Music Magazine Double Music Magazine Double Page ProgressionPage Progression

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Muhammad ZeeshanMuhammad Zeeshan

I will be using the following programs: Adobe In Design CS3 and Adobe Photoshop CS3.

I will create my magazine within indesign and will edit images within photoshop.

• I have started to make the I have started to make the double page article by first double page article by first making a double page. I have making a double page. I have done this so the spread is done this so the spread is much more easily manipulated much more easily manipulated to minimise the errors that may to minimise the errors that may result from using two single result from using two single pages. I also did this so I could pages. I also did this so I could have pictures crossing from have pictures crossing from one page to another. This will one page to another. This will portray the skill of the editor portray the skill of the editor and allow the meaning and and allow the meaning and images to fill the spread. images to fill the spread. Moreover a nicely laid out Moreover a nicely laid out magazine is more likely to magazine is more likely to attract audience than one that attract audience than one that is not.is not.

Making a Making a double page.double page.

Placing Placing headings & headings & EnlargementEnlargementThe heading has a simple font. It is The heading has a simple font. It is

also large with contrasting also large with contrasting colours catching the eyes of colours catching the eyes of the reader easily. I used the the reader easily. I used the colours of red and black, part colours of red and black, part of my palette and easily of my palette and easily recognisable now as my house recognisable now as my house style and mise en scene of style and mise en scene of coolness and wealth - Black coolness and wealth - Black for the fill and Red for the for the fill and Red for the outline. This will make my outline. This will make my Black writing stand out as red Black writing stand out as red will separate the heading from will separate the heading from the page which illustrates the the page which illustrates the unique nature of the heading unique nature of the heading and the title.and the title.

• I enlarged the title to take a I enlarged the title to take a large section of the magazine large section of the magazine making it stand out and making it stand out and demand attention due to the demand attention due to the sheer size. Moreover the sheer size. Moreover the research I undertook research I undertook emphasized the importance of emphasized the importance of a clear, large and well placed a clear, large and well placed heading to a magazine article. heading to a magazine article. This will then catch the eyes This will then catch the eyes of the reader, giving them of the reader, giving them with the urge to read the with the urge to read the article.article.

Introductory Introductory commentscomments

• I believe that the introductory I believe that the introductory comment is important as it comment is important as it summarises what the article summarises what the article will contain and acts as a lure will contain and acts as a lure into the main body of the text. into the main body of the text. Thus a linguistically snappy Thus a linguistically snappy mode of address and colourful, mode of address and colourful, in terms of the text and font in terms of the text and font introductory comment is introductory comment is needed. I used the colours red needed. I used the colours red and white as it contrasts with and white as it contrasts with the heading while still the heading while still demanding attention in its demanding attention in its small size. Also my palette and small size. Also my palette and house style are now well house style are now well established and recognisable to established and recognisable to the reader and target audience.the reader and target audience.

• Moreover as you can see I have Moreover as you can see I have changed the layout of the changed the layout of the introductory comment from a introductory comment from a strict column to a more stair strict column to a more stair like layout. This further like layout. This further enforces the title. As we see enforces the title. As we see the Cholos Rise to power, the Cholos Rise to power, creating synchronicity of design creating synchronicity of design with my contents page.with my contents page.

CreditsCredits

• I have added credits I have added credits to their respected to their respected receivers. This is to receivers. This is to appreciate the appreciate the creators of the creators of the magazines while magazines while allowing the reader to allowing the reader to communicate with communicate with their favourite editor their favourite editor or designer. The or designer. The colour and placement colour and placement are crucial to keep the are crucial to keep the integrity of the layout integrity of the layout of the article. I am of the article. I am striving to achieve a striving to achieve a formal layout as the formal layout as the portrayal of the portrayal of the artist’s are formal artist’s are formal with some with some informalities as befits informalities as befits an urban music genre.an urban music genre.

Credits - Final Credits - Final positionposition

• The credits were The credits were placed on the left placed on the left third to maximise to third to maximise to make them easily make them easily viewable while viewable while keeping the layout keeping the layout simple. This will help simple. This will help the reader easily the reader easily contact the editors or contact the editors or designer for designer for feedback. Feedback feedback. Feedback which is crucial for which is crucial for the magazines the magazines survival as the survival as the feedback is our eyes feedback is our eyes into the world of the into the world of the readers which allows readers which allows us to advertise and us to advertise and market more market more successfully.successfully.

ArticleArticle

I have written the article in I have written the article in this form to keep the this form to keep the reader interested while reader interested while leaving a space for the leaving a space for the dominant image. the dominant image. the dominant picture will hold dominant picture will hold a much stronger message a much stronger message in terms of visual impact in terms of visual impact than the article yet I still than the article yet I still believe that the layout of believe that the layout of the article is crucial in the article is crucial in keeping the interest of the keeping the interest of the magazine live in the magazine live in the reader’s mind. There will reader’s mind. There will be run around placed be run around placed around the images of around the images of artists. This will illustrate artists. This will illustrate the skill and ease of my the skill and ease of my product in terms of design product in terms of design which will increase the cool which will increase the cool and urban feel and mise en and urban feel and mise en scene of the magazine.scene of the magazine.

