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Final pages

Final pages



This is my final page. I have added social media links and moved the event section to make the text look more ordered. I have also highlighted the key and main articles to make my artist stand out to the reader, I feel these small final touches make it look more like a real magazine than my last draft.

This is my final page for my double page spread, I have added a new quote and Instagram and twitter links as I felt the page was to bare before, I also have re arranged the questions into columns to make this look more like a magazine article. 

 

This is my final decision for my magazine. The first thing I decided needed changing was the border down at the bottom with the strapline and price in. I felt this wasn't really needed in the end and was obstructing the main image to much so I have decided to remove them. This has caused me to put the price in the barcode and move the barcode down. I have also moved the positioning of the cover line to make the most of the space and to not take any attention away from a eye-catching main image. I feel that this less busy layout is much better suited to the simplistic look I was trying to achieve.

 

Double page spread draft

Double page spread text plan

 Double page spread text

 

 

 

Intro: "Last week Unique magazine had the chance to interview indie artist, Ali Grove. Ali has been quietly working on a new album that is guaranteed to be a hit and Unique have been lucky enough to have the chance to sit down and talk all about it with her. We got the scoop on everything to her up and coming tour, the inspiration for her new album to her love life, and its all here for you to read.



Interview:


'Hi Ali, thanks for joining us today! So tell us, why have you kept this new album and tour so concealed until now?'





'Thanks for having me! Yeah, the main reason I kept it all so quiet is because I'm actually quite shy , I really didn't want all the attention of working on a new album until I needed to and of course I also wanted to be able to surprise my amazing fans with new music'




'And can you tell us what inspired the new album?'




'Yeah, it was really a mixture of stuff, I had gone through a lot of changes in my life before writing some of the songs, so all the things I was feeling from that I just put on paper and decided I wanted to write a few new songs



'Sounds cool, can you tell us about some of these changes?'




'I'd recently broken up with my boyfriend which lead to some of the songs, and I had also moved away from a lot of close friends and family, so the album is really about the start to a new chapter in my life'




'And we know our readers would love to hear about your love life now?'




'there isn't much to tell! I'm so busy with a tour that I don't really have the time at this point in my life'




'Great to see you Ali, thank you for answering our questions'




'Thanks for having me!'








Content drafts

 Content page drafts

 

This was my initial layout, I have included the in house style of the 'u' in left hand corner and the page numbering style. I like the layout of the photos and the polaroid design I've made for them as it fits in well with the colour scheme and also with the more unique and indie presentation I am going for, whilst still not being over powering.

 

 

The main change I have made is the font and masthead for the contents, I think the new change fits the classic and neat much better than the original, which was more cartoon like. I also made the decision to get rid of the 'u' as I found it to look out of place and over powering. I have made sub headings which now need filling in and a website address needs to be put somewhere.




For my content page, I have tried to follow through with the simplistic and minimalist look with the same colour scheme. I have added to it by finishing it off with a message from editor and moving the website name. This is my near final decision as it fits well with the theme of the front cover yet also includes a different selection of photos and fonts. However I may change the text placement and add social media links. 

Front cover draft

This is my first draft for the front cover. Although the main image makes a big impact the cover still needs more writing, but not enough to be over powering of the now dominant image. I would also like the masthead to make a slightly bigger impact on the page.

After reviewing the first draft, I have gone back to add a cover line relating to the image and double page spread, I have kept it quite simple so not to over power the main image but with the artists name in larger font. I have also added a drop shadow to the masthead and cover line to add to that impact. Along the bottom I have added a border with a strapline and price to fit into a house style of the magazine. I have also added in a barcode just to create the impression of a more real front cover.

Another small change I have decided to make is to put the masthead in capitals as I think it fills that space much better and also makes a bigger impact to readers of the magazine name. I have also put in what issue the magazine is and the date under the mast head.

Own photos for magazine

Magazine photos

 

 

These are images I've collected for my main image on the front cover. After comparing them I have decided to use the bottom right photo as I think it is the most dramatic and will make the most dramatic impact on the front cover. Because I would like to include all these photos whilst sticking to a similar theme throughout the magazine I have chosen to still use the other profile photos in the contents and double page spread.