Table of Content Mock Up



After creating my front cover the next step was to create my table of content. I wanted to keep the same theme running throughout the magazine so by using the house colours which are black, white and silver. The layout is also very simple but sophisticated which is in keeping with the overall feel of the magazine. On the right hand side of the page will the logo which is a capital E written in the same font GIGI as on the cover also in silver and down the right hand side will also be a picture of the model. There will be two main headings in the content page which are titled ‘features’ and ‘music and style’. The ‘feature’ section will include the main cover line stories and the ‘music and style’ section will include other music news such as reviews, top singles, albums of the month and new artists.

The style will include the dresses which were worn by artists and band during music shows such as the Grammy’s. Other style news will include celebrity clothing range, the must have fashion items and BET rip the runaway fashion show which links music and clothing. Next to the main headings will be the name of the articles and the page number which it will appear on. The remainder of the text will also be written in silver but in CALIBRI which is the same on the front cover. I couldn’t decide on what colour background I was going to have so I made two different content pages with different coloured background and the model is in different effect.

Option 1

The first design is a plain white background with silver writing and the model in neutral colours.

Option 2

Whereas the second design is a plain black background with silver writing and the model is in contrasting colours.

Pictures taken for my Content Page

Option 1

The 1st picture i took was off the model leaning back towards the pillar with one leg up and her hands on the pillar and her face looking downwards. Again i wanted the content page to reflect the whole of the magazine by keeping it simple and sophisticated. This was the photo which i used for my final piece.

Option 2

The 1st picture i took was off the model leaning on her side towards the pillar and her face looking to the side. This was a difficult decision to choose which picture I wanted because I linked both of them and either one would have suited being on the content page. The reason why i didn’t pick this picture was because out of the 2 I decided that the 1st photo was better.

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FRONT COVER



The first step I took to creating my front cover was going to the studio and taking the 5 pictures which I needed to create the magazine. I choose this particular picture because it’s fits in well with the theme of the magazine. The house colours for my magazine are black, white and silver and the background colour of the photo fits in very well. I used two different fonts which were GIGI, MONOTYPE CORSIVA and CALIBRI. The name of the magazine is written in GIGI and the name of the artist is written in MONOTYPE CORSIVA. The other cover lines are written in CALIBRI and different sized fonts.

I also took a bar code off the internet which I added onto the magazine cover in the right hand side. I then removed some of the lines to create room for the date of publication and the price of the magazine. The font colour is white so it stands out from the silver background. The selling line on to of the page is the same colour as the artist dress. The name of the magazine is written is light silver so it blends in with the magazine but stands out so that the consumer knows what the magazine is called. The appearance of the magazine is very sexy and sophisticated which is the look that I am going for.

FRONT COVER MOCK UP



Masthead is the name of the magazine which is at the top. It is usually a visual branding of the title and is usually done in a unique typeface to be recognisable. The name of my magazine is called ’ESSENTIAL’. The dateline is the month and year of publication, often with the price. The cost of my magazine is £2.75 and will be published monthly. On every cover there will be an image of a British artist or a British band. The image will be medium/close up if it was an artist and a close up of a band making eye-contact. The main cover line is very large taking up most of the space on the cover.


It is usually the main feature/article for the magazine. In this issue the main cover line will be place next to the artist face with a quotation from the interview under the name of the artist. The remainder of the articles will be placed on the left hand side and on the right side of the front cover. There will be four articles on each cover on the left hand side and two on the right hand side. There will also be competitions every month which will be place along the bottom of the page.


Unedited copy



As you can see I didn’t do a lot of editing in my picture because I thought it wasn’t needed. The only editing which I did was by cloning out the string from her bra strip which is hanging from her arm.

Edited copy



The string under her arm has now disappeared and it blends in well with the two toned background.

Pictures taken for my Front Cover

Option 1



My first option was this picture. The reason why I didn't pick this picture was because you weren’t able to see the side of the model's face which is block out by the dark lighting. Also the pose is quite childish and wouldn't have fitted into my sophistication theme of the magazine.

Option 2



My second option was this picture. The reason why I didn't pick this picture was because the model's back was facing the camera so you couldn't see her whole face. Also it may send a bad body language response. And again the pose wouldn't have fitted into my sophistication theme of the magazine.

Option 3



My last option was this picture and my final front cover image. The reason why I pick this picture was because the model is facing the audience were able to see the model face and her expression. Also the soft lighting was perfect with the dark background and as well as the pose of the model. In terms of the theme of my magazine I think that the picture is very sophisticated.

Planning the Front Cover Image

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Front Cover Masthead



I designed five different Mastheads for the cover of my music magazine. I then asked 20 students which one they preferred. The majority of the students prefer the 1st design so this is the design I choose for my music cover.

Option 1) Gigi
Option 2) Brush Script
Option 3) Blackadder ITC
Option 4) Harrington
Option 5) Lucida Calligraphy

I choose these five because i thought all of them looked very sophisticated and fitted the theme for my magazine. I also liked the detail of the different writing and it was decorative, either one of the five would have looked very nice for my Masthead.

MOOD BOARD



Mood Board is a type of poster design that may consist of images, text, and samples of objects in a composition of the choice of the mood board creator. A mood boards can be used to develop design concepts and to may be used as a frame of reference during the design process.The style of music which my magazine represents are R’n’B and Soul music. I choose these artists because they represent a wide of different styles of music within it. Jennifer Lopez and Kat De Luna, they are both from a Latino background and a lot of their music is influenced from their Latino roots. Artist such as Mary J Blige who began has a female rapper which also influences her music in terms of the lyrical aspects. Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams were in the girl band Destiny Child. Their music style was very much R’n’B influenced. Even though they have spilt up all three still produce R’n’B music and Michelle has gone to do Gospel and Soul influenced music. The other artists such as Alicia Keys and Ashanti music has a lot of R’n’B influence however some tracks may be mixed with Hip Pop influence. On the other hand Rihanna and Christina Milian music influential also comes from their background and Nicole Scherzinger main influence is from other hip pop artist which they have worked with. The mood board helps the overall feel of the magazine and what should be on the magazine, which is why I have focused my magazine on.