Process Of Making Draft One: Screen Shots

This is the first starting process of making my music magazine. Firstly i included a skyline which has an offer of free posters inside. This will catch the eye of the audience and if they are a fan of the particular band it will persuade them to buy the magazine. I have also included my magazine title 'Venue' and a tag line 'The place to be..' as well as the issue number and date, also the price of my magazine, And a bar code at the bottom which is a typical convention of all magazines. All basic things that need to be included on a front cover of a magazine. My main image also stands out because it is a medium close up at she is looking directly into the camera enticing the audience to buy the magazine.

After i had finished all of that i then attempted to change the colour of my models hair to an orange colour. I wanted to change the colour of her hair because it fits in to the genre of music that my music magazine is aimed at. It turned out well so i decided i would keep it that colour.

 When i was happy with what i had produced i then went on to add the title of the band that will be the main feature of my magazine which in this case is 'The Rejected' (a band that i made up).  Along with a pull quote that will draw the audience into reading the magazine. I also added another sell line which is introducing another bands tour dates also making the audience want to buy the magazine.


I then added a plug offering a free track download which gives the audience a chance to listen to the 'new bands' music, as well as helping to promote the band. I also coloured in the background behind the mast head making it stand out more and look bolder it also gives a more effective look of a magazine front cover instead of  it looking like a poster from the audiences point of view. I also  added a picture of 'Fall Out Boy' to their sell line so they will be more recognisable to the audience.

After that i went on to include another sell line which was showing a feature that will be included in my magazine. Letting the audience know what other things will be in the magazine and it will help them to have an interest in the magazine. I also used it in a different font to add variety to my front cover. Another thing i did was whiten her skin to enhance the stereotype of the rock and indie rock genre of music.

My sixth screen shot shows the addition of another sell line, this time introducing a reader reviews. This gives the audience a chance to get involved with the magazine and if they are not frequent readers of the magazine then it will help them get an idea of what the magazine is like and what is included in it. Also views from other readers will show them whether or not it is a good enough magazine.


Lastly i realised that the issue number and date, also the price of the magazine were not meant to be at the top of the magazine so i moved them near to the bar code which is where they should have been in the first place. After i had finished that i had finished the first draft of my music magazine.