Flat Plan

The front cover:

Colour usage: The colours that I will be using on my front cover will be monochrome with one bold colour. I have decided to use these colours because I don't want to distract the colours from the actual front cover. The audience need to be able to actually see what the magazine will contain and by adding too many different colours it will put them off, therefore ending in them not wanting to buy the magazine. My target audience is men and woman so it makes more sense to include colours that will attract both genres. Either the masthead or main heading will be the block colour, which will match the models clothing. 

 

Text usage: The text included on the front cover will be short but sweet. It will bring the reader in but without giving too much away. I will use simple text which will make it easier for the audience see, for example if they quickly glance at the cover, they do not want to be pushed into reading a lot of text, so it will be better for the TA.

Image usage: The model on the front of my magazine, I have decided, will be a female artist or band. I have gone for this because my magazine is, after all, aimed at men and woman, so in the end I thought that a female artist/band would be best to use. The model(s) will be wearing clothing of their choice, I believe that the audience will be able to relate to this more. The makeup will be, again of the females choice. We want them to look as they normally would, it would look wrong if she were dressed up and changed because it will put the person who wishes to buy the magazine off.

 

Layout and Font: The masthead will be at the top of the page with the main image just below it. I am putting it there as it makes the most sense, you will immediately be attracted to it. It will be bold and simple. The main heading will be in-between the masthead and image, this is a step by step view; the reader will look at the masthead, main heading and then the image. There will be a sell line at the right hand side, three different subheadings will be below.

Contents page:

 

Colour usage: For the contents page I will be using the same colours as the front cover, but I will be changing the bold colour, I think that it will make the magazine look a little more unique and less boring. My questionnaire also states that the most popular choice of colour was block colours and black's and whites, I am using a block colour, but have gone against using black and white because I believe that it is too plain and slightly boring.

 

Text usage: I will continue to use simple texts on throughout my contents page because it makes it easier for the reader to understand. The page numbers will be bold and stand out, I may even change the colour to make them more noticeable, the reader will find this useful. The title will be plain and understandable. 

 

Image usage: The images will consist of the bands/artists that feature in the magazine. This gives the readers a taste of what will be inside of the magazine, but it doesn't give too much away.

 

Layout and Font: The layout of the contents page will have the title at the top because it is what the reader will see first. The left hand side of the page will have the page number and subheading. The right hand side will have three images of bands and artists. I have also decided to place a footer at the bottom of the page which will have text to remind the reader that they can subscribe and enter competitions etc.

Double pages spread:

Colour usage: The colours used will be simplistic and natural. They will compliment the female and match the clothing and makeup. The questions may be a different colour to the answers to separate them and so the reader can tell them apart. The background of the double page spread will be plain, nothing that will distract people from actually reading the article at hand. There will be a quote at the bottom of the page and it will be the same colour as the questions because I want it to stand out so that the reader notices it.

 

Text usage: The questions will be bold and possibly in italics so it is easy to tell which is the questions and which is the answer. The conversation will not be set up but will be exactly what the person has said, this makes the reader feel more a part of the magazine.

 

Image usage: The image will professionally shot and will be a long-shot. There will be three other image used, probably of that person at a gig or 'out and about' doing 'normal' things, this is to make the reader feel more comfortable.

 

Layout and Font: The title will be placed at the top of the first page, it will be noticeable and bold. Underneath will be the text and main image, I will make sure that the image does not take up the full page, there will be an equal balance of text and image on both pages, this leads me onto the second page. There shall be writing on the left hand side with three images and a quote on the right hand side. There will be a footer at the bottom of this page, it will say something like "Visit the website to see the artist during the interview with exclusives".