Magazine Draft

I have created a draft plan of my music magazine I wish to create using Indesign. i cretaed the plan on Indesign due to this being the programe i will use when making my real magazine, it has helped me understand the programe alot more before my final magazine as i am able to get the best out of the programe. I have used text boxes and coloured boxes to highlight where I wish to have text and images on the page. I have made a plan for the cover page, contents page and double page spread.

The layout of my magazine represents the target audience as there is a balance of images to text meaning the audience is of an older age between 16 and 25 that are interested in the artist themselves and facts rather than staged images and gossip which is like the magazines aimed at young teenage girls. This is my draft magazine ide and so could change when i create my magazine due to the images i chose to use as well as the fonts i wish to use.

Front Cover
The image i placed on the front cover is a picture i collected off google which i felt would be perfect from my cover. I chose to use a female due to it attracting my audience of males as they will find her attractive, making them want to pick the magazine up. I have also decided to use a black and white picture as i felt it will present my magazine as a classic which is known for its information being part of the uses and gratifications theory. Moreover, i have used a few sell lines within the page yt i have not over crowded it as i felt it needs to have a classy look due to the audience being of high classes themselves; A B C1. The image i use will relate to the large cover line at the bottom of the page which will be based on the main feature article which will be another reason people will want to read the magazine as they are interested in the artist.

The colours i have decided to use when creating my plan is red and gold with black and white. I felt these colours were applicable as they have positive connotations of wealth, power and passion which is what i want the readers to feel when they own the magazine. I have created the masthead and decided to call my magazine R'n'R because it is clear and enforces the genre straight away as well as why people read the magazine being in their free time to relax. I chose to have the masthgead to be in a red as it catches peoples attention as well as being seen as a non gender specific colour attracting my main audience of men but also my secondary audince of females, both between the ages of 16 and 25.

When looking at this front cover i have made i have decided that the articles shall not be surrounding the models face, this is because it could potentially take away the importance of her within the magazine. In order to do this i shall use the bottom half of the page to use for pull quotes due to the masthead also cutting off the top of her head leaving her eyes framed like. Moreover, I have decided that the font i have used for the masthead is inappropriate due to connoting a younger audience and making the magazine seem less formal, meaning i wont be able to attract my target audience as they will be focusing on how the magazine is presented and that it is seen as mature compared to other music magazines.   

Contents Page
When plaaning my contents page i understood that the purpose of the page was to inform readers 9uses and gratification theory) about where to find certain articles, yet i also understood the page still needed to be interesting with the information being broken down and split up to make sure it was easy to read. When planning the contents page i decided to include a collage of pictures in the center with the text placed around it meaning the text is broken up and easy to read as well as the page looking interesting with no gaps.

Moreover, i highlighted the features i will include within my being regulars, exclusives and other parts of the magazine. I have decided to use the typical convention of a contents page and lay the text out in columns. I have also decided to use the housing style and the colours of red and gold with black and white to make sure that the magazine is consistent throughout. THe images i will include within the contents page will be of the main cover model as well as other images that relate to the articals within the magazine. I will use a similar style of front to the cover oage text to make sure i am as consitent trhoughtout the magazine as possible. The fonts i could use would be impact as is is easy to read with a handwritting font to show the magazine as classy and makes the reader feel that they have had a person touch to their magazine, having a personal relationship (uses and gratification theory).

Doube Page Spread    
I have created a plan for my double page spread which has included many pages due to my article being a detailed interview with my artist. The article that i shall be including will be detailed and relevant to the music and the artist rather than the gossip. the language within the artilce shall be informal to allow the readers to understand the article as well as want to read the article. This is because within my article i wish to include a feature page with a main image and an important quote which would relate to the audience. This will allow me to break down the text as well as make the pages seem more interesting not just informative. The text i will use within the double page spread will be simple, easy to read text such as Ariel. This is so the  magazine is easy to reach the the appropriate age group. The double page spread i have planned begins with a slight feature page having a few images of the artist along with an introduction paragraph and title. From here i will create a double page of text with a few images to break the text down and not overwhelm the reader. I have decided half way through the article tp place the feature page. Moreover, the pictures i have planned to use will be live as well as studio images to make sure i am able to portray the magazine in different lights as well as have a range of images to allow the magazine to seem as professional as possible. This is a draft i made and so can change depending on if i need to add more text to the article or the types of images i will use. To continue with the housing style i have included two bars at the top and bottom of the page to frame the page and make sure i can keep the colours consistent throughtout. The text size for my double page spread will be size 10 due to this being a typical size used within my genre's magazines. I will use a range of fonts within these pages with my pull quotes as well as headings to make sure the page looks interesting and eye catching not just relying on the images to draw the target audience in. I have decided to use a handwritting font with the front cover to allow the magazine to use the uses and gratification theory and feel personal to each reader; the magazine as well as a personal relationship with the artist.