I have used templates of other magazines such as 'NME' to help me structure where to place my masthead, cover lines and main image for my front cover. I have placed my masthead at the top left of my front cover, similar to the layout of the 'NME' magazine I used to help me, which I have placed a image of this magazine on this post. Simliar to this magazine, I have used one image for my main image on my front cover, although my magazine my image covers the whole of the front page, with the masthead tucking behind the image and the coverlines overlapping the image. I have no other background but the colours of the image used to be the background for my front cover. I edited my frton cover image using photoshop allowing the backdrop to have a stronger colour. Although for my contents page, I have used four different images and have edited the background to be a 'N' which represents the main letter for 'NOIZE' making my magazine have a flowing theme as on the bottom right of both the contents page and the double page spread I have placed 'NOIZE' magazine next to the page number, creating a identity with the reader. I have also used the layout of this magazine to help me structure my contents page for my magazine. Although I have challenged where the images are placed, and allowed myself to have my own twist for my magazine, although using a popular music magazine as a main template and develop my ideas to create a professional magazine. I used this template from 'NME' magazine also, to help me create the layout for my magazine. Although on my double page spread on my magazine, I have placed my image on the left page and had my text surrounding the image on the right hand page, I was able to look at this double page spread as a template for my own. I had researched a few different double page spread, and used prevous student work to help me identify strengths and weaknesses for my double page spread. I also placed a pull quote on my double page spread, to allow my article to stand out more. I identified that on the 'NME' double page spread, the article stood out due to the style the masthead is written in, I decided to create my double page to stand out using a pull quote. Therefore, I have used existing conventions to help me develop my own music magazine, challenging them as I alter certain things on the page to create my own version, and using research I was able to apply my knowledge in order to create a professional and unique music magazine. Overall the one thing that I would wish to change if I done it again would be to not use black and white images as often, which may of allowed my magazine to stand out more, I would also change the style of the images I used for my contents page, as I found them a little amateur compared to the image used for my front cover.
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