Lucy's Front Cover

I found the front cover the hardest out of all three of my pages to produce. I thought that it was quite tricky to fill all of the white space and make it look interesting to the audience, in order to convince them to buy the magazine. I really like the picture on my front cover and think that the font that we chose to use for our masthead works really well for a rock magazine. Due to the colours on the clothing of the models it could be quite tricky to find the right colours to use for the text, in order to prevent them from blending in. However, i think that i managed to put the text in the right places in order to make it stand out and be legible. If i was to do my front cover again i would look at moving the text around and experimenting with different sized fonts, as i think that this would give it a more interesting and professional look.

Lucy's Contents Page

I am pleased with how my contents page looked. I really like the overall look of the contents page and the house style that my group chose. I like how we have a large image, of the band that features on our cover, and then other, smaller images of other features within the magazine. I edited the photos using photoshop, mainly using the brightness and contrast and healing tools. This ensured that the photographs were of a high-quality for the magazine. I think that the contents page is interesting to look at and the colour scheme of red, white and black fits with the overall theme of our magazine. I also like the way that we have short sentences under the title and page numbers, explaining what each feature is about. This was a common feature on many contents pages that we looked at whilst doing our research. If i was to improve this i would look at ways of filling the white space in order to make it look more professional and eye-catching.

Lucy's Double Page Spread

I am quite happy with my final double page spread. I really like the picture that i have used as i think that it highlights the closeness of the 'band' something which is reflected in the article. I edited this photo using photo shop, altering the brightness and contrast as the original photo was very dark, due to the lighting used during the photo shoot. I also like the colours used in the photograph. I like the tag line 'Say what?' as this links into the bands name 'he said she said.' I think that they way that this is in black and red helps it to stand out from the rest of the page. Although there is a lot of text in the main article i felt that this was necessary as i needed to fill the white space. There is white space in the middle as i had to be careful not to go down the middle fold line, however i filled this space with quotes from the text which the readers will be able to read at a quick glance. If i was to improve this i would make the picture larger as i think that this would mean there is less white space. I would also look at perhaps using varying fonts in the tag lines and main title as i think that this would look more interesting and add more depth to the page.

Will's Front Cover

Will's contents page

Will's Double Page Spread

Fran's Magazine Article - First Draft

The Mondays are feisty newcomers to the music scene. When they enter the café in south London, their instant appeal hits you like the number 13 bus. Frankie, Lily and Amelia wander in with effortless cool, vintage style and rock attitude. They are shockingly nice for a rock band and I am immediately drawn into their gossiping on who kissed who at the Brit Awards after party. We begin our interview with my remarks on how well they did at the recent Brits, with them winning 3 awards, one for best newcomers. “I know it is incredible. I don’t think we will ever come down from this high.” Lily states with a huge grin on her face. “We really owe it to our fans. They have helped us throughout our journey and for them to reward us with this is amazing”. After receiving every critics praise for their up and coming album ‘Alphabetical Order’ they really are one of the best girl bands in Britain right now. The Mondays unique sound is so popular they are even playing their songs in the café we are sitting in.  “It was crazy how quickly we became stars. One minute I could get on the tube without a single remark, and now wherever I go people ask for my autograph.” Yet, these girls still seem grounded, with all three of them growing up together in Manchester. From a young age they all sang together, and now all at the age of 22, they have become household names. Frankie talks about her mum’s uneasy attitude towards her career choice “When I originally told my mum that I wanted to be a singer, I think she was disappointed. But now she sees what we have become she is immensely proud me.” The band changed their names several times while trying to break into the industry and brought out multiple albums before striking gold with ‘The Mondays’. They were signed quickly to Island Records and suddenly got star status. Amelia, being the leader singer, feels she has pressures to stand up against the great artists that are signed to their record label. “You have people like Rihanna and Jay-Z who are recording in studios next you, and I feel like this a dream, as I feel nowhere near as good as them” But as they have shown, they are as good as any a-list artist. They first single ‘Shear Panic’ went straight to number one, and Frankie, Amelia and Lily’s fan base just grew from there.  Each girl can guitar, with Frankie being the only one who can play the piano. Each member is highly talked about, whether it’s about their beauty, fashion or personalities, all are admired throughout Britain. “If this is only the beginning of our career, we can’t wait to see what’s to come in the future. I don’t think we ever want this feeling to end”.