Flat plans

Front cover

This is my flat plan for my front cover. The colors i am using are light grey and light blue, the will be the color theme throughout my magazine designs. I think these colors will appeal to both male and female because they are neutral. I will use these colors for text, background and masthead, this will make my magazine look tidy and it will all match. 

I will use an image that will fill the full front page, but it will focus on just one person, this is to have a good eye-line match, and it still enables you to see the sell lines/cover lines. I want the person to be very 'model' like, and look directly in the camera. This will make the magazine look appealing/attractive and draw the target audience into buying it. I want the model to be in front of a plain bold background, so that they stand out. this will also make my front cover look professional. the model will also have relaxed body language, because that is the mood of my genre (relaxing music) and this also fits in with the plain and simple theme, my chosen genre has all similar types of music. This all fits into muse-en-scene, they all link in with each other to show the mood of my genre.

My text will be very relatable to my target audience. I will use words that link in with my genre. The image will link in with my main sell line, the connotations will be understood by the target audience who have good knowledge into indie-pop. My target audiences age will also be linked in with my main image. I will take the image so that it will appeal to 16-20 year olds by the dress code, colors etc. 

My layout is going to be very simplistic. All of my fonts will match and i am using a same front for the titles, and a same font for the text. This will make my magazine look professional and will all match. The key focal points in my text will be highlighted so they will stand out, and the title will always be bold black on my front cover, content page and double page spread. 

This is the flat plan of my contents page. Again, the colours co-ordinate with my front cover. The colors blend well together because they are both neutral and the contrast gives of quiet a nice vibe. This also links in with the mood of my magazine again - slow and relaxing music. 

Here, i am using an additional image as well as my main image. this is to make it look more interesting to viewers who might not read as much, and it gives you an idea on what will be inside of the magazine. I want my main image to be an picture of a 'band' and a part of the text will link in with the image. It will also have the page number on the picture to show where the article will in the magazine. On the main image, the dress code will be very similar to the one on the front cover. This is because the fashion is very casual. I may have a background behind these people to make it look a bit more detailed. The background will also have a setting, this setting won't be as detailed, to enable you to see the people clearly. 

The use of text will be laid out to that it is understandable and easy to read. I have different sections on this contact page, one being named 'in this issue', 'music', and 'viewers comments'. These will all be black and bold, so that they stand out. The font of these titles will also be different to the text, this is to make it clear. On the other hand, the text will be a little smaller, it has a simple font that is understandable to read and the text will be in boxes against a darker background.  I have made the layout simple. This makes it easy to read, and it isn't over crowded. I made this layout so that it would be nice to look at, but also simple to understand. 

Finally, there is my double page spread. I am using the same colours but changing them around a bit. I have made the background grey, and i might make the text light blue. I like the way this double page spread is going to look because on the left hand side i am using one big image to fit the page, and then on the right page, i am going to have an attractive title and then some text underneath. This will look really good against a grey background. I want the title to be in bold black, and to be quiet big (half page), because it will be a quote from an artist (who the double page spread page is based about) and it can be used as a poster for a reader of my magazine. This also makes my magazine useful for crafting etc. This might also make the magazine more appealing to my target audience and could be used in every one of my magazines.  The text that will be under the title will be a story about an artist that i will be using (not real), and it will be about what is happening in that artists life. the language that will bus used, will be written by that artist as first person, this might also emotionally engage a reader because they might be able to relate to that article and use it as advice/guidance. 

I haven't fully decided on these designs, but it is an idea of what i want my magazine to look like. I might just change some of the layouts and colours. This is something that i can look back on and give myself feedback and see how i have improved. 

Overall, i am quiet confident that my magazine will look the way i want it to. And the colours will compliment the mood of my magazine which is relaxing.