* Since flat plans are a professional way of communicating in the media I took it upon myself to create one in order to make my ideas clear so others can understand me.
Magazine Front Cover Rationale:
Colour Use:
When studying other regional music magazines I have noticed that they follow a certain colour scheme/house style throughout the magazine (including the contents page and double page) which I something I will do when I create my magazine. In specific I will use the colours Red, Black, Grey and White. Looking at other magazines they tend to stick to a few colours so using a lot of bright colours I believe will make the magazine look unprofessional which is why I have chosen the colours above. The majority of my text will be in a black font however any titles which I want to stand out I will make Red or White.
Image Use:
I plan to use one main image for my front cover as this is a typical magazine convention. The main image will consist of one main model who will be female surrounded in a natural environment. The image will either be a mid-shot or a close-up depending on what looks best when I create it, I will decide between these shots as I will decide which image shows the best emotion as I want my magazine to have a feel to it and to impact readers. The mise-en-scene of the image will be natural imagery such as trees, grass etc and natural light as I want the cover to be as focused on the model as possible and I also want the cover to be simple and easy to look at.
Text Use:
I aim to be consistent with my text on the front cover as I plan to have it all aligned to give the cover a flow. I will use bold, italics and underline in order to make certain words stand out against the image however this will be used in moderation in order to not take attention away from the main image and to not make the front cover become an eyesore. This will also draw readers to my magazine. I plan to only use one main cover line as that is a typical convention found in regional magazines however I will also use no other big cover lines because this isn't found on regional magazines as it is on national ones.
Layout and Font:
My magazine will follow typical magazine conventions including the layout. It will include typical conventions such as cover lines, masthead, barcode, sky line etc as I want it to look as professional as possible. I plan to use the same font throughout the front cover in order to make the magazine flow, however the title of the cover lines will be of a different font in order to make it stand out amongst the other text, all cover lines will follow this. The masthead will be the only font on the front cover which is completely different to the rest as this needs to stand out the most against the images/text.
This is the cover I used as inspiration when creating my flatplan: 
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ReplyDeleteYou have been detailed with your rationale but again there needs to be more focus on the REGIONAL conventions - and how you are going to make this different from a national magazine. You need to research more regional music and art magazines to look at he more subtle differences between regional and national publications.
ReplyDeleteThank you Helen, I have took that into consideration and redone my magazine flat plan.
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