Front cover deadline

I completed it on the deadline, printed it out and realised that there wasn't enough information of the page. It looked to bare compared to other magazines how full they are. So I added more cover lines and plugs to the right, although it covers the feature article photo they are an unseen band so I am able to and it encourages the urge to turn over more aswell.

Also, from adding small black and white images of reggae rooster under there information.Makes the page in whole look more buzzing and the boarder around the images highlights them and gives a postcard effect which works well with it being focused on festivals where your away from home.

Interview decisions.

I already chose to do a informal tone, so really pushed it by including explitive swear words and making the band seem quite rude at times towards the interviewer. As the background was black, and the band is about reggae, I chose the font colours to alternate the rustaferien colour scheme of red,green and yellow. As before it was all yellow, but you couldn't differ clearly enough the question and answer. Also it didn't look as visually effective. My font size was orgianally 12 but when it was printed I saw too much blank space. So I looked at Q magazine again there interviews all had very small font, so i changed it to size 10 which enabled me to add more information to the interview.

double page spread images

On my interview page, I edited the top mid close up group shot with the saturation tool. Making it look brighter to add energy and a vibrancy to the page. Then with the pictures of the roosters at the bottom, I resized 3 images; one to be largest, then another middle and the last smallest. I then cut round it with the magnetic lasso tool and positioned them traveling across the bottom of the page in order of size.

Editing feature article photo

I had to resize the image to make it background size so it doesnt appear stretched. I then removed the colour and played with the the brightness/contrast levels to not loose definition. I then on adjustments equalised the image to highlight the black and white effect. It looks much more dramatic for the front cover image to be eye catching.

Colour scheme

I have stuck to my original design of having black and white background with vibrant aluminous fonts. Instead have developed it through only working with yellow, green, and red. The iconic reggae colours. Except trying out different tones of the colours is difficult making it all work together and not clash on the page.

Final front cover image selection

My feature article photo I am sticking with is a full long shot of 3 artists walking along in a field, except it breaks conventions as the person looking to the camera is standing to the side whereas normally there are front on showing authority. This works as creates a festival feel from the field environment and an informal friendly tone by him being side on and smirking.

I tried a extreme close up of one of the artist face but it was difficult to have their face taking up the whole pages background. It also lost the "off the wall edgy" look I was aiming for; as it made it look like a general magazine. Whereas my image shows my intended purpose of a festival magazine. Yet due to it breaking coventions I now have to make sure my plugs, coverlines and especially masthead really works and stick to the conventions.

choosing feature article photo

At the weekend I took all my pictures for my double page spread and feature article photo. The location was brilliant;at my friends farm. I dressed them in different looks and named them reggae rooster, their looks and the pictures really encapsulate the off the wall edgy tone. Today I have been experimenting with titles and deciding on what feature article photo to have, I think visually the ones where cameron is smiling to the side look great but they break to many coventions with him not making eye contact to the camera.