Time management update

I am now up to date with my work, I need to complete the finishing touches on my double page spread.

Front Cover Feedback

Questions:
Which genre do you think my magazine is?
Do you feel that my masthead connotes this?
What gender/age do you think it is aimed at?
Is there anything you would change?

From these questions i will find out what needs to be changed.

From these questions i have found out that it is clear what genre of music my magazine is, pop. The focus group thought that the masthead font wasn't very pop-y. I will now see if there is a more suitable font which will link in with the rest of my magazine. However I will keep the bright pink and white as they said it was a good contrast. They said it was for females and from 16 to about 20. I feel that its more aimed at the 16 age. From this research I will change the masthead and make the barcode a little bit smaller.

Contents Page Screen Shots

Front Cover So Far

This is my front cover so far, I will now get feedback and see what the focus group thinks and get some audience feedback to make it attract to them more.

Screenshots for Front Cover

Double Page Spread Mock-Up

This is a similar layout to a double page spread in the pop magazine 'I <3 Pop'. It's quite a simple layout but I will add extra colour to make it stand out. I have chosen the question and answer format as this makes the article more personal and laid back which is what the focus group said would be good. Also I found there were quite alot of these types of articles in my research.

There will be three pictures on the opposite side of the page. There will be more images than text as this is what i found most of the pop magazines to be like during my research.

Mock-Up of Contents

This is a basic idea of what my contents page will look like and where certian things will go. I have got this from previous research of magazines of the same genre. I may change certain parts depending on what the pictures look like.

Time Management Update

I have completed my front cover mockup and I have nearly completed my front-cover, I just need to add one or two more cover-lines.  I now need to concentrate more on contents- I need create a mock-up contents page and then start creating my actual contents page. I will use my research and planning to help me create a professional look.