MAIN BRIEF

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MOOD BOARD

KATIE HANSELL

BRIEF

Produce the front page, contents and double page spread of

a new music magazine.

The syllabus states quite clearly that

‘all images and text used must be original, produced by the

candidate, minimum of four images per candidate)

any manipulation of existing images cannot count as an original

image’.

FRONT COVER

FRONT COVER

I really like this Front Cover as I feel it works really

well for the target audience. The artists (focus objects)

blunt facial expressions match that of a stereotypical

teenage target audience. In addition, the space has

been used effectively (i.e. rule of thirds) so that its

neither too busy or look too empty.

I may decide to choose some of the features for my

front cover such as the thumbnails as they educate

the reader on magazine content.

The house colours for this magazine are also really

clear which I also need to recreate in my magazine.

CONTENTS PAGE

CONTENTS PAGE

This contents page works well as it doesn’t bombard

the audience with information. It is simple navigation

wise and also includes an image.

When I do my magazine I will include more images, as

this example looks very much like a front cover of a

magazine by only having one image.

By including a tagline this makes the magazine

recognizable so it would be a good idea to include this

in my magazine also, either on the front cover or

contents page.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

In this double page spread, basically one half of the

image dedicated to an image and the other half to

writing content.

A medium close up of Lily Allen (the model) allows us

to see her facial expressions and she is looking

directly into the camera, almost creating a personal

connection between her and the audience. This is

something I need to think about when I start to take

photos as featurettes.

The colours also work well together as the black

contrasts against the white making the title bold and

eye-catching. It also could be said that it resembles

the teenage stereotype (which I assume is their target

audience) as its quite funky and modern.

The quote being used as a title is really unique feature

and you don’t see it often so I should consider this for

my own double page spread.