Designs of front cover, contents page and double page spread

This is the design of my front cover for my music magazine. I included incentives at the banner at the top as they will stick out here and persuade people to purchase a copy. Also, a large banner is located in the centre of the page with another incentive as people will locate it easily. Also, the cover stars will be a band of three people - medium close up. A filler image will also be placed at the bottom-left to make use of space on the page.  The masthead will be can be found at the top of the page - quite large - as this will make the magazine instantly notable. A bardcode is at the right of the page, as it would not be possible to purchase a magazine without it. Also, the lead article will be at the centre, with a kicker accompanying it.

This is the design for my contents page for my music magazine. The main image is placed at the right of the page. An editors note is located at the top-right of the page, and also has another image present of an editor. A header is at the top of the page that cleary says "contents". Then news, features and reviews are the topics that fill up the pages, and are all listed in a chronological order to the left. An arrow isplaced at the bottom right with text that says there is an incentive on a particular page.

This is the design for my double page spread for my music magazine. A pull quote and header is placed at the top right of the page, as this will help the people scanning through the magazine to find a story they would like to read. Page numbers are placed at the bottom corners of the pages, to further help guide a reader to their chosen destination. Filler images are placed next to each other, with captions layered over them. The main image will be a large one of the 3 band members, with another caption over it. The main body text will fill 3 columns, and will begin with a drop down capital letter. Gutters will also divide the text to make it more mind digestable for the reader. A web address will be located at the top left. The background will have a custom brush tool.