hand drawn contents page

Here is a hand drawn contents design, including a main title at the top of the page, three columns to list the contents of the music magazine as well as relevant news updates and reviews. The last column consists of images and anchorage text to support those images and provide some context. At the bottom will be room for advertisements and an online quiz/competition that comsumers will be able to take part in

The electronic contents page layout was constructed on power point, and consists of a main title, the use of columns, sub-headings, imagery and advertisements. I have structured this in a different way to the hand-drawn designs as there will be sub-headings and then the text to go underneath the sub-headings. I will also ensure that Anchorage text will be included to support t he images on the right hand side, these are only drafts and used as a template basis in order to complete my own contents page

Hand drawn designs

Music Magazine Name Ideas

Musical Vibe
Exception
Sensation
Sound wave
Empower
Current
POPular
Change

Double page article layouts

These designs have been based upon music magazines such as 'Billboard' and 'Kerrang' where there are some similarities and differences in the layouts. Each design features a standard components that msuic magazines should have such as: Heading, Sub-heading, Image, Pull Quote etc. From my research into music magazine double page spreads, each page and layout differs depend on the location of the main heading, and the main image. I will consider these layout types and features when creating my own magazine, keeping in mind to still follow traditional convention, but to also make the design unique and appealing to my target audience

Contents page layouts

My content page designs have been influenced by the research i have conducted into music magazines and how they have positioned features of a contents page. This has given me a realistic insight into the current music magazines and can guide me into creating a suitable and relevent conetnts page for my future magazine. I have noticed that the majority of contents pages do folow conventipn and have a lot of similarities, e.g. the contents title will most likey be at the top of the page, however there are also some differences like the location of the 'features' and images.

Prefered template design

Magazine cover templetes

These are just a few magazine cover templates i have designed as a basic outline, so i can start to think about ideas and designs for my own music magazine. Some of these templates are realistic and have been heavily influenced by big mainstream music magazines such as  NME and Billboard. Each design is different and features all the key components of a music magazine, these include:
Masthead
Cover lines
Anchorage text
Main Image
Date
Puff
Barcode