Flatplans

This is the flatplan for my Contents Page. As you can see I have put the main highlights in boxes at the top of the page so that they are the first thing you see when you see the page. I have seen how in other magazines, such as Rocksound, highlights of the magazine are in the contents with their page numbers highlighted to gain interest. This is how I have set out mine, as I think it will be interesting and attract my target audience of 16-19 year olds. The rest of the contents will be underneath the highlights in a spread out and page-numbered layout with language suitable to the Rock genre. The colour scheme will be the same as on the front cover, in darker reds, blues and purples.

This is the flatplan for my double-page spread. The Band name, which I still need to decide upon will be in large brightly coloured font at the top and in the middle of the two pages, so that readers know straight away who the article is about. I will have numerous pictures of the band across the page spread out and randomly placed, to add a sense of rebellion and non-conforming to the rules. In some, they will be smiling and in others looking serious to add contrast. I will use a relevant font for the text of the article and black writing over a white background, with some sort of photo-shop effect to create a sense of contrast and mystery.

This is the flatplan for my front cover. The colour scheme will be dark, but bright colours, such as red, blue and purples which will stand out and contrast eachother. The photo I will use for the cover will take up most of the page and will show the whole band staring at the camera. There will be colourless boxes around the bottom of the page to advertise other parts of the article and to advertise music lessons/instruments that will appeal to the target audience of 16-19 year olds. The logo for the magazine will be a guitar and two drumsticks crossed over eachother, as this is what my focus group thought would comply best with the genre of the magazine and will attract my target audience of rock lovers.