Contents Page Flatplan

Color Usage: For my contents page, I would like to use the same colours as on the cover, to carry a scheme through the magazine, and to make it look more professional. I would like to use mostly dark colours, with a few bright colours that will stand out and attract attention. I would like my title to be red, with a yellow/gold outline, to make it really stand out. I'm thinking about using a brick wall as the background for my contents page, as this will make the magazine feel more joined together and will be smoother in transition. I would like there to be a red outline around the outside of the images and the text boxes, because this will make the images and especially the text to stand out against the brick background.

Text Usage: I would like the text to be black, and on a red background. This will make it look really striking, however I am slightly worried about how readable this will be. I will need to test what it looks like printed before the final edit. I will have text about my double page spread on 'The Streets', and how they are effecting young people. I would like this to be the main article in the contents but i would like there to be other non essential articles on the contents page, visually to fill the page and make it look good, but practically, who ever heard of a contents page with only one article on it?

Image Usage: I plan to use three images on my contents page (not including the background). One/Two for my double page spread article and one for each of my space saving made up articles. I will take all of the photographs myself, and I will use Either my camera or the camera on my phone to take the pictures.

The Simpsons Poster

This is another practice piece I did on photoshop, this time surrounding The Simpsons Movie. This was  a big help for me, as almost every picture had to be cut out and placed into the project. We had to put the date that the movie came out, and also required at least one Simpsons member to be on the cover.

Pictures for my magazine

The above photographs are the ones I have chosen to use in my magazine (there is one more to add to this list, but the picture was too big to add to blogger). I used these pictures because they fitted into what I planned for my magazine. For example, the mid-shot is the one I will use for the cover, and the Picture of the dark street is perfect for my contents page. All of my pictures are of high quality as I used my SLR camera to take them. Even the Blank picture of the wall is going to be used, as I will be able to use it as a background for my contents page.

Possible colour scheme

Possible fonts....

I think these fonts are very nice and all match the genre i'm going for in their own way.

Potential Problems with my coursework

Potential Problems with My Coursework

Potential area where there might be a problem	How I will deal with this problem
Front cover images	Getting together with the model, sorting out times. Finding a good place to take the picture, which suited both the model’s needs and mine. Getting images exactly in exactly the right frame, to get the model in from the waist up (mid shot)
Article Inside Magazine	Writing the article and trying to write it through the artist’s eyes. Deciding on a title that would fit the rest of the article. Using a header that fits the article.
Images to accompany article	The article inside the magazine is basically a lot of work for what you get out, I took a lot more photographs than I actually needed. Choosing the pictures used for the actual magazine, as I wanted to make sure it was the right picture.

PROPOSAL TABLE

AS Coursework Proposal Table

Type of Magazine (fashion, music, etc)	Music, Mostly Rap magazine with elements of other genres
Name of Magazine	R.E.P
Audience (male/female)	The Audience is mostly male. The Age range I have for my magazine is from 16 to around 23.
Audience (attitudes and interests)	Rap music, people who like to make their own music, people who generally like music.
Outlet (where it can be bought from?)	Most magazine shops and supermarkets, and you can subscribe to the magazine.
Necessary Information	Date: 25th November 2013 Random issue number (Unimportant) Barcode Price £2.00
Selling Point	The cover artist, the striking article, and the competition to win concert tickets.
Theme (article)	The streets, what life is like on the streets, if life for young people is changing, and how this is affecting music.
Images Front Cover	Mid shot of artist, maybe a picture to represent the competition inside
Images Inside	There will be images of streets, at night and during the day, along with a smaller picture of the cover to use for a subscription advertisement. There will also be a few made up articles and pictures to go with them on the contents page.