Planning - Front Cover

Here are some hand drawn ideas of what I want my front cover to look like. The first draft has a masthead at the top which is conventional for a music magazine. The price and issue number will be underneath so the readers can see it easily. The barcode will be at the bottom which is conventional. The main image will be in the center to show it'll be the main story and it will grab peoples attention.

In the second draft the masthead is on the side. This isn't conventional in a music magazine so it would be interesting to see if it would attract more readers or not.

Planning - Front Cover

This is a mind map of what is expected on my front cover.

Planning name ideas

This is the layout of what my contents page. I will have a main image on the left filling that side. I will then do a box on the right I will have a contents list. I will make some large numbers so certain stories stand out. I will put a large number underneath the main image. The font will be the same as the front cover to show its the same magazine.

Masthead ideas

The name of my magazine is going to be called Pandora. I have chosen this name because it will relate to my target audience as Pandora in Greek mythology was the first woman so it looks female aimed. This name is also appealing and I think will attract audiences attentions. Here are some ideas of what font I am going to use and colours. I am thinking of just using one colour like black, white, red or pink. I might use pink because that stereotypes women. Black, red and white are stereotypically used for rock so I could use that.

I've decided I'm defiantly not going to use the last one because I don't think it is very appealing. I might use the first one or second because they look handwritten and it looks like an autograph which could come from a singer, so it's as if when the reader picks the magazine up they've got their own signed copy of 'Pandora' magazine. The third font is the same as the second but it has tints of red in it. If I use a black background then I'll use a white font, but if I use a white background I will use a black font. I need to make sure what ever colour I choose that I will use the same colours throughout the magazine to show that the contents and double spread page belong to the same magazine.

Here are some ideas for my masthead. I have used different colours behind a main colour to change effect. I am not going to use any of these as I think they look too plain.

Mock up of front cover

This is a draft mock up of the front cover, this is an idea of the layout and colours I will use in the real thing. I have used an image from google of the band The Runaways as my main image. I have cut out the image and placed it in the centre. The background is plain black. Having a plain colour allows everything else to stand out. I have chosen the colours black and white as they're stereotype rock. The masthead is in a bold font and white. This makes it stand out and will grab the readers attentions. The headline 'The Runaways' is in red to match Joan Jetts tshirt and it also has a white outline to make sure you can tell its the main story. I will have the website at the bottom of the page in white. The other stories will be spread around in white. The barcode will be at the bottom which is conventional and I have put the price underneath the masthead.