Contents page updated

This is my most recent version of my contents page. I have changed the font colours on the contents so they are a mixture of red, black and green. I have done this because it is conventional in indie music magazines, and appeals more to the audience because the audience are people that stand out. I have also added a website and date as it is conventional for music magazines to do this.

Front cover updated

This is my most recent version of my front cover.  I have changed it by adding effects to the text to make it stand out more to the audience. I have also moved the puff to the corner as before it was too big and in the way.

Double page spread updated

I have updated it so that the US flag cover the whole page, as this makes it look like one page. I have also changed the photographs in to black and white, and I have added the outer glow effect to the font to make it sand out against the background.

Front cover updated

I changed this slightly to add effect to the text of the main article, and also on the masthead. I have done this to attract the audience's attention as it is the first thing they will see when they pick it up.

contents page updated

I have made minor changes as I have added effect to "Strum" and "This week", I have made it shiny to make it stand out. I have also added an effect to the main photograph to make it lighter.

double page spread updated

I have made a slight change as I have added effect to the title to make the writing look shiny, and changed the font on the word "Real". I have done this to make it stand out more and it also attracts the audience's attention because the audience are looking for something exciting. I have also added a new picture  to underneath where the interview is as conventionally on double page spreads in music magazines there is more than one photo.

Double page spread updated

I have decided to add the drop shadow effect to the artist and the title to make them stand out more, and also to give it a more professional effect. I used the rectangle tool on photoshop to add the blue background on the area where the interview is, and set the font colour to red and white. I have done this so it fits in with the colours on the image of the US flag, and also so it fits in with the theme of the article which is about how the artist has been touring the USA.

Front cover updated

I have made some minor changes such as adding the drop shadow effect on the articles featured. I have done this because it creates a more professional effect and makes it look more realistic as a music magazine. I have also added a banner to behind where the main article is featured. I have done this so it stands out more, and so it is one of the first things the audience sees when they pick it up. I have changed the colour of the date and price to red because it fits in with the colour scheme of red yellow and grey.

Contents page updated

I have changed this by adding an editor's letter, as it is conventional for music magazines to have the editor's letter on the contents page. I have also added more pictures to it because it is conventional for music magazines to have some smaller pictures on the contents page. I have also added articles that are based around indie music that would appeal to the target audience such as "Win tickets to leeds 2011" and "Hottest bands this week" as well as articles that focus on the artists featured. I have also added a website and a date, to make it look more professional.

Double page spread updated

I have changed my double page spread to be like this because I feel it fits the indie genre better, due to the use of the colour grey and the USA flag.  I have also decided to base the article around the artist's solo career in the USA, which makes the use of the US flag relevant.  I have decided to use black coloured font so it stands out against thr background. I have yet to add the text.