Correction No. Correction No. 22

• I have used the layout I have used the layout of columns to of columns to efficiently fix a efficiently fix a production mistake. I production mistake. I have also decreased have also decreased the size of the font the size of the font without making it without making it unreadable for the unreadable for the reader. This will make reader. This will make the article simple and the article simple and tidy having a positive tidy having a positive effect. This allows the effect. This allows the reader to concentrate reader to concentrate on the message and on the message and content of my article content of my article and not be distracted and not be distracted by unnecessary by unnecessary details and ‘fussiness’ details and ‘fussiness’ of design.of design.

Main Image Main Image layoutlayout

• I placed my picture on the I placed my picture on the right side of the double right side of the double article, I did this as I had article, I did this as I had thought of creating a run thought of creating a run around the picture. around the picture. However I made sure the However I made sure the artist was wearing a black artist was wearing a black costume with an costume with an expensive leather jacket expensive leather jacket to illustrate his urbanity to illustrate his urbanity and status within the and status within the band. I chose the colour band. I chose the colour black as it signifies black as it signifies danger, sexiness, coolness danger, sexiness, coolness and contrasts with the and contrasts with the background while the background while the leather jacket reflects the leather jacket reflects the studio lights which creates studio lights which creates a very effective rich sheen a very effective rich sheen that makes the image that makes the image very attractive and very attractive and sophisticated.sophisticated.

Second Second image image layoutlayout

• i placed a picture which I i placed a picture which I thought would easily thought would easily spread onto the two spread onto the two pages. I those this pages. I those this picture as it defines the picture as it defines the relationship these two relationship these two individuals share. I individuals share. I purposely did this to purposely did this to emphasis the emphasis the importance of the importance of the closeness between them closeness between them and highlight the trust and highlight the trust the band members share the band members share with each other. This will with each other. This will further mould their further mould their ideals and personalities ideals and personalities within the minds of the within the minds of the readers and create an readers and create an image of brotherhood image of brotherhood and solidarity that others and solidarity that others would aspire to have.would aspire to have.

Enlargement Enlargement and Box Outand Box Out

• The main image was The main image was enlarged to symbolise power enlarged to symbolise power and enforce that power in and enforce that power in the minds of the audience the minds of the audience through the use of layout of through the use of layout of the magazine. The imposing the magazine. The imposing image is of a slight low angle image is of a slight low angle which portrays the rise of the which portrays the rise of the artist while illustrating that artist while illustrating that he is firmly rooted within the he is firmly rooted within the grounded urban culture he grounded urban culture he represents. This will make represents. This will make the target audience relate to the target audience relate to him and recognise that they him and recognise that they too could become him and too could become him and share in his fame and share in his fame and celebrity status..celebrity status..

• As I mentioned before I did a As I mentioned before I did a run around of text around run around of text around the image so both integrated the image so both integrated and blended to form a and blended to form a cohesive piece..cohesive piece..

I moved the image on the left page, moreover the box out makes the image stand out, this in turn does both catch the eye of the audience while impose the previously mentioned status & relationship of the band members

backgroundbackground

• I placed a dull I placed a dull background with a background with a gradient of grey and gradient of grey and light grey. I did this light grey. I did this because the dull because the dull colour allows the colour allows the typography and typography and images to stand out images to stand out and hook the and hook the readers in the readers in the magazine. The grey magazine. The grey also represents also represents urban life and urban life and colours. It is the colours. It is the colour of inner city colour of inner city life and living.life and living.

Better Better GradientGradient

• The better, The better, brighter brighter gradient helps gradient helps the typography the typography of page 4 (left of page 4 (left page) to be page) to be more readable, more readable, it also it also represents represents cool, silver cool, silver rather than rather than dreary urban, dreary urban, establishing establishing urban culture urban culture as cool and as cool and something to something to aspire to. aspire to.

I also changed my secondary image, I did this as this image portrays a more strong status and relationship between the artists compared the last image.

QuotesQuotes

• In my research for magazines, In my research for magazines, traditionally quotes follow traditionally quotes follow images. I first placed a box out images. I first placed a box out and used plain text for my quote. and used plain text for my quote. This didn’t look impressive This didn’t look impressive compared to the rest of the compared to the rest of the magazine, while the plain text did magazine, while the plain text did not stand out from the article.not stand out from the article.

• I than moved to having no box I than moved to having no box out for my quotes and changed out for my quotes and changed the fonts to Stencil STD, I did this the fonts to Stencil STD, I did this as it stood out from the main text as it stood out from the main text while the black colour stood out while the black colour stood out from the background removing from the background removing the need of a box out. It also the need of a box out. It also emulated my front page and emulated my front page and contents text and maintained the contents text and maintained the house style.house style.

• I then progressed to removing I then progressed to removing the images box out and enlarging the images box out and enlarging the image. I did this as it blended the image. I did this as it blended the image into the background. the image into the background. While the colourful text conveys While the colourful text conveys the message of the image in the message of the image in quotation. quotation.

Quotes Quotes #2#2

• I placed a second quote I placed a second quote with the main image to with the main image to give meaning to the give meaning to the main image. I kept the main image. I kept the colour schemes for the colour schemes for the quotes the same on this quotes the same on this article which makes it article which makes it easier for the reader to easier for the reader to differentiate the quotes differentiate the quotes from article.from article.

• Moreover I did a run Moreover I did a run around text around the around text around the image. This makes the image. This makes the quotes look interesting quotes look interesting due to the layout of the due to the layout of the quote. This improves the quote. This improves the layout and quality of the layout and quality of the magazine successfully magazine successfully attracting audiences attracting audiences who recognise a who recognise a professional and professional and appropriate integration appropriate integration of image and text.of image and text.