Screenshots for DPS Draft 2

Screengrabs for Version 2 for Dps

These screen grabs show how I have improved my double page spread by taking on the constructive criticism from Hot Desking. It shows that I have made a few changes such as a black rectangle behind the masthead of the dps, I have added who is the photographer for the chosen photograph and I have also changed the font for the answers on the flannel panel. This has improved my skills development by adding little things such as a black rectangle behind the the masthead so it would stand out.

Final Contents Page

My first draft of my music magazine contents page has achieved the aims that I set such as the audience.. The magazine is aimed at females aged 16-25. I have made it clear that this magazine is for females for ages 16-25 as I have used purple and pink colours for my background where I have put my masthead in the background and also I have used light colours for my background picture which is at a festival I went to as it relates to live music and this festival included upcoming artists.

I have also used one of the photographs from the photoshoot which is my  female artist who is stylish and suits the genre of the music and there is another photograph of another girl who is listening to music also relates to music The genre of the music is Unsigned and upcoming artists. To represent the genre of music I have chosen on contents, by having article titles that relate to the genre of music but when the target audience reads this they will feel more involved so I can make the audience feel more involved so the music magazine feels more direct.

 I chose this layout because it was simple because I did not want to over do the conventions where the contents page feels to cluttered so instead I used a background photograph and article titles photographs so it would look more appealing as I know the audience are more attracted to photographs than a lot of text.

The font of my contents page are clear to read as I have used a clear san serif font and dark colours as the background image is light colours so the font/article titles stand out more and are more readable.

I think to improve my contents page I could do a hot desk so that people in media class can look at my music magazine as make comments such as strengths, weaknesses and improvements.

I think this contents page looks like a music magazine because the conventions such as photographs and article titles show that the magazine is to do with music as it included article titles such as such as "Top 10 Festivals For 2014". The photographs also show it is a music magazine as I have used a photograph from the festival I went to which shows the audience that the magazine is about music.

Draft for Double Page Spread

My first draft of my music magazine double page spread has achieved the aims that I set such as the audience the magazine is aimed for. The magazine is aimed at mainly females aged 16-25. I have made it clear that this magazine is for females for ages 16-25 as I have used the photograph of my artist who is a female aged 16. for and suits the genre of the music. The genre of the music is Unsigned and upcoming artists. To represent the genre of music I have chosen on my article to be a lot about the her upcoming music, tour dates and just information about her music as she is not a big artist and this is the point of my magazine. By having my setting/background in a forest it did not over do the background or make it seem like a pop magazine. I chose this setting because it was suttle and I felt like it suited the genre because it was a relaxed atmosphere.

The layout of my dps is clear to read as I have used simple conventions such as header up the top of the first page, big photograph, stand first, drop cap to break up the the text and the columns are simple plus I've used flannel and page numbers which stood out to attract the audience's eye.

I think to improve my dps I could look for spelling mistakes to make sure every thing is correct (Header) I could also make the header more readable so it stands out from the photograph. To improve it I can also create a hot desk where people from my media class to look at my magazine to find out what I could improve overall which after my final draft I will create a focus group to see what their opinions are on my improved versions.

I think this dps looks like a music magazine dps because the conventions such as headers, stands first, photograph and flannel to give the audience a quick insight of the artist because they will find it more interesting plus the article is about music so the audience will want to read it.

 Overall I feel like my dps for my music magazine went really well and was a great outcome because I feel like the conventions worked well together and the whole appearance is stereotypically aimed at females ages 16-25 and music that isn't over the top but a lot of live music.

Working On Double Page Spread on InDesign

Double Page Spread Screenshot

These are screenshots of creating my Double Page Spread on InDesign. It shows how I used the columns by adding text into most of them. I also added the masthead in and made it white because it will stand out more because the background of the photograph is darker so using a lighter colour for the font meant the audience would find it more readable. The screenshots also show how I have added a flannel to the third column on the second page and to show that I used another photograph from the photo shoot so the flannel and the main photograph will go well together and the colour scheme will be similar.

Working On Contents Page on InDesign

Contents Page Screenshots

These are the screenshots of my Contents Page being produced on InDesign. The photographs for the background of my contents page was edited on photoshop because I wanted the photograph to be lighter so it didn't mean there would be more attention on the background than the text and photographs on the contents page. I also wanted to add the magazine title on the contents page just to add good design which is goes really well the photo for the background. For the rest of the contents page, I edited it in InDesign. The screenshots show how I added the text into the 2 columns and how I have added 2 photographs to the contents page to represent articles in the magazine which it gives an insight to the audience about the article.

Overall Images I used For my Front Cover, Contents Page & Double Page Spread

Front Cover:

Contents Page:

Double Page Spread:

These are the photographs that I have chosen to use for my Music Magazine. The front cover photograph is successful in aiming this photograph to the audience. This achieves this because the model is female and the audience I am aiming at is mainly female but can be optional. The costume my model is wearing represents the music that is including in my magazine which is "unsigned" music so it's not very popular but the music is pure so there is no extreme element to the music. The location of the photograph for the front cover also represents the music because if this magazine was a Pop magazine, the photograph would be very edited as it would be most likely to be in a studio with a lot of studio light. Where as my location of the photograph implies emphasises that the music is its own genre of what musicians have made but ins't seen as pop, rock or the other stereotypical genres.

The first photo I chose for the contents page is the photograph I took of a festival I went to last summer. I chose this photograph because my magazine includes a lot of gig dates, festivals and live performances so I wanted to include a photo that would portray that. I like the atmosphere the photograph gives such as people with there hands up that show they are having a good time and the stage is visible which represents the live music. The second and third photograph are to represent two articles so it would break up the contents page.

The first photograph for my Double Page Spread (DPS) is my main photo. I want this photo to cover up most of the first page but I want it to run over to the next page a little which is why I took this photo in landscape. I chose this photograph because I liked how my model (music artist) is standing to the left side and how she does not take up the whole frame. I also like how there is a shine of light hitting her and the tree that create deep colours and is full of detail. This indicates what sort of music my artist plays. People would get the feel that she sings original music and uses instruments such as the acoustic guitar or piano because the location suggests a gentle and calming feeling to my artist.

The second photo for my DPS is a photograph of the back of my artist walking into the forest. I chose this photo for my flannel panel which has a bit of information about my artist (like a fact file) and thought this photo would look effective as it would suit the main image and break up the DPS 

InDesign Testing For Contents Page and Double Page Spread

Media Indesign Testing

These screenshots shows the start process of creating my double page spread. It shows how I want my layout by adding the header, stand first and the text on the first page. It also shows the skills I have developed by showing how I added a photograph by pressing ctrl+D and how I arranged it and also putting the header in front of the photograph. I also have gain skills by learning how to add a drop cap so it will break up the text a little bit.