Thursday, 12 March 2015
Evaluation - Draft 2 : http://www.slideshare.net/chantelleswainmedia/magazine-evaluation-draft-2
Here are the hyperlinks on the slide in case they stop working:
Slide 3:
http://chantelleswain.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/research-into-similar-products-analysis.html
http://chantelleswain.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/drafting-planning-self-assessment-of.html
Slide 7:
http://chantelleswain.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/drafting-planning-masthead-research.html
Slide 9:
http://chantelleswain.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/analysis-of-contents-pages.html
Slide 11:
http://chantelleswain.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/research-analysis-of-similar-double.html
Slide 14:
http://chantelleswain.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/drafting-planning-further-improvements.html
Slide 16:
http://www.bauermedia.co.uk/brands
http://chantelleswain.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/empty.html
Slide 21:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BSGTSGY
http://chantelleswain.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/target-audience-survey-monkey.html
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Research into similar products: Evaluation - Section 3
I am going to write about which company will distribute my magazine tomorrow. (Wednesday 18th)
Bauer owns and distributes Kerrang! magazine, which has a similar demographic to Rocksound and to the desired audience of Stone Cold. This demonstrates that Bauer would be the best company the market and distribute Stone Cold to the largest target audience possible because not only does it already have an established similar audience (Kerrang!), but it owns music radio and TV stations on which Stone Cold could be advertised on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauer_Media_Group
http://www.bauermedia.co.uk/brands
http://www.timeincuk.com/
Among the items in this list is NME which is the only music magazine that IPC produces. NME has a different target audience than Kerrang! and Rocksound, and more importantly Stone Cold so I think it would be inappropriate to choose IPC media as a distributor for Stone Cold.
I did seriously consider using Axel Springer as a distributor of Stone Cold because of the similar target audiences of Metal Hammer, but Freeway Press took presidency over these other distributors mainly because it is the actual distributor of Rocksound, therefore it is the most well suited distributor for Stone Cold.
http://www.axelspringer.de/en/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Springer_SE
Bauer Media
Bauer Media Group is a large European-based media company, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany that manages a portfolio of more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations around the world. The portfolio extends to include print shops, postal, distribution and marketing services.Bauer owns and distributes Kerrang! magazine, which has a similar demographic to Rocksound and to the desired audience of Stone Cold. This demonstrates that Bauer would be the best company the market and distribute Stone Cold to the largest target audience possible because not only does it already have an established similar audience (Kerrang!), but it owns music radio and TV stations on which Stone Cold could be advertised on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauer_Media_Group
http://www.bauermedia.co.uk/brands
I have researched companies that produce/ distribute music magazines in order to establish why I have chosen Bauer Media:
IPC Media/ Time Inc
Time Inc. UK formerly International Publishing Corporation (IPC Media) is a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the UK, with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year. Here are some of the brands that Time Inc/ IPC distributes: http://www.timeincuk.com/Among the items in this list is NME which is the only music magazine that IPC produces. NME has a different target audience than Kerrang! and Rocksound, and more importantly Stone Cold so I think it would be inappropriate to choose IPC media as a distributor for Stone Cold.
Axel Springer
The creator of Metal Hammer Wilfried F. Rimensberger approached some of Europe's largest publishers such as Springer, Ringier and Bauer, but none were interested. This shows me that Axel Springer is open to a niche market. In addition to this, metal hammer seem to have a similar target audience to Stone Cold.I did seriously consider using Axel Springer as a distributor of Stone Cold because of the similar target audiences of Metal Hammer, but Freeway Press took presidency over these other distributors mainly because it is the actual distributor of Rocksound, therefore it is the most well suited distributor for Stone Cold.
http://www.axelspringer.de/en/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Springer_SE
Sunday, 15 February 2015
Target Audience: Feeeback on contents page.
I found the feedback from my target audience about my cover very helpful so I decided to conduct a similar test of my contents page, as this is the section of my magazine that I am most unsure about.
I asked the same 10 people that are within my target audience range which part of my contents page they liked the least, and whether it was holistic with my front cover:
1. Age 15- You need to add more pages. I know you have 94 but if this is monthly it needs to have more than 100 pages. I wouldn't buy a monthly magazine with only 94 pages.
