Idea's.

This is a rough idea of what i want my magazine to look like which i created on photoshop. I think i will call my magazine 'Outcry' because it reflects what i want my magazine to be used for, and that is crying out about new and exciting music. I used light colours for the background, as i didnt want it to look too unprofessional, and i wanted to focus all the attention on the colours of the photographs. The simple masthead 'Outcry' was in black with a light green shadowing because it is simple, yet appealing. This magazine is being aimed at an audience just slightly older than a magazine like Kerrang!, so things like the masthead do not have to be very visually appealing. I put three features underneath the main sell because it was a different layout to most magazines, and although it looks simple, i think it will appeal to people due to the fact it is different, and its easily noticable. I put three lines of band names underneath that because this will tell the reader what to expect and who to expect from my magazine. I havent yet put any finer detail on the magazine, like date, price and any writing about the features. But i have put the barcode at the top right hand corner, as i thought it looked better than putting in anywhere else.

I chose to put the contents page in similar colours to the front page, as i think it makes it look alot cleaner, and more proffesional. I havent overloaded the page with pictures, as i think it doesnt need to be. I put the front cover on the contents page, so that i could write about where the features would be.