Almost complete version of the double page spread.

Although this update looks complete, from the feedback I had from my target audience, and other people, I noticed that the quotes on the page were too many and looked cluttered making the page look un professional. For this reason on my next update I will reduce the amount of quotes on the page as  I believe that it will be less distracting for the reader and they will focus on the article rather than the quote. The font style of the quotes will be also changed into a bolder  font style which will make it more aesthetically pleasing to the eye as they will be able to easily read it. The main image on the page does not look professional as the image appears to be  "stretched out" making the image be of  a poor quality. For tis reason on my next update I will make sure that I re-take a photograph of the model/artist in the same costume and posing in the same position, with the aim of improving the quality of the image.

Almost completing the double page.

-I have included quotes said by the artist, to make the audience understand what the article will be based on, immediately after opening up to this page.

-I intentionally used a contrasting font-style compared to the font style of the article because I want the audience/reader to realise the importance of the quotes as the quotes  give the effect of being directly in contact with the artist.

-Since I have made sure to include all the  important features this double page should have, which include: an article, an image of the artist, the name of the artist,quotes said by the artist, the date of the page's publication, indication of where the reader can find out more information i.e. website of the magazine. I will simply indicate who the photographer and  editor of the page is on the page, as I aiming to make the page look as professional as possible so I will make sure I include all the necessary features/conventions this page require.

In the process of enhancing the double page.

-I am working on making  the font size of the article the same and small , with the intention of achieving a more  professional layout of the page.
-I have chosen red and black to be the font colour of the article because, not only do they compliment each other, but they clearly stand out of the background making reading the article easier to read, especially for an individual with a bad eyesight.
-The font style; "verneda" was chosen to be the font style for the article  because it is simple to read therefore the reader will not have any problems whilst reading it.

recent update on the double page spread

-I have just completed writing the articles for the  page.
-To improve this page I will ensure that I show that  the font sizes are all the same  and all in the   same font style.
-since the  page looks empty aside  the presence of the  articles, I will include  some quotes said by the artist, to make the reader feel connected to the artist whilst  reading the article because they will be getting direct opinions from the artist.
-The font style of the quotes will also be different to the other font styles used in order to indicate the importance of their presence to the reader.

double page in progress

-Since my previous update I have included the name of the artist, an image of the artist, and I have also written the first paragraph for the articles, a swell as indicated all the title; which are in question form , in a different font colour as the passage it.
-In my next upload, I will make sure that I change the font style of the artist's name, because it does not look very appropriate for the organisation of the page as not only is it larger  than the main image on the page, it is simply not aesthetically pleasing to the eye according to my target audience who I questioned for their opinions of the font style.
-The size of the main image is rather too small for the page, so I will replace this image with a larger sized image of the same artist, in the same clothing and posing position.
-I will also seek to complete the article on this page in my next update.

The template for the double page.

I have just created a template for the double page spread as I believe that working under a template will allow me to successfully meet all the codes and conventions found in the house style of R&B music magazines. I will ensure that I include texts and the main image in my upcoming updates on the progression of the page,

HERE IS THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE ON THE DOUBLE PAGE.

-Have began to add texts to the page.I chose  to layout the page like this because it is simple

and therefore the audience will not find reading the article difficult or not find anything distracting therefore they will have full attention on the information about the artist.

-In my next update i will make sure i include an image of the artist and also add more in texts to the page.

contents page

I have improved the layout of the texts on the page by rearranging texts which are evidently disorganised in my previous uploads on the progression of the magazine.

contents page in progress

Despite making improvements on the contents page since the previous upload, i will ensure that I change the main image of the contents page, as the image is blurry therefore it is of a disgraceful quality. Nonetheless, the layout of the page and the information included would remain the same.

contents page in progress.

Here is a basic/starting layout of the contents page. As it may or not be obvious I have managed to take inspiration from billboard magazine contents page as I have included features such as the weekly chart ranking, which I have titled "number one on the charts" . I decided to include this feature because I had suggestions to include the latest music winning on the charts including the artists, from my target audience research,;based on what the audience preferred the contents page to have.