2. Age 16- The font is a bit overwhelming. I think you should choose a different font for the title or the stories. But don't change both or it wont match with the fonts on the cover.
3. Age 16- It looks good but there's not enough pages so the magazine would be bad value.
4. Age 15- You used Impact too much. Rocksound uses different fonts.
6. Age 19 - The stories are too long. When I used to buy rock mags like Kerrang the stories were short.
7. Age 15- I really like the the 'Regulars' has been put in a box because it matches with the cover. But the downside is there arent enough stories in the review section. Normally if Kerrang does reviews of albums there is more than 4.
8. Age 17- Impact as a font is too overused on the contents page. You should change the title into a different font.
9. Age 18- I really like that the background colour has stayed consistant because it helps the cover and contents page to match and it makes the magazine flow. The thing I think is bad is the amount of page numbers. Weekly magazines have about 50 pages and monthly magazine have like 100 so the numbers need to be bumped up a bit.
10. Age 22- The contents page and contents page does match but maybe a little bit too much. The font of the stories fits well together, but my advise is to change the title font because impact is used a bit too much when you compare it to the front cover.
I took these comments on and created a new version of my contents page that fulfils the needs of my target audience better than previous versions:
My target audience liked the continuation of the 'white on black' effect that I used on my cover and contents page. They also liked the grey background colour used as it was a continuation of the house style that was used on the cover.
The downsides were that I had too few pages for a monthly magazine, my story descriptions were too long, and my album review section was too short. These were the main issues that could make my target audience disinterested in Stone Cold.
I have bumped the page numbers up to 106, and the Redding festival set list would be 4 pages, so the magazine as a whole is now 110 pages instead of 98. This will convince my target audience to buy Stone Cold as they are getting better value for their money. In addition to this, I shortened my stories. They now entice the potential audience to buy the magazine, instead of explaining the content before they can even read it. As well as this, I added 'You Me At Six - Cavalier Youth' so that the Review section of Stone Cold is longer. As this is a regular feature, adding more content to the Review section will encourage my target audience to buy the next issue of the magazine because they will be receiving a sizable amount of content.
This is the contents page I will submit as my final piece.
I asked the same 10 people that are within my target audience range which part of my contents page they liked the least, and whether it was holistic with my front cover:
2. Age 16- The font is a bit overwhelming. I think you should choose a different font for the title or the stories. But don't change both or it wont match with the fonts on the cover.
3. Age 16- It looks good but there's not enough pages so the magazine would be bad value.
4. Age 15- You used Impact too much. Rocksound uses different fonts.
6. Age 19 - The stories are too long. When I used to buy rock mags like Kerrang the stories were short.
7. Age 15- I really like the the 'Regulars' has been put in a box because it matches with the cover. But the downside is there arent enough stories in the review section. Normally if Kerrang does reviews of albums there is more than 4.
8. Age 17- Impact as a font is too overused on the contents page. You should change the title into a different font.
9. Age 18- I really like that the background colour has stayed consistant because it helps the cover and contents page to match and it makes the magazine flow. The thing I think is bad is the amount of page numbers. Weekly magazines have about 50 pages and monthly magazine have like 100 so the numbers need to be bumped up a bit.
10. Age 22- The contents page and contents page does match but maybe a little bit too much. The font of the stories fits well together, but my advise is to change the title font because impact is used a bit too much when you compare it to the front cover.
I took these comments on and created a new version of my contents page that fulfils the needs of my target audience better than previous versions:
My target audience liked the continuation of the 'white on black' effect that I used on my cover and contents page. They also liked the grey background colour used as it was a continuation of the house style that was used on the cover.
The downsides were that I had too few pages for a monthly magazine, my story descriptions were too long, and my album review section was too short. These were the main issues that could make my target audience disinterested in Stone Cold.
I have bumped the page numbers up to 106, and the Redding festival set list would be 4 pages, so the magazine as a whole is now 110 pages instead of 98. This will convince my target audience to buy Stone Cold as they are getting better value for their money. In addition to this, I shortened my stories. They now entice the potential audience to buy the magazine, instead of explaining the content before they can even read it. As well as this, I added 'You Me At Six - Cavalier Youth' so that the Review section of Stone Cold is longer. As this is a regular feature, adding more content to the Review section will encourage my target audience to buy the next issue of the magazine because they will be receiving a sizable amount of content.
