MUSIC MAGAZINESTEP BY STEP

I began my front cover by making the masthead, choosing a font then reversing out the colours and deleting the space inside the letters, then I put this over 3 coloured lines I had liquefied. I then went round the edges in an semi transparent white to give the effect of light coming through the spaces

I added the photo after blackening the background and brightening the colours to make it stand out, I fit it below the masthead not overlapping it as my magazines target audience are mostly over 20 and appreciate neat design, I left a white line boxing off the masthead.

I then added the main cover line and smaller text underneath. Then other cover lines in yellow outlined in black with white text underneath

Finally adding the last cover lines in the left third, in various sizes and colours to make them stand out from each other. Along with the barcode, publishers logo, dateline and price.

For the contents page I created a black background and then i copied in the masthead and added the pictures I wanted to use, blacking out boxes in the corners to put page numbers in.

I then inserted at the top “Contents” in large bold white letters

Then added lines down the right hand side in keeping with my house colours, these were then liquefied to look like sound waves to mimic my masthead.

Finally I added my contents text, with each section listen in the middle and page numbers on the right.

Finally I added some legal text in small print and the publishers logo along with the date and bottom bar in keeping with my house style.Finally neatening up the text and extending the coloured lines to bring it together

For my Double page spread I made a title in a silver shape with a smooth curve on, I gave the letters a gradient as well to make them more interesting and dynamic. I also put in bars at the top and bottom in keeping with my house style for the right page as it had no large images or titles.

I then added a photo of my musician, which I had cut out so it was just his figure,

Then using some semi transparent brushes over each over I created an enhanced smoke effect as I could not keep the smoke from the picture, I liked this as it looked stylised.

I then added the other photos and the stand first

Finally I added the text including month and some red text at the end of the article about the website for more information, also adding captions describing each photo.

Lastly I copied over the top and bottom bars, and added a pull quote to create the finished double page spread