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.

Double page spread updated

This is an updated version of my double page spread. I have decided to change the background colour to white so the image and text stands out on it. I have also varied the different fonts used as this is conventionally done in music magazine to give a more dramatic effect. I have created this double page spread by editing the image on photoshop, then saving it as a jpeg file so i can open it in publisher.

Contents page updated

I have changed my contents page so that it follows the conventions of an Indie music magazine. I have changed the black background to a yellow and grey one to make it stand out more, and also so it follows the conventions of having a colour scheme. I have also changed it so the contents is on the right hand side of the page, as this is what is done in NME and Kerrang. I have added the backdrop effect to the title to make it stand out more and to match the masthead on  the front cover.  I have started to add more pictures, however I still need to add more to comply with the conventions of an indie music magazine contents page. I also need to add more articles to the contents.

Front cover updated

I have made some changes to the front cover as i have added effects to the masthead to make it stand out more such as the shadowing. I have also added a banner to the top, as it is conventional of music magazines to have this as it makes it look more professional. I still however have some changes to make and I am going to experiment with adding more  pictures to this to see how it looks.