Evaluation interview.

 

In this short interview I asked someone what they thought of each page of my magazine. The person I interviewed fits into my target audience- she is 17 and enjoys Punk music. I thought it was the best idea to interview someone from my target audience as I could see if my magazine would actually appeal to them as I hoped it would. I told them to be honest and if they didn't like anything they should say, as it would be constructive criticism.

FINAL PRODUCTS.

 

 

I have continued editing my front cover, and it is almost finished. I plan to create my contents page and double page spread, then go back and do any final touches of editing.

 

I have put some text in circles to draw attention it, as this is a typical magazine convention to attract readers.

I like the lay out of my front cover, but I think I might change some of the colours slightly to make them more powerful.

 

I have tried to keep all the colours related to the picture- for example all the blues were taken (using the 'eye drop' wand tool on Photoshop) from the girls shirt, and all the reds were taken from her hat. There are a few small final changed I'd like to make, but I will make them once everything is completed, so I can see what it all looks like together (what the front cover, contents page and double page spread look like together).

 

 

I have been working on my front cover for a few days now. I am happy with what I have so far. The colours for the text I have used are going to change so they fit with the background colour/other colours, but for the time being I’m trying to sort out text positioning. The colour of the banner at bottom of the page is the exact colour of the girls hat, as I used the Magic Wand tool to select the colour, then fill in the box. I plan to have some more writing, more exciting colours and some boxes/circles possibly on the front cover.

Here are a selection of pictures I have taken that I am going to use in my magazine.

Design ideas- Masterhead fonts

Title Ideas.

 

 

Focus

étape (French for stage)

Punk, Rock and Pain

Punk-Rock and Pain

Punk, Rock and Punches

Punk-Rock and Punches

 

I have decided the magazine title should be 'Punk, Rock and Punches'

I like this title as it flows nicely, fits in with my genre, and obeys the rule of three, which is usually used in advertising and stories. (Saying things in groups of three so you remember them, for example Goldilocks and the 3 bears, 3 blind mice, 3 little pigs, etc). The first two words tell you what sort of music you will see in the magazine (punk, rock, punk rock). 'Punches' refers to gigs- oftenat shows of this genre there are moth pits (agressive dancing) where people will often get hit.

 

 

 

 

Flat Plans

The first image is my flat plan for my contents page, I'd like it to have columns of text laid out in a way that is easy to read and clear. There will also be a picture and text underneath.

 

The Second sketch is of the double page spread- the whole right side is going to be an image with a quote, and the left page will be an interview or article layed out in columns.

 

Finally, the last sketch is the front cover, consisting of one main image and some other smaller images, a bar code on the bottom right of the page, the title of the magazine at the top, with the date and issue number just underneath to the right. I have tried to keep as many magazine conventions as possible to make my magazine a success.

 

I have also tried out some colours out to see what goes well together, but I haven't come to a final decision yet.