This is the contents page I will submit as my final piece.
Saturday, 14 February 2015
Organisation: Evaluation.
I will begin my evaluation over this half term holiday. I plan to start work on my Powerpoint presentation on Monday the 16th and I will do one area of my evaluation per day.
I plan to organise my time in this way so that no area of my evaluation is rushed and is explained thoroughly.
I have chosen to plan my time like this as even if I do not finish on the 23rd February I still have a few spare days to finish it before the draft deadline.
Monday 16th-
1.In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
- Cover - Influences from Rocksound
- Contents - Kerrang
- Double Page Spread - Influence from Kerrang
Tuesday 17th-
2. How does your media product represent particular social
groups?
- Women -role models
- Young people 15-24
Wednesday 18th-
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media
product and why?
- Research about Bauer Media, IPC and Axel Springer
- Suitable?
- Reasons for choosing Freeway Press
Thursday 19th-
4.Who would be the audience for your media product?
- Males and females
- 15-24
- Rock lovers
- Similar audience to Rocksound
Friday 20th-
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
- Link to SurveryMonkey
Saturday 21st-
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process
of constructing the product?
- Dicuss paint.net / page plus
- Easier/Harder
Sunday 22nd-
7. Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?- Compare covers
- Compare contents
Monday 23rd-
8.How successful do you feel your end product is in fulfilling the task? How well does it fit the brief?
In my opinion my end product fulfils the breif successfully
because it conforms to the vast majority of the codes and conventions of music
magazines, appears professional, has the correct attitude for a rock music
magazine.
I have chosen to plan my time like this as even if I do not finish on the 23rd February I still have a few spare days to finish it before the draft deadline.
Thursday, 12 February 2015
Drafting & Planning: Self assessment analysis of Stone Cold front cover
I have included a a large amount of the codes and conventions of magazines and I am confident that my piece resembles a real, professional-looking magazine.
I have also included the codes and conventions of Rocksound magazine such as free posters, exclsuive interviews and large, bold coverlines.
I plan to include this self analysis in my evaluation of the project because it demonstrates my learning, understanding, and fulfilling of the task.
Saturday, 7 February 2015
Drafting & Planning: Cover Improvements from Target Audience Feedback.
I decided to re-do my cover in a similar way on page plus instead of on a publisher file because the photo ends up being bad quality after its been copied too many times. It was particularly important for me to make sure my photo and text isn't pixelated because that was one of the criticisms when i asked my target audience.
Evidence of work in PagePlus:
Final Cover:
Evidence of work in PagePlus:
Using PagePlus gave me the opportunity to darken my photo and slightly increase the saturation. This made the white text on the front cover more readable and so made my cover more professional.
Friday, 6 February 2015
Target Audience: Feedback on Front Cover.
I have made many changes and improvements to the front cover of my magazine, but I need to make sure that it is pleasing my target audience.
I showed 10 people...
a)
and asked them to choose which one they liked best and why.
1. Age 15- I like that the colours are more varied. B looks much more like a cover of Kerrang or Rocksound than A.
2. Age 16- I think A is better because B is too pixelated. Magazines never have pixelated images.
3. Age 16- It's good that you're advertising free tickets but you need to add free posters in because its really hard to find a rock magazine with no posters in.
4. Age 15- The cover star looks like a real artist and the colours are good but it needs a lot more stories on the front.
5. Age 17-I think B is better than A because the model on the cover is bigger and its more realistic to what a music magazine would look like. I think the expression on the models face is good in both because most rocks stars pose like this in posters or for magazines.
6. Age 19 - A is quite plain and has too much empty space, but B has a much better layout. It looks like a magazine I would buy.
7. Age 15- B is really good. Its way better than A because it has lots of different colours and I think its eye-catching.
8. Age 17- I like both but the images for both drafts are a bit too bright and it makes it hard to see the white text on her arm.
9. Age 18- I like B better but both pictures are a bit pixelated. I like the layout of B better than the layout of A though - it has a lot in it without being cluttered.
10. Age 22- I haven't read Rocksound for a while but A is just too plain. It needs a lot more pictures and cover lines,
Most of the responses were much more posive about Draft B than Draft A.
Positive Aspects of: Good housestyle and expression.
