Spare Images.

These are images and any extra left over that I used to create both my contents page and double-page spread, taken in wide shot, medium shot and medium close-up.

Final Double-Page Spread.

This is my final double-page spead, which I re-designed as it contained too many typing errors and did not comply with the conventions of a typical double-page spread, as the images were placed in the centrefold of the page.
I created this double-page spread with reference from another-'Kerrang' Magazine's spread about Green Day. When first looking at this spread, I noticed how on one page a whole image was used on its own for instant attention to both pages when turning the page, and to show who the page was talking about. There was on main colour used on the page, a brownish -orange colour, and text on the second page was prodominantley black, red and white, resembling a newspaper to give urgency to the reader. The page also contained an advertisement for their CD at the top right of the page, and a tab at the bottom, stating they were looking back at Green Day's music history, pointing to the main image on the left and relating to the CD advertisement at the top.
When creating my double-page spread design, I took all of this into account, and kept one primary colour throughout the page-a navy blue, as I thought this was smart and the right tone of colour so that the text and image could still be seen clearly. I placed my main image at the bottom of the page, as it was a medium close-up of the two subjects in the band I was discussing on the page, so included the blue background on both pages to fill the space. I then added a yellow tab above them, talking about their upcoming book signing, which relates to what is being discussed on the page opposite. At the top, I included a heart rate pattern which continued accross both pages. I used this, as I thought that it was relevant to the feelings that the drum and bass music created- music that the band were supposed to create proffessionally. On the right page, I stated a large bold title at the top with the band's name, keeping the same font as the front cover title to continue the pattern, and made the colour red for urgency as in the 'Kerrang' version, again resembling a newspaper. Below this in capitals like the Kerrang spread for more attraction like a headline, I created a newspaper style catchy headline to attract the reader to the smaller paragraph of text below. I coloured the headline in White for urgency and attraction, and the smaller font underneath black, so that it could be clearly seen and read. I made sure that the text was simple , smart and legible to any reader, and finished the text with a writer's name below in white for emphasis. I am very pleased with this design, as it is simple, using the right conventions and colours to attract the reader, whilst still getting the correct message accross, making it easy to read and understand.







This is the 'Kerrang' double-page spread which I used as a reference for my own spread. This too uses primary colours, conventions of a newspaper to attract the reader, and a large image that takes up one page for attraction when turning over to both pages.

Final contents page.

This is my final contents page of three, which I re-designed like my double-page spread, as it did not contain the correct conventions and colour schemes to suit my chosen audience. For the design of this page, I used reference from 'Kerrang Magazine's Contents page for ideas with colour, image position and how it is presented to their audience in an appealing way.

When first looking at the page, I noticed the grey colour for the background, used as it was not too bright and eye-catching to distract attention from the text on the page, but also not too dark for the text to be misread or not seen. I then noticed the title and headings for the news, features, and other sections on the right of the page, as they were all designed in the same way, with a black background and yellow text, or contrasting in a negative sense for a simple yet attractive look. The next obvious thing I saw were the images, which contained one larger image to the left of the page, with text below, stating who were the subjects in the images, and why they were included in the magazine, and smaller images placed around the large image, also with text below them. The text followed the same pattern throughout the page, with bold headings and then normal text below them to inform and expand on the heading. I next noticed the quote below the title on the top right hand side of the page, made by a subject in the magazine, which would advertise their section of the magazine by doing this to the reader. Also, to the left of the page was a small paragraph by the editor of the magazine, stating what would be inside that week's issue, and anything further from them personally, making it personal to the reader. Altogether, with the use of the right colours to keep the right amount of attention on the text, and the right placing of imagery and text on the page, this page simply and clearly informs the reader of what is to be included in the magazine, whilst also attracting them using the right conventions.

When creating my own contents page, I kept these conventions in mind, and tried to keep my theme of the page clear and simple enough to communicate the right message to the audience. I used a pale gold colour for the background, to keep a simple theme througout, so that attention was not brought from the text and stayed on that and the images. I then placed my images in a similar way to the 'Kerrang' magazine layout, with a larger image at the top and smaller images below, again all with bold headings and normal text underneath informing the audience of what would be included within the subjects' pages in the magazine. I then worked on the title and headings in a similar way to the reference contents page that I used, with black backgrounds and yellow text over, for an alert and attractive but also simple look. Below, I included page numbers and text informing again to the audience what would be in the issue, and then included a quote from one of the subjects in the magazine below the title, to attract the audience to their page and other pages in the magazine. I coloured this red to resemble a newspaper for urgency, before adding a small paragraph of text on the top left from the editor, stating briefly what would be included in that week's issue and any extra information, making it personal again to the reader, as it was someone talking directly to them-another appealing factor to my chosen audience. Overall, I think that my contents page design, though similar to my reference, was simplistic yet attractive, using the correct colours and conventions to appeal to my chosen audience in the right way.

This is the reference that I used from a 'Kerrang' magazine contents page, towards the production of my own page in a similar way.

New Contents Page

This is my new version of my contents page that I edited on Photoshop. I decided to change the page, as I thought that it was not appealing enough and did not have the correct conventions to attract the audience in the right way. Therefore, i changed the size of the pages and their numbers to make them clearer to read, and also changed the colour to blue for the text for a more attractive contrast to the black background. I then added different colour prints over the background for a confetti look, to match the fireworks in the corner, and put prints in the centre with the opacity turned down so that the text could still be read. I also put some of the text underneath the rest to advertise, as I thought they were more useful in this way, and added bright colour and outer glow to both to make them more appealing and noticeable. I also slightly moved the title at the top to the left and resized it, and changed the firework picture as I thought that it looked better. In conclusion, I think that this is more creative and attractive than the first, as the design was more simple, whereas this carries on the theme of the front cover to keep the reader's attention and attract them to the page to get them to read the text included. I think that it is successful and appealing to my target audience, however I will judge the outcome from my poll I have now created on the left hand side of my page, asking weather the audience feel this design is more successful than the first.