Front page Drawn Draft Explanation

Header- The header at the top of the page is going to be a grey rectangle that fills

up the length of the page. This will make it stand out to the target audience and

draw their attention to this part of the page. The text “reviews of the best” will

be in a dark blue/purple colour (same as the background colour) to stay with the

consistent colour scheme I am setting for this issue of the magazine, and the list of

bands will be in a lighter colour to make them stand out, as this is the most

important part of the header.

Masthead- The masthead “Amplified!” is going to be in large white text, in a font

from Dafont.com. This font is called “Destroy Humans” and connotes ides

around rebelliousness, aggression and freedom of expression. This links in with the

general stereotypes for rock magazine’s and already sets in the identity for my

magazine. Furthermore, it makes it clear to my target audience what genre this

magazine is.

Selling line- again, the selling line will be a grey rectangle (the same as the header,

to unite the different elements together) with the text “Broadcast what you

hear!” in a simple black coloured font. This is because this isn’t the most

important part of the page, so I don’t want my target audience to focus on this

part of the page for too long.

Pugs- the pugs are there to draw the target audiences’ attention and persuade

them to buy the magazine. These pugs inform the audience that they will receive a

free CD and one free song which they can download. I have decided to use both in

the magazine to meet the needs of the older generation (who prefer CDs) and the

younger generation (who prefer downloading their music). This will be in a colour

that would contrast well with the background colour, so maybe light blue.

Main image- The main image is going to be a medium shot of the whole band in

front of a dark blue/purple background. They’re going to be in a “v” formation

with the lead singer at the front of the photo. In the image, I just plan to have the

band in rock style clothing, with no instruments, as this will focus the target

audience’s attention on the band. The location won’t really matter, because I

am going to get rid of the background when I put the image onto the front page of

the magazine.

I plan to have the band either standing casually, or posing in an expressive rock

style pose.

Cover lines- the cover lines will be in bold white or light blue letters to make it

stand out from the dark background, also, it will make it clear to see the text. The

main cover line will go on top of the main image to draw the audience’s attention

to both the main image and the main cover line. This will be focused on the double

page spread which links to the main image.

Barcode- The barcode at the bottom will be small at the bottom right hand corner

of the page to enable me to fit the other important bits of information on the page.