Magazine Design 2 : Contents Mock up

Template: Here is the original design that I decided to base this more sophisticated magazine design.

 Stage 1-3: I began by changing the main image to a photo of my local theatre, then I changed the text which is more relevant for a music magazine. keeping with the design of a photo of a theatre, I took a photos of my local theatre, the Hexagon, which is where my fictional character is set to perform at. I originally had taken shots with a model in the theatre, however due to technical issues, they were lost and only this one, which was a test photo, had been saved

Magazine Design 3: Contents Mock up

Stage 1: For this design I chose my background as this close up image of a microphone on a stage.

Stage 2: I added the title, having the letter "T" be in the spotlight.

Stage 3-4: With the title being difficult to see, I changed it to white so it could be seen clearer. However this led to the T being made obscure, so I changed that particular letter back to black so it would stand out more.

Stage 5: Following on from this I added the text and page numbers.

Stage 6: having difficulty seeing the text, I decided to change the font colour.

 Stage 7-8: To give the contents a more quirky look, i move the pieces of text to different parts of the page, first by placing the text in the centre of the page.

 Stage 9: I placed these squares on the page to help me know where to put my images.

Stage 10: I began to add my images.

Magazine Design 3: Double Page Spread Mock up

For my final Double Page spread, I chose this following design using Pages template which I felt best went with my cover and contents for this particular mock up design.

Original Template:

                                Stage 1: I began with removing the text from the original template.

 Stage 2: Next, I replaced it with the information from my previous double page spreads. I began to change the images to one that would best suit the topic of the interview.

Stage 3: I removed the text below and move the guitar in to a position where i wouldn't block the writing.

Magazine Design 3: Cover Mock up

For my final cover design, I used this template,below, to help me create a simple cover design which would be for a magazine created as publicity for an up and coming music festival.

Original Template: 

Stage 1: Changing the title, with the theme of my magazine being a festival, I simply changed the title from Movies to Music.

Stage 2: The original template was very basically so I began to add pieces of information on to the cover, this text would be to help possible readers now what to expect to find in the magazine.

Stage 3: I placed the barcode on the bottom right hand corner of the cover 

Stage 4-6: At the bottom of the cover, I started to place small pieces of information to add to the detail like the price and the date of the concert.

Stage 7: I removed the template image and replaced it with my photo.

Magazine Design Two: Cover Mock up

For my next prototype for my magazine, I decided to give it a more sophisticated design and appear to be aimed more at fans of opera on orchestras.  To create this Design I used a template from the format Pages, and incorporate my designs to it.

stage 1: I found the template with suited my magazine style.

Stage 2-6: I began changing and adding text to the cover. Starting with changing the title and sub title

Stage 7: I removed the background image and replaced it with a black background, as well as this I added a boarder around the image.

Stage 8: I added my model to the cover.

Magazine Design One: Contents Mock up

Continuing the theme of the graffiti artist cover, I chose chosen to give the contents page a similar design with text being sprayed on to the wall, while each page number being presented as a poster.

stage 1: I began by taking a photo of a blank street wall being the background.

Stage 2: I started adding the details like a copyright and a website to the bottom and the top of the contents in order to make it appear to be more authentic. 

Stage 3: Next I began to add text to the contents page.

Stage 4: Like with the cover, I altered the text to make it look like it was spray painted on to the wall.

Stage 5: following on from this I added a small spray paint can in the corner just to help sell the imagery.

Stage 6: With my (fictional) musician character, who is seen on the cover, being a guitarist, I decided to place a guitar next to the briefcase.

Stage 7: Again, like before, I added some stains left over from the spray paint to give it more authenticity.

Stage 8: Above the title, I place three squares which are to become the posters advertising each page of the magazine.

Stage 9: To make the posters seem more realistic, I slightly changed their shape and added small pins on to them.

Stage 10: Once in the right shape I began to add detail on to the posters, starting with the text. Additionally, since the briefcase is supposed to belong to my character, I decided to write the topic and page number relating to him on it, in a font that looks like it was written in pen, complete with stains of ink underneath.

Magazine Design One: Cover Mock up

As I create my magazine, I will upload each stage I have taken as I edit it.

for my first cover design, I have chosen to have my model spray painting on to a blank wall with the pieces of text advertising the different articles in the magazine being written in spray paint.

Stage 1: First up is just the blank wall for the background of the cover.

Stage 2: With the background chosen I began sorting out where text would go starting with the title. For this design I went with the title M.M.T, which stands for Music Mad Teens.

Stage 3-5: For the pieces of information on the cover, I placed them on areas of the cover where they wouldn't be blocked by the model. Before giving them their spray paint design, I just added them as normal text.

Stage 6: With the text in place, I altered the font to appear more like spray paint.

Stage 7-9: I began to add small details on to the cover like the Barcode, prices, date and Website.

Stage 10: To help create the idea of the wall spray painted, I added some paint splashes to make it look more authentic.