My feature article.

                                                                                                                            

This is my feature article, this was the final peice that i created. I picked this image as it is very mysterious, which contasts with the article as the article is about her revealing her secret this image, the image also has very good diret address, which will help draw the reader into the article.  As the image contains of quite dull colours, i felt that the pink writing outlining the questions i asked and the quotes i have pointed out helps draw the reader in more, as the magazine is for young adults, if the page was completley just black and white the reader would not want to read the article as it wouldnt look interesting to them. The quotes on the right hand image was picked out delibiratly, 'he took me up the Eiffel Tower... But my career is my main priority at the moment" this are two completely different quotes picked out from different parts of the article, i felt that if the reader read this then they might have a feeling that she rejected him.

My contents page

I wanted to follow the same look from the front cover in the contents page as they as supposed to link.
To do so i used a different but very similar image of my model in the contents page that use the same colours and same props and in the cover image.
I always followed the same text font and layout as on the front cover but smaller, i didnt want the contents page to be covered in text and it is for young adults, therefore i picked 7 articles to promote onto my contents page and a regular section at the bottom of the page.
Unlike the front cover, on the page i brought more of the blue into the page, using blue and the bottom of the text which is promoting the magazines website and twitter page, and again across the top of the page which just states the release date of the magazine.

My front cover

This is my front cover from the project that i have produced over the past few weeks, after weeks of researching different magazines, i had a clear idea of what i wanted my magazine to turn out like, from the start i knew i wanted my magazine to be aimed specifically for females aged from around 16-26, i always wanted this magazine to contain fashion aswell as the main point to this magazine, music.
After a number of times of taking photos i managed to pick one for my front cover, i chose this image as with the also being a fashion magazine, this image has contents of fashion involved by using props such as handbags and jackets, also this image allowed me to work with the colours to link the whole front cover together, therefore i used the colour of her handbag to the important bits of the text i wanted to stand out to the reader.
I also put a list of artists that will feature in the magazine at the top of the magazine, by using the pink again, this will bring the reader to want to see what it says and then the artists might bring them to buying the magazine.

my progress

I have now made my front cover and contents page, i am now working on my contents page, and as i have got to this stage i feel that the pictures i have took for my article do not work with what i was aiming for and therefore i am going to try taking some more.

After going to take some more photos, i felt this would really work on the article.

Photo for the article

i wanted to take another picture for my article that is different from my front cover, as i wasnt sure if the pictures i have took would work for the article, therefore i thought id take on extra, very different image of my model.

This photo is very different from both my practice photos and my actually photoshoot. i thought as a large image in the article, this would really work with all the bright colours from both her clothing and the sorroundings, i had her in a bright coloured coat in this picture as i wanted her to really stand out and as the background was already bright, if she was in dull colours the background would dominate the image, even though i feel this image would work really well, there isnt any direct address which main not catch the readers eye very well, therefor i might take another shot which is stiking that will draw the audience in.

Photos for my contents page!

i needed to take somemore pictures of different people other than my main model for my photoshoot.

I edited this pictures to all be black and white as i want my main model to still cominate the page therefore she will be in colour. I took these pictures at a little gig i went to as my friend is already in a band, i thought this would work really well in my contents page and also represents music really well!

Front cover and contents page mockup!

Here are the mock ups i drew of my front cover and my contents page, i am still a little undecided on my name but at the minute i am thinking of going with the name 'beat route' for my magazine,

A want the image of my model to dominate the front cover, i have shown this is the image, i have also stated a few headings that could appear on the front of my magazine, as the magazine is aimed for the female audience, one of my headings is 'Top 40 sexiest male artists' There will also be a big heading on the front cover selling my feature article.

Here is my mock up of my contents page, the way i have drawn this is to have images as the main seller to show the reader what artists will appear in the magazine, i have also got a little bit of text stated what page the main articles will appear on. In the bottom left hand corner i have a space where there will be a short paragraph on the editor of the magazine (me)