The Development of My Cover

MY First Draft

In response to the result of the polls i have decided to make my DPS about a top ten listing, for example "best ever live bands" or "top ten greatest songs of all time". This would probably be a major attraction to my website as humans tend to like being told what to think and would both listen and argue as they them selfs would have an opinion. The success of this kind of story can be shown by rolling stone magazines top 500 songs as this was released on the anniversary of its release, took up the cover of the magazine its self and sold 15 million copies of its album version. I have also decided to to mix the band up so the majority are looking away but the figure heads are looking at you. this makes it both a better picture and more engaging.

"Cutting It" My Sweded Version

Initial Layout Idea

My Audience

My audience is anyone who enjoys rock and all its variations, with ages ranging from Kerrangs teenage following or Qs "mature music lovers" group, as this is the most probable audince that will buy magazines. For example there are so many rock magazines but hardly any for anythig else. I will try to adress my audience by making colour scheems, stories and pictures aplicable for that genre. I already have pictures of a metal band at practice and a person holding a gitar at sunset as a story about how an old rock star has brought out a new acoustic album. 

My First Design

What I have Learnt from the Research

I have decided to make my cover more exciting than conventional as the best covers seem to be the ones with things going on. also i want my double page spread to be completely different to the story on the cover as it gives my more choice in what i can write about. Plus I have discovered the conventions that I will have to abide by like the rule of thirds and the order of importance (the title comes first, then the main story, then the other stories, then the free gifts and finally the legal info).

Deconstruction of exsisting Magazine Double Page Spreads