Week one: I started to make plans on the kind of look that I want my magazine to look like, laying down the foundation to follow. This allowed me to have an image in my head, allow thoughts to actually have a plan in mind. I then got permission of local bands I like to use their images for my magazine with permission from them I then went onto upload the images onto the colleges system. I also needed to revise my Photoshop skills as they were rusty. With this in mind I then could then go onto choosing my text, which I changed my mind on several times.
Week two: My double page spread was well under way; it was shaping up to be a good double page spread. With a black and white image that suited my colour scheme nicely. It was vital I had chosen and image, text and layout as this set the tone for the rest of my magazine in the way it is presented to an audience.
Week three: With my double page spread completed, I then moved onto (in my opinion) both the hardest yet most important part of any magazine, the thing that attracts others to read it. The front cover. For my double page spread I concentrated on the outer glow, and invisible box these allowed my writing to be both readable and attractive to read. The reason I had no order in which I did the magazine was purely due to my creativity. I did what came first into my head and that so happened to be my double page spread.
Week four: The front cover was nearly done with the masthead chosen, barcode in place, image size was correct.
Week five: The start on my contents page, in which several images will appear on.
This Justin Bieber picture was taken from his 2011 tour at the Metro Radio Arena. I was going to choose this picture (even though it does not match my colour scheme) to show diversity within my magazine to not be prejudice towards other music genre’s. This image captures a young teenager with millions of followers worldwide playing above the audience. I thought by placing this image in i could expand my target audience and try and attract a wider audience from more genres of music not just the one I’m currently targeting. The shot perfectly shows symbolism through the power Justin Bieber has among his fans by being above them looking down them. The image is looking up to Justin Bieber this shows wiliness from the fans that they would do anything for this one person that they idolise. In the end i did not use it as it doesn’t match the theme of Rock my magazine is.
