final draft NO.2

Here is my second attempt at my front page, is from my first i realised a few adjustments can me made to make my front cover look more professional and ad hear to other music magazines of my genre. I decided change the cover lines by changing the font and by highlighting the words it makes the text stand out from the rest of the mag but not to much that it takes it away from the main headline. this also ad heared to the music magazine 'mixmag' which my front cover is based upon. i then added a blue transparent layer over the background image as it makes the DJ stand out from the rest of the image. this also helps to give the front cover a house style as it makes the background look more neutral. i think this makes my front cover look allot more professional and gives it a better style for the reader to look at, this helps to catch the readers eye and read on.

steps to my final front cover draft

final draft

Mix Mag Double Page Spread

Here is the MixMag magazine i purchased and i am going to adhere to this for my own double page spread. I will use one image to fill one side of the page and use allot of text on the other. This not only grabs and entices the reader through the main image but i think it looks allot more simplistic and easier to read. MixMag dont really have a main style or type of double page spread in any of their issues so theres nothing i can adhere to but i think this issue is one of their best as it made me want to read on.

Costume Inspiration

Here are costume and props i will use for my front cover as allot of dj's wear dark clothing and mostly named brands. i have decided to use decks aswell as the mixmag front cover i have used has decks in it. i will use the decks from my school music department. 

Double Page Spread Analysis

As you can see i have analysed a MixMag double page spread, i have also annotated it to help me create my own double page spread and adhere to MixMag's style. I will also take into consideration the colours and picture styles they have used to help create my own House/Electro music magazine.

MixMag Contents Page Analysis

As i will be using 'MixMag' magazine to take reference for my magazine from, i have decided to annotate the contents page of the MixMag magazine. All the MixMag contents pages have roughly the same layout and design so this can adhere to the rest of the issues. By annotating the page it helps me find out what i need to do on my own contents page and make to make it look more professional and adhere to the style of this genre. 

edited front cover main image

Here is an image i edited for my front cover, i decided to change the Hue and Saturation to make the image stand out more. I then plan to crop the image out and put it into a Festival scene to adhere to the topic of my mag.

Front Cover Layout