Improvements: Needs more coverlines. Needs more secondary images. May need a bigger variety of colours.
This exercise was helpful for me because it showed me that I am reaching the goal of attracting the correct target audience of rock music lovers between the ages of 15-24.
It was also helpful because I was able to make some improvements on draft B, such as using a better quality image, to make it even better.
I showed 10 people...
a)
and b)
and asked them to choose which one they liked best and why.
1. Age 15- I like that the colours are more varied. B looks much more like a cover of Kerrang or Rocksound than A.
2. Age 16- I think A is better because B is too pixelated. Magazines never have pixelated images.
3. Age 16- It's good that you're advertising free tickets but you need to add free posters in because its really hard to find a rock magazine with no posters in.
4. Age 15- The cover star looks like a real artist and the colours are good but it needs a lot more stories on the front.
5. Age 17-I think B is better than A because the model on the cover is bigger and its more realistic to what a music magazine would look like. I think the expression on the models face is good in both because most rocks stars pose like this in posters or for magazines.
6. Age 19 - A is quite plain and has too much empty space, but B has a much better layout. It looks like a magazine I would buy.
7. Age 15- B is really good. Its way better than A because it has lots of different colours and I think its eye-catching.
8. Age 17- I like both but the images for both drafts are a bit too bright and it makes it hard to see the white text on her arm.
9. Age 18- I like B better but both pictures are a bit pixelated. I like the layout of B better than the layout of A though - it has a lot in it without being cluttered.
10. Age 22- I haven't read Rocksound for a while but A is just too plain. It needs a lot more pictures and cover lines,
Most of the responses were much more posive about Draft B than Draft A.
Positive Aspects of: Good housestyle and expression.
Improvements: Needs more coverlines. Needs more secondary images. May need a bigger variety of colours.
This exercise was helpful for me because it showed me that I am reaching the goal of attracting the correct target audience of rock music lovers between the ages of 15-24.
It was also helpful because I was able to make some improvements on draft B, such as using a better quality image, to make it even better.
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Drafting & Planning: Further Improvements to my contents page.
I have added in social media links as most music magazines are also in an online format and are very interactive with the readers.
Secondly, I have changed the secondary image to one of the cover star on a red carpet. This image is a better quality and also fits into the house style because of the colour of the carpet.
I have decided to change some of the impact text to Calibri as I found the amount of impact used to be over whelming and unprofessional. In addition to this, I have added more articles to boost my page numbers up as they need to be around 100 for a monthy magazine.
As well as these, I have added in an article about film as more and more music magazines have begun to produce articles about books and film. I chose Unfriended because it is a horror film and people who like rock music are usually also fans of horror movies. The second reason I chose this film is because it is all about social networking and it adds synergy to my magazine, as my target audience spend a lot of time social networking,
New:
Secondly, I have changed the secondary image to one of the cover star on a red carpet. This image is a better quality and also fits into the house style because of the colour of the carpet.
I have decided to change some of the impact text to Calibri as I found the amount of impact used to be over whelming and unprofessional. In addition to this, I have added more articles to boost my page numbers up as they need to be around 100 for a monthy magazine.
As well as these, I have added in an article about film as more and more music magazines have begun to produce articles about books and film. I chose Unfriended because it is a horror film and people who like rock music are usually also fans of horror movies. The second reason I chose this film is because it is all about social networking and it adds synergy to my magazine, as my target audience spend a lot of time social networking,
New:
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Drafting & Planning: Further Improvements to my double page spread.
I have re-written a large part of my interview as I felt some parts were a little bit irrelevant to the introduction. I have also changed the font size to 10.5 (from 12) so I can fit a larger amount of text in, and also because Rocksound usually has a font similar to this size.
I have made the choice to remove the picture of 'Micheal', because although it was deliberately staged to loom casual, it lacked musical mise-en-scene and sort of ruined the convergence of the magazine having attitude and being rebellious.
I have removed the added in movements such as (laughs) because it is unprofessional and music magazines in general do not use these movements in their interviews. As well as this, I have made sure that there aren't any word breaks in my article.
In addition to this, I have changed my pull quote fonts because they seemed a little bit unoriginal. I have chose an more edgy font called 'VIPER NORA' so that my double page spread can be original without straying too far from the housestyle.
New:
I have made the choice to remove the picture of 'Micheal', because although it was deliberately staged to loom casual, it lacked musical mise-en-scene and sort of ruined the convergence of the magazine having attitude and being rebellious.
I have removed the added in movements such as (laughs) because it is unprofessional and music magazines in general do not use these movements in their interviews. As well as this, I have made sure that there aren't any word breaks in my article.
In addition to this, I have changed my pull quote fonts because they seemed a little bit unoriginal. I have chose an more edgy font called 'VIPER NORA' so that my double page spread can be original without straying too far from the housestyle.
New:
Saturday, 31 January 2015
Drafting & Planning: Further Improvements to my cover page.
I have changed my pug font to Andre Heavy SF from Budoken SF. I have also changed the colour from deep red to deep pink. Secondly, I changed the information accompanying my headlines from Budoken SF to Calibri because Rocksound rarely uses fonts that have Serif.
Evidence of colour testing on my pug/coverline:
I have also evidenced the testing of enlargement and the use of anti-red eye in paint.net:
In addition to my improvements, I have decided to change the layout of my front page. I have decided to do this because when I was comparing it to other Rocksound issues it looked very different and did not conform completely to the conventions of Rocksound. In addition to this, I have changed my additional coverlines to upper-case. I have done this because it makes my magazine more realistic, and adds a professional feel to sans-serif font choice, Also, I have changed my magazine price to £3.50 (from £3.99) because although the price of Rocksound can vary, the more prominent price is £3.50. I also made the choice to change the Paramore coverline into a skyline, as I feel that my magazine did not conform to the codes and conventions as well as it could have,
As well as this I have added more coverlines, as Rocksound has numerous coverlines compared my my magazine. I believe these changes have made my front cover more professional and attractive to my target audience.
Improved Draft:
Evidence of colour testing on my pug/coverline:
I have also evidenced the testing of enlargement and the use of anti-red eye in paint.net:
In addition to my improvements, I have decided to change the layout of my front page. I have decided to do this because when I was comparing it to other Rocksound issues it looked very different and did not conform completely to the conventions of Rocksound. In addition to this, I have changed my additional coverlines to upper-case. I have done this because it makes my magazine more realistic, and adds a professional feel to sans-serif font choice, Also, I have changed my magazine price to £3.50 (from £3.99) because although the price of Rocksound can vary, the more prominent price is £3.50. I also made the choice to change the Paramore coverline into a skyline, as I feel that my magazine did not conform to the codes and conventions as well as it could have,
As well as this I have added more coverlines, as Rocksound has numerous coverlines compared my my magazine. I believe these changes have made my front cover more professional and attractive to my target audience.
Improved Draft:
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Drafting & Planning/ Organisation: Personal improvements to my magazine.
Drafting & Planning:
Cover:- Change pugs to pink so that my cover will have a variety of covers. This will make it more similar to the housestyle of Rocksound because they have a variety of colours on their front covers. (Done)
- Change some Budoken SF to another font (Done)
- Make sure the new font has no Serif (Done)
- Make cover star bigger on paint.net (Done)
- Reduce red eye in paint.net (Done)
- Make the space between the main coverline smaller- this will make the cover look more professional (Done)
- Add a web address to the cover (Done)
Double Page Spread:
- Change the 'drugs are fun' font. Done
- Remove photo- it does not have musical mise en scene. (Done)
- Check grammar. (Done)
- Cut out actions - rocksound doesnt include *laugh* 's. Done
- Change the title back to Impact to give it synergy. Done
- Change pull quote fonts.
- Rewrite part of the article so it matches completely with the introduction.
Contents Page:
- Add facebook and twitter icons to show where you can download tracks from.
- Add way more page numbers because Rocksound is a monthly magazine and usually has around 100 pages.
Organisation:
I plan to update my Front Cover on the 31st January. I am choosing to edit my front cover first because it is largely important that I decide and arrange my coverlines before I start editing my contents page, or the articles will not converge and my magazine will look unprofessional and broken up.Next, I will edit my double page spread. I believe that this will take longer to edit than my contents page, but a shorter time than my front cover. I will complete this on the 3rd of February because I am able to stay behind at sixth form that day, so if it takes longer to fix than I thought, I wont run out of time and rush.
I plan to update my contents page last, on the 4th of February. This is because I believe it is the least flawed out of my pieces, and I think my time would be better spent making improvements on my double page spread and front cover. The 4th of February is also my study day so if the amendments to the contents page take longer than i anticipated I will still have allocated myself an adequate amount of time to fix this.
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Drafting & Planning: Colour Wheel.
After I got my suggestions from improvements from my peers and teacher, and also after I assessed it myself, it was clear to me that my range of colours may be too small to conform to the ideals of magazines similar to Rocksound.
(Such as this issue. The layout is neat but the colours vary slightly.)
Rocksound has a slight carnivalesque approach, but it also has a good layout so I know that I need to keep my cover neat and nicely laid out like in my drafts. The thing I need to alter is a few of the colours. I have used mainly reds and purples but I was unsure about which alternative colours I could use which would not ruin the house style of my magazine.
I used a colour wheel to identity these colours, and now I know that I need to use colours from the left side of the colour wheel. I plan to change a few of my pugs and puffs to pink or dark purple.
Monday, 26 January 2015
Organisation: Blog Tracker.
Here is the latest blog tracker update. I am still lacking in posts for target audience and organisation so in the upcoming weeks I will make sure I add more posts.
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Drafting & Planning: Contents Page Improvements
I have changed the word breaks on the contents page because the majority of rock magazines do not have word breaks in their contents page titles.
In addition to this, I have added another picture because this conforms to the norms of magazines similar to Rocksound. They nearly always have multiple pictures on the contents page.
I have also re-sized the subscription advertisement because when I printed it out to test whether it looked like a real magazine the font was much too large.
I made the decision to delete the Lostprophets title and replace it with a story from my cover page. This helps my magazine to converge because the titles flow from page to page. A second reason I have decided to change it is because the front man for Lostprophets has been found guilty of an unpleasant crime and magazines like Rocksound do not cater for these types of stories.
Saturday, 17 January 2015
Drafting & Planning: Double Page Spread Improvements.
I have changed the title from Impact to 28 days later so that the font can represent my band as gritty and urban. A second reason I have changed the font of the title is that magazines like Rocksound use a variety of fonts, so I have chosen an abnormal font but kept the house style colours the same so that my double page spread can still be holistic. I have also enlarged the title because the previous one was not 'in your face' enough to be suitable for a rock magazine.
In addition to this i have altered the colour of the introduction text and i have also altered the colour of the photo caption text. This makes the double page spread more appealing and easier for the readers to read because the red is no longer overwhelming. I chose to keep the second pull quote the same so that the double page spread doesn't differ too much from the house style of the front cover and the contents page.
Friday, 16 January 2015
Drafting & Planning: Front cover improvements.
Improved:
I have added more secondary picture and more cover lines so that my magazine looks less plain. I have also added free posters which is a stereotypical trait of rock music magazines. I have also changed the colour of the story lines because magazines similar to Rocksound usually have a variety of colours, and using just red and white was too simple. I have also tilted the smaller coverlines so that my magazine can have a carnivalesque approach rather than being laid out steadily..
Thursday, 15 January 2015
Drafting & Planning/ Organisation: Feedback to First Draft
Drafting & Planning
Two of my classmates gave me feedback on my draft pieces so that I know what improvements need to be made.Front Cover:
- The cover is not cluttered enough to be similar to Rocksound. Another secondary image needs to be added.
- Some more cover lines need to be added.
Double Page Spread:
- Add in page numbers.
- Change the title from 'Chemical Lungs to a Broken Heart' to something else.
- Make the pull quote bigger.
Contents:
- Don't use Lostprophets.
- Add another picture of Thorns and Roses.
- Create more simple magazine covers so it can look like there are more magazines available.
Organisation
I will begin to improve the front cover today, on the 15th of January and make sure I am finished my the 16th. I am planning to complete this first because i need to finalise my cover lines before i begin to alter my contents page, as they need to be the same.
I will then start on my double page spread on the 17th. Although the improvements themselves will not take a long time, I need to give myself a good amount of time to assess whether my new idea for a article title is good enough and comprehensive enough to flow with the housestyle and attitude of the magazine.
Next i will do my contents page on the 20th of January. I am choosing to do this last as i have little improvement suggestions and I think i would be managing my time badly if I spend too long on small adjustments.
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