Updated Version Of Double Page Spread

Here is the final version of my Double Page Spread. After receiving feedback I had realised that I needed to make changes. I have added more text, and repositioned it. It now takes up more than one side of the page. I have cropped my image, making it look more realistic. Also, I have repositioned the main image to the lower left corner of the page. The feedback for this made me realise, that it didn't look right at the top of the page, especially because it was so stretched. The right of the page wasn't really an issue, so I didn't really want to do anything with it. I feel my double-page spread looks a lot more realistic, and it is a lot more effective. I really happy with my updated version because I think it looks better as whole. I haven't really changed a lot to the double-page, but the changes that I have made make me more satisfied, and I am happy with the feedback. Furthermore, I feel that I wouldn't have noticed this had I not got the feedback.

3rd Front Page Analysis

Here is the 3rd and final front page analysis I have completed. The magazine I analysed was 'Let's Talk'. Similarly to the other front pages, I have talked about whether the the editor has used typical conventions in the magazine. I have added my own opinion, talking about what i feel the advantages were of the magazine. Some of the advantages I have talked about are, colours and sub-images. I have talked about their effect and significance to the magazine. Furthermore, I have talked about the sub-headline as a disadvantage. I didn't like the sub-headline, due to it's colour and the font used. Overall, I have enjoyed analysing the magazine front covers. They have helped me with my own production, and certainly give me some ideas for my own.

Why did I use the images?

All the images I have used have been for a reason. Firstly, the image of the live performer has been used on my contents page. This is one of the two images I had used. This image helps my version look more realistic. Also, the image is linked to the genre of my magazine. The main reason I have used tis images, is because I felt it is important to use an image of a live performance, to show the reader the event to did take place, and that they could be their to experience it themselves. The image of the man wit his back bent and the woman sat down, were used for the front cover . I have used three sub-images on my front cover, including this one. The reason for using this images, was because I felt it would persuade the reader. The line was "We go behind to Teamironic's new album" and this image helps support that. The image of the woman holding the baby is the image I am most happy with. It helps me come up with a story. The story I came up with, about the woman becoming a full time mother, had all came from this image. I had no idea what to do for my double-page spread, but this image helped my imagination, and linked perfectly for what I wanted. The image of myself had not been used on my magazine. Although I had originally planned to use it, I didn't feel it would be realistic. It would have been for the editorial section, yet I never went with this idea, so it didn't have to be used. The image of the woman at the desk was used in the preliminary task. It was used for something related to stress, which is what appears to be the case in the image. This image also give me and idea for a made-up story. Overall, I am happy with the images I had used.

Final Version of Contents Page

Here is the final version of my contents page. As I said in the 1st version of the contents page, I have included the subscription part, with images and persuasive writing. Although I have been quite 'cheesy', I feel it is the best way to entertain the reader and get them to want to buy the magazine. Furthermore, I have used the same colours and stuck with three main primary colours. (Red, Green and Blue). Overall, I am most happy with this page as I feel it is the most realistic. The research has helped me with my contents page, and I have analysed many, which are on my Blog, to help me complete my on version. The image was quite hard to decide on. I did want an image of a band doing a Live performance. Especially because it sticks with the gene of my magazine. I was debating on using a different image, that I have used in my preliminary task, yet, I feel the image I have used is the most effective. The page numbers are also realistic and the 'NME' magazine I have analysed helped me with this. Instead of going up in, 1,2,3,4 etc, I went for a range of different numbers, such as; 13,18,25 etc. This, i have found out, is the most realistic and helps my magazine look more appealing. I definitely feel that the contents pages I had analysed were appealing, and give me ideas. I did more research at home and looked at the positioning of the images. I went for this kind of structure through research, because it was quite original. I am most happy with the colours I had used, because they were similar to my front cover. This added the realism to the whole of my magazine. The contents page, is a page that I think I am the most happy with, because it is the best version I have completed. Whilst making my contents page, Idid come across some problems. One of these, was deciding if I did ant to stick with the structure. Although I knew this was only a draft, I still took moments to think whether i could reposition the images and the list of pages I had made. I started testing the different structures, and my final contents page is the one I am most happy with. I wouldn't want to change my structure, as I am satisfied with its look. Adding my own front cover was highly significant to the contents page, because it was very effective. When analysing the 'NME' contents page, it showed a picture of a previous front cover they had made. I really found this appealing, as it attracted the reader. I added this, similarly, into my own contents page, and linked it to the 'subscription' part I had included. The subscription part was realistic because many magazines include this. Many contents pages have small part trying to attract the reader to subscribe monthly to the magazine.

1st Version of Contents Page

Here is the 1st version of my contents page. I am very happy with it a the moment. I have tried to stick with the same colours I have used in my front page. I am most happy with me customised log at the top right of the screen. After researching many magazines, I felt it looked very effective, and so decided it might prove effective to my own contents page. I am going to include subscriptions and an image of my front cover to make it more realistic. I ay do some more research into contents page that might give me more ideas about what to include, but so far I feel happy with my contents page.

3rd Double Page Analysis

Here is the final analysis of the three doulbe page spreads I have done. I enjoyed doing this analysis the most out of all the ones I have done. I really like the images the editor had used and I also think the colour was relative to the genre of the band. Throughout this analysis, I have talked about the reader, colours and relavance of the text. The main thing that I found out from this double-page spread was that it was one of the most unique. It is very unlikely to see more then four images on a doulbe page, yet this makes the magazine more individual.

Flat Plan for Contents Page

This is the flat plan for my contents page. I haven't yet completed my contents page, and this flat plan will hopefully help me complete it successfully. I like my layout of the contents page and so will use this for my own. The colours are quite difficult to get right as I want to make it look as professional as possible. I have researched into many contents pages, for example the 'NME' magazine, and I notice that many have darker colours, and so I think I might stick with this popular type of shade. I am also debating about whether I should use an editorial section. I feel that this might make less realistic, on the other hand it might make it look more effective, so I will have to make a wise decision when it comes to doing this.