Photo Shoot

I took a variety of pictures of my model Francesca for my front cover. I will possibly use some of these pictures also in my contents page and double page spread. Some of the pictures look more effective than others so I will take this into account when choosing the images I will use. I will edit them to make them look even better to achieve the professional look.

Photoshoot from alice_faz

Cover Page Ideas

I used some pictures I found that gave me inspiration for the style of image I could use on my front cover, and placed them onto Publisher with a potential masthead style just to give me an idea of what the base of my cover could maybe look like.

Model

My model is called Francesca Hutton and she is 16 years old. I think her look and style is very editorial and mature, and she has the look of a stylish pop star that would be attractive to my target demographic. I will be styling her outfit, hair and make up to create the perfect look I am going for.



Colour Scheme

After analysing existing magazines, I have seen that magazines aimed at a more mature demographic use simplistic colours with features that pop out, and are not too busy and chaotic in contrast to those that are targeted at a younger audience. I have started to think about the colours I would like to use to make sure I fully appeal to my target demographic. I have chosen to go for quite neutral colours as I think this will make my magazine look professional and cool; I will possibly use other brighter colours, but just as a small feature on certain pages to make it stand out.

Front Cover Photo Shoot Ideas

I have decided to have a female solo artist on my front cover as from my questionnaire results, Beyoncé was a very popular answer when I asked 'Which solo artist would most likely draw you to a magazine if they were on the cover?' I have decided not to feature a band on the cover as my results showed Arctic Monkeys to be the band most likely to draw the audience to a magazine. As they are an indie band, this type of image would not fit with my genre of pop, and I believe a solo artist would look better on the cover of a more mature, glossy magazine. I researched some pictures of editorial photo shoots to get some inspiration.



Masthead Fonts

I looked through many different fonts on the website 'Da Font' that I could potentially use for my magazine masthead, and came across a few that I liked. I want to keep the font for the masthead very simple as I believe this will look more professional on a magazine that is aimed at an older audience, and will fit in well with a sophisticated name that also appeals to the more mature demographic.

I have decided to name my magazine 'X' as I like the connotations surrounding it: 'A quality you cannot describe that makes something very special'. I also think a one-letter title is very effective as it will stick in the audience's mind, and appeal to the age group I'm targeting. It also leaves the audience in anticipation because the X could mean anything, therefore they don't know what to expect: it has a sense of mystery surrounding it. This will make the audience want to purchase the magazine so they can find out exactly what it's like. I am going to use the 'Neou' font for my masthead as I think the X looks better in this one. I will consider highlighting the X with a box to make sure it stands out as I am aware the font is very simple.



Magazine Name Ideas

I came up with a number of magazine name ideas that I thought would tie in with the type of magazine I wish to produce. Each name has different connotations that all fit in with a musical theme.