Initial layout

 This is the initial layout for the front cover of my magazine, I had made this layout before I had decided what my magazine will be called, the reason why it just says "magazine title" instead of the actual title I have chosen. The cover lines may need to stand out a bit more and I'll probably have to make a more detailed version of this layout in my second draft to show how my colour schemes will work. I think this layout would actually attract the audience because the title of the magazine would stand out the most so even people who aren't interested in the magazine will still see it. The image I will be using would have to be a strong convention of the dubstep scene; a male wearing a gas mask, this is so some people may find the image is quite controversial but that'll be good because it would create a brand identity for the magazine.

This image shows the initial layout of my contents page, I decided to call my contents page a "play list" because its a music magazine and its a what you generally find on the back of albums, which tell you what the albums content holds. I think this is a good way to interest the audience so they read on because its not like any other normal magazine contents page. The image (a set DJ mixing decks) in the background of the contents  page also relates to the genre of the magazine; being a dubstep magazine there had to be something to do with music technology involved in the magazine. I think this is challenging the conventions of lots of other magazine because usually they'll include an image of an artist that is going to be featured in the magazine. The line up of the pages will be in "impact" font but some of the exclusive or more important pages will be in bold and will be bigger with a small thumbnail of the stars that are going to be featured on that page.

This is my initial design for my double page spread article. The majority of the two pages will consist the image of the artist I am going to feature in the article. The background may be a separate image which I would manipulate to make it look like the image of the artist was taken in the setting. The article would be written on the right side of the page which is a convention of a lot of magazines  because people usually look at the image of the pages first so if they see an image they are interested they may read the article, also I want to include a small info box on the left page giving a brief outline on what the article is about. This will allow the audience to decide whether that want to read the article or not before wasting time and reading half the article without any interest.