The document summarizes the design process for a music magazine mock-up project. It describes the initial research conducted on existing magazines like Q and NME. Various drafts and revisions are mentioned, including sketches, mock-ups in Photoshop, and feedback received to improve the designs. The final designs included a front cover, contents page, and double-page article spread that incorporated similarities to professional magazines but with some customized aspects based on the feedback.

2.  Overall I addressed my audience by
using the research I had gathered
before the production section, to
formulate my designs.

3. Similarities between my product Differences:
and professional product are: Shot type
Mast head in the top left Fonts
Bold title
Listing articles
Banner at the top/bottom

4.  My front cover’s layout is similar to that of Q and NME
magazine, who I had done initial research on
 My mast head is slightly less simplistic as Q and NME,
however, it still follows the Red, White, and Black
colour scheme which I had found to be prominent in
music magazines
 I used the idea of listing articles, which I found to be
very effective in NME magazine
 Also similar to NME magazine, my main title is in big,
bold red letters, which really catches the readers
attention
 I have also included a banner listing some of the
magazines contents, this is similar to that on both Q
and NME magazines

5. Similarities:
‘Contents’ at top Differences:
List of articles left hand side Only two different images
Review section
Main image position

6.  I styled my layout on that of Q magazine as
I thought that it was effective whilst doing
my initial research
 I have included a review section like Q
magazine, as well as regulars and specials
 However, NME magazine has included
many more images then my own and has
used a white and black colour scheme, as
opposed to my red, white and black colour
scheme which I stuck to after my initial
research

7. Similarities: Differences:
Main image on Each spread is
left page mainly specific to
Text on right page the artist they are
Quote at top of about
right page

8.  The layout I found most effective was
having the left page as a main image of
the artist and the right page the main
article from my research, so that influenced
my design
 I also included a quote above the article as
I found that to be common in many double
page spreads and that it looks quite
professional
 I also feel that I stuck to my red, black and
white colour scheme

9. 1) Initial sketch 2) Basic first draft - 3) Improved draft –
of layout on this was a mock up feedback from my target
oddpod.com, b of what I was audience and Miss
Emmett showed that the
ased on my planning to achieve original draft was not eye
research of with my final draft catching enough, so I
Q, NME and using pictures I had increased the amount of
text around the main
RWD not take myself image and used more
magazines creative fonts

10.  5) From this I
created my final
design, changing
the aspects that
were
recommended to
be changed
4) First attempt at the main front
cover – I received feedback on
this attempts as shown below:

11. 2) This was
1) As with the front
another
cover this was a
mock-up of
sketch on
the design
oddpod.com
which I
created on
Photoshop

12. 4) Using my
feedback from my
first attempt of the
contents page I
created this as my
final draft, changing
the ‘special’ section
to a more eye-
catching colour as
was suggested.
3) This was my first attempt at the
final contents page. The feedback
which helped me to complete my
final draft is below:

13. 1) As before, this initial
layout sketch is also
2) This layout,
done on
create on
oddpod.com, showing
Photoshop furthers
my initial ideas for my
that of the sketch
layout

14. In this first attempt at my
double page spread I didn’t 4) This is my final double page
fully stick to the previous spread after taking on my
layouts as I thought this feedback and using it to better my
would work better, below is design
some feedback I received: