Sketch layouts of front, contents and double page spread

Here I’ve designed and sketched my initial ideas for my front, contents and double page spread of my music magazine. I’ve gone for a quite simplistic and minimalistic feel, as I think it’s more about the featured story rather than bombardment of confusing waffle.

 

Here is my audience feedback for these three sketches, interactively powered by Voki.

 

 

Magazine contents page annotations: Vibe magazine

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Here I’ve annotated the contents pages taken from popular culture magazine, “Vibe”. I chose these contents pages in particular as they are aimed towards my demographic. There’s also lots of aspects to talk about, such as layout, colour, font sizes and styles, etc. In my annotations I’ve discussed these points and explained how the editors of Vibe have made the spreads effective.

Front page: first production with annotations

I’ve added some annotations to the front page of my magazine to show its effectiveness.

Annotation of contents page: Ciara

Here is another contents page, this time featuring Ciara, which I’ve annotated to explain how the editors of the magazine have informed their readers.

Annotation of contents page: Usher

Here I annotated a contents page featuring R&B superstar Usher. In the text boxes around him, I’ve described how the editors of the magazine have got their message across.

Seventeen magazine: the Selena Gomez issue

Seventeen magazine: the Selena Gomez issue

Here is another magazine cover which I have annotated to explain what point the editors of the magazine want to get across to the target audience and how they achieve this.

Harper’s Bazaar: the Lady Gaga issue

Harper’s Bazaar: the Lady Gaga issue

Here I annotated a front page of the magazine Harper’s Bazaar, featuring Lady Gaga. The text boxes around the image explain how the editors of Harper’s Bazaar informed readers.