Finished Double Page Spread

 

This is my finished double page spread. I am quite pleased with the result. After researching double page spreads i decided that i wanted a bold, eye catching title. I made this title on word and then individually cropped out the letters. I added a quote in different font to add interest and make the reader want to read the rest of the article. I also used a puff to advertise what is in the magazine next month to make the audience want to get the next copy. There is a reference to the website online saying 'find out more online', drawing people in to the online website where they can find more information. The image was chosen because i think it fits well with the magazine genre and also has a plain background which means my writing can show up easily. Overall i think that my contents page fits well with my target audience. 

Double Page Spread Making

Here is the making of my double page spread. I have made the lettering and put the photo to the lettering. i faded the photo out so that it looked like the full double page.

MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

- This is the interview with 'Hayley and the Contours'. I really enjoyed writing it and am quite pleased with how it turned out. I made sure i wrote it in a style that is fitting with my magazine, and one that my target audience will enjoy reading.

When Hayley first steps in to the INDIEgo office she is instantly swamped with male attention. The printing guys and the cleaners all jostle  around her, and are awarded a patient smile whilst every girl in the office looks enviously on. Hayley is 23 years old, and is the lead singer in the latest up and coming band ’Hayley and the Contours’ who have been taking the UK by storm ever since their single ‘Dancing Under Rainbows’.

So Hayley, your touring around the UK right now? Yeah, we’re playing all around and I’m going to all these places I never even new existed. Just the other day we played in this really amazing town right by the sea. It was so cute.

Tell us a bit about the band? Well, there’s four of us all together;  Me, Matt, Chester and Phoenix. Matt and Chester both play the guitar and Phoenix and I do most of the singing, but he can also play the piano and the harmonica. I’m useless at learning how to play anything, I always give up too quickly.. I am a pro at playing the triangle though!

How are you liking life on the road.. you share a bus with the three boys right? I thought I could manage it because I’ve grown up with two brothers, but seriously the boys are so messy and they always leave the loo seat up! I can never watch anything I want on TV either but I guess that’s the rock and role life style [laughs]

What kind of music do you play? We play a mixed sound I guess.. some would call it ‘indie’.  Our earlier stuff was slightly more rocky but the latest album is ‘listening music’. We wrote most of the songs together last December when we were staying at Matt’s families massive house in the country.

Are there any romances in the band? No, we are all really close though. I think of them as my family. I think they think of me as their clumsy older sister.

Hayley and the Contours are playing in Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Manchester and Birmingham in the month. If you want to know more check out their blog at www.hayleyandthecontours.com or on our website.

Photoshoot's for contents page, front cover and double page spread

Here are a selection of pictures that i took at different times for my front cover, contents page and double page spread. I decided not to use any of these because the ones i have chosen for my magazine fit in with my target audience better. I wanted to share these extras on my blog to show the variety and how/why i chose the photos i did. 

Fonts Practice

This is my attemt at copying the below font on the lily allen magazine. As i have stated previously i really like this font and am definately using it in my magazine so i have been practicing how to create it (because it is not available on dafont). On word i highlighted and then turned the highlight black, and the words white. In photoshop i then cropped each word out individually and positioned them together.

Font Research

I have been researching different fonts for my double page spread title or quote. Here is a selection that i like because they are individual and different, as well as really grabbing the readers attention. I quite like the 'carton' font because it stands out well and is different, mainly due to the dark background and white text. I found all of these fonts on DaFont.

I have already researched and looked at this magazine and really liked it. My favourit part of the magazine is definately the font, and i have decided to recreate this on my own double page spread because it creates a newspaperish effect and is bold.

Improved Front Cover

Here is my finished front cover of my magazine. I decided that i was going to change the fonts on my double page spread because i felt that they didnt fit with the style of my magazine or the other fonts used.