At the moment I have included, a main image which also serves as the background, alongside three other sub-images of "artists". The bight colour background in which the main image is on is purposefully placed to make the page more lively. Furthermore I chose to include images in this contents page as not only is it a convention but I find it an interactive way of audience staying intrigued by the information presented to them. The title of the contents page is simply "CONTENTS". This is to make the purpose of the page very obvious to the audience, aside this obvious indication, I also chose the easy to read font style "big noodle"(dafont.com)for the major texts/titles on the page, as I want them the reader to be able to easily recognise it and read without any difficulty. Hence why I have taken people with bad eyesight into consideration. The three major colour scheme on this contents page are red, black and white including the green background of the main image.

Starting my contents page

I have completed the charts Colum, using the researched information I had from the billboard magazine website. On the latest highest rankings of songs and their artists.  on the next upload in I will ensure that I include more information on the contents page or make any necessary improvements on the page and its layout.

changes made on the contents page

Here is the current update of the contents page. In avoidance the magazine from appearing unprofessional and rushed ,I have changed the main image because the previous image was of a very poor quality, and the lens on the camera did not was not focused on the model, so the image appeared blurry.I have also included more information on the contents page and I sought to continue to do so. In my next update i will ensure that all the necessary features of the contents page including informative texts are all included on this page.

Final magazine cover improved

From the critiques I received from the Professional magazine designer, which was that I remove the large space which was between both models.I decided to retake the photograph, in order to avoid the large space which was previously between the models.

final mag arranging texts

The texts on the cover is being carefully arranged in order to give the magazine a professional quality . I am using both the grid and ruler on Photoshop to achieve this aim.

FINAL MAGAZINE IN PROGRESS

Here is the improvement i have made on the final magazine cover.As it maybe obvious in my previous updates i have included more texts/sell-lines with the aim of helping the audience understand what the articles within the magazine would entail, and encourage the audience to buy the magazine. since my previous update i have limited the amount of font style used on the page, to just three.For example, the masthead has a font style distorted (dafont.com), whilst the rest of the font styles are Big noodle(dafont.com). I chose these two simple yet strong fonts because i want the audience  with bad eye to be able to clearly read the texts without any difficulty. For this reason the font sizes are 'medium' aside the masthead this is to help intrigue the audience's eyes from even a long distance.

improvements being made

In my previous improvement of the magazine cover page, I had various types of font style, which made the cover page look incredibly unprofessional. For this reason I have changed all the font style to only two different types of font style in order to gain a more professional look . I decided to use the font style : verdna, as it is simple and very easy to read, therefore my audience will not find any difficulties reading the information presented . I have just noticed that the font style is too thick, making the words look plain. For this reason I will make sure that I will make it thinner, in order to make it more simple , as this will be more aesthetically pleasing. 

improvements added

Although i have improved the magazine front cover by adding more texts/ information, the arrangements of the texts makes the page look very chaotic.Also there are too many different   font styles used on the front cover making the page look too busy and unprofessional.For this reason i will ensure that in my next update i  show an improvement on this issue by limiting the amount of different font styles there is.

LATEST UPDATES ON THE MAGAZINE

Since my previous updates on improvements made of this magazine front cover,  I have been able to add more texts. The positioning of a few texts have been made e.g. the top banner has been moved to the bottom of the page, making it a bottom banner. Whilst a whole new text has been added in its replacement. A bar code and the cost of the magazine has also been included on the cover page as part of the improvements been made on the layout of the magazine.

editing the magazine

working on improving the design of the magazine 

In contrast to the first attempt of the final magazine cover design, this design shows that I have made many changes such as changing the masthead style. I changed the font style from  this :
to the font style distorted :
despite the original font style being the most favoured by my target audience this change had to be made as, this font was simply too thin to appear boldly from the gold background it had.

FINAL MAG COVER (IN PROGRESS)

Here is my final magazine cover design in progress.

As time goes on I will be editing the front cover in order to make it as professional looking as possible . I will be using many Photoshop editing options to help me enhance both the main image and the layout of the magazine itself. For example I will use filters, airbrush tools and many other editing techniques to enhance the main image to make more aesthetically pleasing , in order to intrigue the target audience as by making them take a second glance at the magazine as they would be looking at a more interesting image.

FIRST ATTEMPT OF THE MAGAZINE FRONT COVER

Here is a draft design of my magazine .

the purpose of this design is to act as a simple template , which will remind me of all the features I must include, in the making of my final design.

these features are: top banner, masthead sell lines, barcode,  chosen font style,

a colour scheme which consists of black gold and white to meet the conventions of R&B music magazine. The price of the magazine is also included on the front cover, in red.