Production: Fonts

To the left shows an image of possible fonts that I considered to use for the masthead on my front cover. The image to the right shows my final choice of font on the chosen image for my cover. As my title is 'PULSE', I decided to add an electronic symbol as it emphasises the title and connotes music. 

Production: Photo Editing

I edited the shadow out from underneath my models nose and side of her face. I did this by using the 'Retouch' tool. This makes it more aesthetically pleasing for the target audience and makes the picture look more professional.

The image to the left shows the new edited picture. I cropped out unnecessary background objects to avoid distractions whilst viewing the picture.

As my artist is a 'break through act', I am considering placing her on a background of broken glass to highlight this factor and make it the theme of the cover.

Because of the positioning of the beaming light within the background, I could cosinder flipping the image horizontally to connect the pulse symbol with the beam.

These two pictures show plugs within my cover. As the overall look and style of the cover is edgy and urban, I decided to change the solid, white looking rectangles into ripped pieces of paper. This is so that it fits in and suits the rest of the cover, as well as the genre of magazine.

Planning: Double Page Spread

My article within the double page spread will feature the female, breakthrough R&B artist , 'Chloe'. After being dropped from various record labels, she has now been signed by the worldwide label 'Roc Nation' and was found by Jay Z. Since joining the label, Chloe has achieved great success with two hit number one singles and is now a capable, competing, mainstream artist. After winning the public over, she plans to release a new album which shall be promoted within the double page spread. Therefore, the main focus of the feature is to inform the audience. 

The article will contain an interview with the breakthrough artist, expressing her low points of rejection, to her sudden success and reach to stardom. This will make the double page spread more personal to the artist, making Chloe easy to relate to by the viewer. Due to this, the audience would aspire to be like Chloe and admire her for not giving up and achieving her goals.
Influences of my Artist: Rita Ora, Rihanna
Fashion:Edgy,  

Planning:Semantic Fields

Words relating to my magazine/genre:
-Mainstream
-R& B/Pop
-Urban
-Edgy
-Young
-Current
-Common
-Fashion
-Trends

Planning: Moodboard

Planning: Flatplans

Front Cover Flat Plan:

 

 

 

 Contents Page Flatplan:

 

 

 

 

Double Page Spread Analysis:

 

 

Research: Mixmag Analysis

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