Evaluation of Media Products

Final pieces- front cover

For my front cover i broke the convention of using a back ground and image seperatly and used my image as the back ground. i put the image on first and then added the text and other secondary images. I used the smudge tool so that the other images would paritially blend with the back ground and prevent them looking like they had simply been placed on top of the image. All the other stories are placed down the right hand side and this is because my model is largely on the left as apposed to being in the centre. she is looking directly at the camera and it seem as if she is looking at the reader. Other than the main image I followed conventions on all the other item like the mast head being at the top and the barcode in the bottom right hand corner. I then placed a banner along the bottom of the page advertising a competition inside the magazine, this is also typical of most magazines. I decided not to use any pugs because i didnt feel that they would look good with my magazine as they tend to stand out too much and over shadow the main cover line.

Final Pieces - Contents page

The contents page follows the colour scheme of green black and pink that was featured on the front page of my magazine. I used the shape tool to outline the green box's along the top and down the left hand side of the page. I then placed the text over the top and inserted the other images using the the shape tool to provide a background for them. I lowered the opacity on the green box underneath the writing on the main image so that you could still see the entire image. I divided my content into 'regulars' and 'features' this allowes the reader to easily locate any piece they might be particularly interested in, i also put the cover pieces in a different colour in the 'features' section.

The images at the bottom are popular artist that 'Louder' has arranged interviews with i gave these stories photos because i felt they would catch some readers attention and people might buy the magazine to read the interviews.

This follows a conventional magazine contents page layout. I used the 'L' at the top of the page so that the 'L' becomes the logo of louder magazine.

Final pieces - Double Page spread

For the contruction of this page i placed my image onto a black background so that the backing of the original picture would blend with the rest of the page. i then placed images on white background to give it the poloroid effect and placed them around the page inserting the text around them so that you could read all of the text and see the entire image. For the picture of my model with another male model i used an approriate quote to show that it is tied to the text and i used a key quote from the whole interview and placed over the main image to get the readers attention and interest them into readin the article. I used a different colour font for when the interview was speaking to when the person who was being interviewed was answering. The type of language I used is very conversational and informal so it is as if the reader is part of the conversation.
The layout of the double page spread is very conventional and is a style that is used in a varied range of magazines and one which my particular target audeince can relate to.

Photo's

Before i decided exactly what photos i would use i took dozens of photos and decided which ones i prefered and where i would use them in my story here are a few of my favourite photos.

Initial Ideas Font

Design Sketches -front pages double page spreads and contents page

This is my first design for the loyout of my contents page it follows a conventional style and would be easy to use. I like this layout because it doesnt look too busy and is easy to understand. The reader can see images for key stories and there is also a letter from the editor.

my second design has a main image in the centre of the page with smaller polaroid images at the bottom. it uses the 'L' from louder at the top left of the page and has the content of the magazine running along the side of the magazine this is similar to the design of the NME magazine that I analyised and is where i got the inspiration from.

This is a design for my double page spread. instead of havin one main image on the side of the page like most magazines would i have used two images one on either side of the page. these images would be surrounded by text and would be cut out onto the background of the page.

This double page spread follows a much more conventional layout with the mai image on the left and the text on the right. i like this layout because it is simple and poeple would be attracted to it because it is how they are used to seeing thier magazines designed.

I like the layout of my third double page spread because it is different from what you are used to. It uses a series of polaroid images across the top of the page with the article written underneath it. The images across the top of the page would be a series of images that tell the story.

This is the first design for my front cover, it uses an extreme close up and the face takes up almsost the entire page this will draw an audience in immediatley especially if i used an attractive model. i have a banner along the bottom and a pug on the top Left. the barcode would be position at the bottom right of the page as with most magazines.

This second Design is slightyl different from most magazines as the image is the back ground of the entire magazine. other than that it uses conventional magazine layout.

My third and final front page desgin is extrmeley conventional with a medium close up used although it simple and conventional it is also a little boring.

 My third design for my contents page uses a number of polaroid shots that cover almost the entite page. although this may make the magazine look 'exciting' it would also make it more complicated to find sotries and may look too busy and put poeple off of buying it because it is not laid out simply enough.