I have been experimenting with different ways of having my main cover line. I have tried numerous ideas, by having the text over, above the his second name. I feel that having it over the text rather than just having it above gives a more interesting feel, this is because

I had completely changed my front cover. I had another photo shoot and chose this as the image to be my front cover. This is because it links to the name of the article and it also has a direct address with the reader.I also changed the size of the barcode, this is because it was too big and looked out of place. I also added another cover line to the page. This make the page look more full rather than have an empty look like previously. I changed the Font of the title of my magazine too. This is because the previous font was too flimsy, and also too wide, taking up too much room on the page.

Lindsey told me to change the tittle of the page, previously I had “The” and “Anecdotes” on separate lines above each other, I have now changed it so it is all on one line. This gives the page and the text more room to breath as before it had to be pushed together due to the size of the title.

I have also changed the alignment of the text, as previously it had looked messy. But now I have changed it to justified which makes the paragraph look cleaner.

I also added a drop capital of 3 lines, which I had previously planned in my publication plan

I have decided to change my layout from 2 columns to 3. This makes the text easier to read as the lines aren't taking up half of the page. It also gives the page a more professional look. This is because most magazines have the format of 3 columns.

I have made some changes to my double page spread. I have changed the name of the article to “meet the Anecdotes” rather than “The Anecdotes”. This gives the title of the page more of an article feel rather than just the name of the band. I have also changed the font and font size of the quote, this is because it makes it stand away from the rest of the text and also makes it stand of the page more. I have added the name of the person who made the quote, this is because it gives more information to the reader.

This is my final double page spread. I made some final improvements such as, changing the quote, so it looks more interesting. I also changed the size of the title of the article as it attracts the reader in more. I also shortened my stand first as it was too long, this way, it tells the reader what the article is about, without too much reading.

I have changed the title of the article from italic bold to just bold. This is because I felt the italic effect made it look less professional.

I have also added the issue date and issue number onto the contents page. This is because it is a typical feature of a contents page and should be used.

In this lesson, I had but a green background behind the regulars part of the contents page. I have done this as the page looked too plain when it was all white. By doing this it makes the whole page look more interesting and separates that section from the rest of the page.

I have completely re-done my contents page. I have made it so it has 3 columns rather than two, and I also made the page into a ‘L’ shape. I have done this as it gives the page a more professional look, also the 3 columns would then link to the three columns on my double page spread, keeping a style throughout my magazine. I have also made some adjustments to the actual text on the page, making the writing smaller so it fits properly and also making the page numbers bigger so the stand out more.

I have made one final change to my contents page, I have added an extra picture. This makes it feel like the page has more information.