Finished Cover

Finished Cover

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This is my finished cover.

Results of Cover 1 & Cover 2

Yesterday I asked 10 boys and 10 girls if they preferred the cover which used the pink/red colour or the one with the blue. To my surprise, 7 boys chose the pink and 3 chose blue. I thought most males wouldn't pick pink because it is seen as quite a feminine colour but this was not the case. All of the girls also picked pink and so this is the colour of cover I will use as my final piece as it will appeal to both genders which is what I wanted to achieve.

Cover 1 & Cover 2

Cover 1 & Cover 2

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This is my finished front cover but with the two different colours. Today I am going to a print a copy of each out and ask 10 boys and 10 girls which cover they prefer.

More Pictures

I've been thinking ahead to when I need to do my contents page and I've realised I'm going to need more pictures than the ones I've got. I've decided to organise another photoshoot in the next couple of weeks and I want it to be with a girl because both of my other photoshoots were with just males.

Colouring

I am currently finishing the cover of my music magazine. I have used predominantly the colours, black, white, grey and a dark pink. I think the colour and shade of pink isn't too girly and it's quite a warm and inviting colour. However, having asked a couple of male friends if they would buy my magazine they said they may be put off a bit because of the pink. Because of this I have decided to make two covers, exactly the same but the second one using a darker blue instead of pink. I will then print copies of them out and ask 10 males and 10 females which cover they prefer. I want my magazine to not predominantly be aimed at men like most music magazines already published are and so I'm trying to accommodate for both genders' preferences.

Magazine Title Font

Magazine Fonts

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I decided to use the first font I tried for the title of my music magazine. I wanted to use one that was completely different to the simple style of the rest of the magazine. The title is completely the opposite to the plain text and it makes it stand out more. The name of the font style I used is 'Dirty' and it gives it quite a raw edge which I want to reflect on the magazine. I want the articles within the magazine to give off the impression it is raw and the interviews are honest and most informative.

Magazine Deadlines

The following dates are the deadlines for my music magazine:

Front Cover - Tuesday 31st January
Contents Page - Tuesday 28th February
Article - Friday 30th March
Evaluation - Tuesday 24th April

I need to focus on more blogging the smaller steps I make while creating my magazine.

Draft - Front Cover

This is the draft of the front cover of my magazine. I realised that the original colouring in this image would limit the colour I can use for my text and so that is why I decided to change the image to black and white. I used urban fonts to get the font for my title however I am not certain this is the exact font type I want to use. The "+" section in the bottom right hand corner that has a list of other solo artists will give the readers and indication of the type of music and the artists included in my magazine. This will be one of the main factors that would make the reader choose to buy magazine or another.