Planning/Production: Title Font Choices

I experimented with different fonts for the title of my music magazine as I wasn't sure what kind of masthead I wanted, so I shortlisted the fonts down to this selection:

However, I was indecisive as to which font I liked the most, so I decided to use two of the fonts together and add a bit of colour to make it a bit brighter, as the black and white seemed a bit boring. After swapping around different fonts with each other, I ended up preferring this for my masthead:

Planning/Production: Editing Photos

 

I chose to change the colour of the dress on the front cover of the magazine, as I was using similar pictures on my double page spread and therefore wanted to make the two slightly different. So I used the hue/saturation tool on Photoshop to experiment with different colours for the model's dress, and felt that this shade of pink was the best choice. 

Planning/Production: Editing Photos

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After:

I chose to zoom in on the photo, so that the image consisited of less of the background and more focus would be on the actual artist. I also edited the lighting in the image, as although the first one has quite good lighting, I wanted it to be a bit brighter, so that the colours would be enhanced and she would stand out more. 

Planning: Artist Profile

My artist is a 24 year old female R&B singer-songwriter. Her main musical influence is Alicia Keys. She used to write songs for small artists. She was discovered by RCA Records, where she was given the opportunity to work with artists, such as Labrinth and Leona Lewis, for whom she wrote the songs 'Let The Sun Shine' and 'Happy'. But now she has finally got her big break and is writing songs for herself.

She has just released her first album, and this will be her first interview with the magazine. The main purpose of the article will be to encourage the audience, but also inform and entertain them. This will be encouraging the audience in terms of encouraging any singer-songwriters who have not yet reached their full potential, and giving them the confidence and motivation to keep moving forward in terms of their career. The article will also have the purpose of promoting the artist's first album. The article should try to make the audience aspire to be like the featured artist, but also some members of the audience may be able to relate to her. 

Regarding the layout of the magazine, I am planning to have an image which covers the whole double page spread, and text which will be in colour blocks and that cover the majority of one page.