Front Page
The front page will have a lot of similar conventions to that of 'Kerrang!'s' front cover, this is because it is a similar style of music and is also a very successful magazine so its layout has obviously worked. My magazine will have the selling line at the top above the masthead - this will be red/yellow writing with a black background. The Masthead and name of the magazine itself will be a black background with white writing inset into it (made to look like its been dented into the masthead rather than just being plain and flat). The text of the magazine title will be the same as/similar to the blog title font (which I cant actually read what the name of it is, so will be as similar to it as possible).
Ill have a button on the front page that will be placed slightly over the masthead (as well as the image if it has too) which will entice the audience by advertising free posters within the magazine. This will have white writing with a big red 5 (the number of posters) and a blue background so that it sticks out of the magazine enough to catch someones eye and pull them in. However it wont be too big so that it doesn't become too outstanding and take interest from the rest of the magazine and just pulls the viewer in.
The image will be placed centrally on the cover (the whole band standing together, lead singer in front with other members behind) black background or smokey background. The band members will all wear whatever they want as this shows that they don't follow mainstream conventions of dressing a certain way for their band.
Band name will be in a clear font (similar to: Copperplate Gothic Bold [However this may change as I may use the same font the band chose for their name] - same as the rest of the writing on the page) with writing above/below it saying: A look into the lives of ANIMUS SADIST newest upcoming metal band.
Ill use a Pull Quote - taken from the double page spread on the band, to entice the readers into wanting to read the article which will make them more likely to buy the magazine.
The Bar Code will be in the bottom right hand corner, so that it is out of the way of the main image and everything else on the page. Keeping it in the corner will make it less noticeable and wont make the magazine look so messy. The price of my magazine is going to be around £2-£2:99 as this was the most voted for price from the market research I carried out.
Contents Page
The contents page is also influenced by 'Kerrang!' magazine as it works very well and is very easy to follow and understand. The top third of the page will be taken up by an image of the band in position as if they were playing a gig. This will be there as it is the main cover story that the readers will want to see if they picked up the magazine for the band interview. Overlaid onto this picture in the top left will be 'Contents, issue number and cover date' and in the top right the magazine name. In the bottom right of the image the bands name and the page the interview is on will be put over the image.
The left side of the page will have a picture of the editor and a letter saying thanks for buying the magazine and giving you an insight into what it was like to create the first issue.
In the middle of the page there will be an image, showing a gig guide, which is the second biggest article in the magazine (this has the page number in the bottom right). Under this there is the rest of the contents in 2 columns and to the right of this there is small images of the 'free posters' and what page they are on.
The font on this page will be the same as what is on the front page, so that it follows things on and keeps it clear and easy to read without the page looking messy. This will be the same for the colour scheme too as if I changed the colours from the cover to the contents the magazine will look a bit strange and confusing.
The contents will have subheadings to make things clearer as well as the page numbers. This will help readers to go straight to the area they wish to read about first or go straight to a certain article from the magazine.
Double Page Spread
The double page spread will again have the same fonts and colour scheme as the contents page and the front cover, so that the magazine flows and looks professional and clean. This will also help with people buying the magazine because it wont look cheap, messy and unprofessional.
The spread will have an image going across both pages, this will make the article flow. At the top of the spread there will be a pull quote from the interview, this will go across both pages so it shows they are linked. The main part of the article will do the same thing but at the bottom of the page - this will be in columns so that it makes it easy and quick to read. The standfirst will be in the middle of the pull quote and main article, keeping on the right page.
________________________________________________________________________
My magazine follows many styles and techniques from 'Kerrang!' magazine however I have made my own changes and put my own ideas in so that is not the same. My contents and double page spread will be linked using the article, images and the colour scheme of the magazine will flow through all three.
