme.I then used this as a background to a sub-heading with a mist of white to make the typeface stand out.To accompy this i then collated a vitage train ticket and used this as another sub-heading to catch the readers attention.

I after this i applyed a barcode to make the magazine cover appear more authentic.I also created a bar divsion at the bottom of the page to stand out to show all the bands who will feature in the magazine.I used strong vibrant colours against the dull backround to make them stand out as the people in a magazine can encorage target audiences to buy the magazine.

My first front page mock up

As you can see i used an alternitve masterhead because i believed due to the colour scheme of the image this worked better as the font i used bellow looked out of place and to over powering.

However i used the colour in the outline of the typeface,to give the indie vibe to the magazine.

I believe this magazine incorpirates the main image across the whole of the front cover without creating divides which i believe can make a magazine to clutered and overpowering.

I then used a very simple typeface which compliments the simple image and i used white which was subtle on the image,yet stood out.

I am going to be making progress on this mock up over the next week and will post the 2nd stage in making it look more proffesional and like a magazine.However if you have and suggestions at this stage i would appreacaite your imput.

Final Masthead

The masthead collates all my research together using various effects such as motion trails and colour effects combining with the final typeface chosen by my target audience.

As you can see the colours used appeal to all and are bright to reflect the indie theme.
The use of the white and block colour shows the definition between the two works due to the removal of the space.

Overall i believe this is very effective,the next stage i am going to be exploring is mock ups and seeing if my final masthead works and if not i will have to further my research to do so because the masthead can make or break the success of a magazine.

Please leave any opinons or suggestions on the masthead if you feel nessary

Exploring Colour For Masthead

As you can see from bellow i have been exploring on fireworks various methods such as blur,noise,invert colour,bevel bosse and many other methods to try and create and unusual font which will capture my readers attention but is fitting with the genre at the same time as you can see i have used various mast heads to do so as i didn't want the name to deter people opinions and bellow is and account of what results i have found.


IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII (17)

IIIII(5)

IIIIIIIIII(10)
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII(16)

IIII(4)
IIIIIIII(8)

IIIIIIIIIII(12)

IIIII(5)

As you can see again there is a clear winner the reason i think certain font did'nt do as well is manily due to colour schemes which people have told me that they were to feminine or male based so i think the colour scheme choosen keeps with the neon and bright theme of indie and caters for all and at the same time graps peoples attenson as the mast head can be the make or break of a magazine.

Feedback From Miss Walton

1. colourful one is very striking and vibrant and fits with the genre.

2.Blockheads is good but it its is very directed to one sex socail group eg.males

3.The noise added and the colours are very intresting but the purple and white are a bit bland

4.Thuis is clever as it adds together the colours of the previous two and has a good use of a tapper but this still is'nt my favourite.

5.The black ground of the noise in the title is boring and would only be suitable for black magazine which is steroptypical of your genre.

6.I like this one becuase it uses two colours which are sterotypically male and female,but it being embossed is unrealistic and unconventional for a magazine.

7.The same opionon i have applies to the one above but the emboss is gone which is more realistic.

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Exploring Titles for my Final Magazine Cover

For my magazine cover i used many research methods to get a wide range of possible names for my music magazine,these were such as :-

• I asked my target audience to suggest names becuase these would be the ones who would be attracted and buy the magazine.
• I used internet research of exsisting magazine names and used this to devolp my own from the natue and whee the magazine names were produced eg. kinds of words used.

This is the list of names i have produced but feel free to suggest any other possible names and if you feel merging ideas would produce a effective title please do suggest.

From the list bellow please can you indicate from the numbers at the side of the name which one/ones you preffer.

1. Tunage III (3)
2. Artsy peeps IIIII(5)
3. obscure IIIIIII (7)
4. indiedom IIIIIIIIIIII (12)
5. Indiemannia IIIIIIII(9)
6. Britpop Indie II (2)
7. MODcloth IIIIII (6)
8. Retroindie IIIIII(6)
9. stereotypical?IIII(4)
10. Finalposition II(3)
11. Blockheads IIIII (5)
12. IndieFix IIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIII III(23)

Feedback

Claire Robertson:- Blockheads (11),Britpop Indie (6),Indiedom(4)

Rachael Squires :- indiedom(4),Indiefix(12),Arsty peeps (2)

Joshua Whitehurst :- indiemannia (5),indiedom(4),Arsty peeps (2)

Laura Ward :- indiefix(12),obscure(3),idiedom(4)

Amy Gerrard :- final position (10),indiefix(12),indiedom(4)

Christine Foster :- indiefix(12),indiedom(4),obscure(3)

Tom Baddeley:-indiemannia(5),MODcloth(7)

Viki Dempsey :- indiefix(12),Indiedom(4)

Sophie Maneley :- obsurce(3),indiedom(4)

Jade Breed:- indiedom(4),indiefix(12),obscure(3)

Ben Dobson:-MODcloth(7),indiedom(4)

Above are just some of the people i asked for an opinion on what name would attract my target audience best and make my magazine successful as you can see from the results above and from the overall numbers Indiefix came out top and indiedom a close second but as you can see all the magazine names were vert popular.Overall i am very happy with the choice of my target audience as i bleive it has relevence and is simple and sweet.