Sunday, 28 October 2012

Ideas for cover stories, the title of my magazine and the DPS

Front Cover:
For my magazine I have a few ideas of what to call it:
- Music City; as I want it to have something for everyone in it, but mainly things based on pop music.
- ML magazine (standing for Music Life)

For the cover story (splash) I would like it to be of a female solo artist, perhaps promoting an interview inside. For this I would use a pull quote on the front cover to interest the audience.
Possible cover lines to feature on the front cover:

  • Album of the month! 
  • Interview with......
  • What do you know about ....? (10 facts about a new artist)
  • Live! Review from......
  • Poll: Who do you prefer ........... or ................?
I don't want a lot of cover lines on my front cover as I want to look quite simple and professional and not chaotic. Therefore I will only use about 3/4. I want my front cover to have a set colour scheme of preferably red, black and white, as these seem to work out well, and through researching magazines I have discovered these are the best colours to use. 

Contents:
For this I am going to include 3/4 different sections, including cover stories, a music section, news section, and perhaps a 10 ten albums of the month section. I will also include pictures as through my research I have discovered that most contents pages include pictures linked to the stories inside their magazine. 

Double Page Spread Ideas:
I would like my double page spread to be based on the story that will be on the front cover. This means that it will either be an album review, 10 facts about an artist, or an interview. I will also use images that I have taken on the double page spread.

Typefaces
Throughout my magazine I would like to try and use a serif font to make it look upmarket and professional, however in small amounts I may also use sans serif font as this will fit in more with my target audience. I will also make use of bold font on the cover lines, and masthead. I will also use up to 2 typefaces to also keep it looking upmarket. 
"Don't use too many typefaces. Too much variation will end up looking a mess. It's best to limit yourself to one font, and variations of it." - Chris Frost.


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