Initial double page spread layout

Contents page - feedback

After receiving some feedback from my tutor about my first two contents page the areas which have been found to be effective were the layout and use of colours. However, a few areas have cropped up which I need to add or work on:

• No captions on pictures, could put some near the page number. 
• No date.
• No promotional gimmick or plug.
• No address of the website.
• Where the contents are listed could be a little more interesting. 

Contents page draft 2

For my second draft of the contents page I changed the layout slightly but I have kept the same conventions of the contents page. The font of the article titles has been changed and matches the front cover more than the first draft. I have matched the contents title to the font used for the headline on the final draft of the front cover which creates cohesion. I have kept the letter from the editor the same, I have just moved the position of it and the shape behind it. Overall, I like this draft better than the first as all the images used are my own own original photographs and it has a clear modern interesting layout which makes it look appealing to the reader and make them want to read the articles and features inside the magazine. However, I will make some further final changes for my final draft.                                                                                                                    

Front Cover Draft 3

This is the final draft of my front cover. It has a basic colour scheme of red, white and black which can be easily associated with the Ash magazine. I have included images of other bands which will be featured in the magazine with band names that people may expect to see in an alternative indie magazine. The mast head of the magazine has a clear font which can be seen as recognisable logo that many readers could remember. I like the position of the website underneath as it tells the audience where to go if they want to look at any more articles or anything which which isn't featured in the current issue of the magazine. The cover lines don't obscure the main image as they have done in my previous drafts as you can see the model's face perfectly. The backdrop of the image matches the magazine and doesn't distract from the images or the main cover lines. This draft includes all the conventions of a magazine cover, (the bar code, cover lines, head line, pull quotes, mast head and a tag line) therefore it looks like a professional magazine cover.

Contents Page Draft 1

For my first draft of the contents page I have included conventions of a contents page. For example, the page numbers a long with the titles of each article that is going to be featured in the magazine. As well as the other images and the letter from the editor. At the moment, I have had to use other images of other existing bands as I have not collected all of my images. Therefore, for my next draft I will collect more images so all of the images are original. The colour scheme matches my first two front cover drafts and I have tried to create cohesion by matching the colour scheme to the front covers. I have tried to write the letter from the editor in an informal colloquial style in order to reflect the relaxed and fun ideology of the magazine.

Front cover - feedback

By looking at feedback from my tutor a few areas have cropped up which I need to improve on.

• Cover lines obscuring my main image (need to take care when choosing an image)
• Blank spaces
• Size of the strap line

Initial contents page layout