So after going to layout to create guides, just like I did when creating my columns I typed in the desired number of columns where in this case being 15.

Here it is in action, and neater.

Note: Once your columns or guides are inserted you can move lines by; 1) right clicking on that line 2) going to grids and guides 3) unclick ‘lock column guides‘ 4) Then drag!

Subheadings are very important as this could potentially be what people are drawn to the article through.

‘6 Deepness of shallowness’ a short subheading which has two strong abstract nouns which show this is a subject of strong emotions. This will appeal to my target audience as many youth are interested in shocking stories. It rhyming and having a rhythm allows it to become memorable to the reader so that even if they put down the magazine they will remember to read this later.

‘10 Only God can judge me’ here I used a popular phrase which everyone will know of; Christian or non Christian. This is a line used much by the youth as well so they will be attracted to this article.

You see an example of a popular phrase used in one of my case studies.

‘31 leaving lonely’ is the use of personification which many will find puzzling and will want to find out the story behind it. I use a similar tactic with ‘18 Fall in hope’ this is a paradox that as well will draw people into reading this article.

In my study I saw that they included popular social network sites on their magazine as internet is a major part of peoples life. I used ‘14 Gospel Cypher’ a popular music websites where young people share and comment on gospel rap/hip-hop, many of my target audience will be able to relate to this as it is widely known among the youth not only Christians but anyone interested in rap.

I got this technique from my research.

My text in preview mode seems a bit too spaced out and resembling that of a shopping list.

I changed my masthead into a simpler font to match that of the front page and to make it more clear. Although my research showed me most rap magazines do not have ‘contents’ written on it I wanted to put it up to give the page ‘power!’ As to me this is an important page that deserves its own name. I put the masthead in the upper left hand corner as this is where westerners automatically look when observing a document with text.

Here I have the heading of each section bolder than the rest of the text so that readers can navigate to their favourite articles quicker.

Just as you see here.

I made the heading larger and a more trendy font so that it will be clear to the reader where each sections starts.

To develop the photos idea I started of by making a rectangle. I copied and pasted it , making sure that all were the same, then by using the rotator I would rotate it to my desired position.

Yes I was challenging

conventions, as my case

studies showed me there

was one main picture

that takes up a third of a

page. But though I have

four small pictures all are

in the middle- still centre

staged, they all give a

variation of what is going

to be in the magazine

visually and lastly it

gives my magazine its

own individual identity

Choosing my picturesPutting a picture of an attractive girl with headsets round her neck staring has an effect on my audience. One is people will be inquisitive of why she is staring into space and will want to find out more. The headset supports the theme of a music magazine.

This image is meant to create an impression that she is creating music, I do this by including a keyboard in the picture and getting her to wear headsets. Much of my target audience will be interested in how the production of music works.

With this picture my aim was to make it come across that the two boys are a group (there album cover is on the front page) and that V.I.P tickets were given away , I do this by getting the two girls to wear tags around their neck. This will interest boys as they would want to know how this group got girls to admire them and girls will be interested in how these girls got these tickets and what event was going on.

Here I have a photo of a girl standing in a pose that suggests this page will have to do with fashion this is to make my magazine come across broad and appeal to both genders equally.