Evaluation One

1. EVALUATIONQUESTION 1
The most importantpage of any magazine isthe double page spreaddue tothe large amountof
writtencontentcomparedtothe otherpages.I have to ensure itisas interestingaspossible asthe
readerwill be focusingonitforlongduration.It needsto be aestheticallypleasing,andmustmake
sure that the readeris constantlyengagedsothattheydonot get bored.Makingsure that ithad
enoughcontentbutat the same time interestingwasone of mymainaimswhencreatingthe double
page spread.Thisis alsobecause of mytarget audience beingyoung,meaningthattheywill notbe
interestedinreadingfora longperiodof time unlessitisinterestingandfull of relevantinformation.
On the contentand double page spreadIincludedthe page numberina boldblackfontthat is
insertedintoawhite box.Thismeantitwouldstandoutso the readerisalwaysaware of whatever
page theyare currentlyon.Thiswill alsohelpthemnavigate towhateverpage theywanttoafter
viewingthe contentspage,whichshowsall the page numbersforeacharticle.Underneatheachtitle
of the articlesonthe contentspage there isa brief descriptiontoevaluatewhatitisabout.Thiswill
hepthe readerto instantlyunderstandwhatthe article isaboutwhile notgivingoff toomuch
information.
MASTHEAD (COVERPAGE)
My mastheadwasa huge decisionforme whendesigningmyfrontcover.Ichoose mytitle ‘UPCOMING’,as
my magazine isaboutrisingartistscomingupfromthe ‘underground’of music,onthe verge of becomingthe
nextbestintheirgame.For the actual font,I choose one where itappearsas thoughit isbrokenup.Thisis to
connote the artiststhat my magazine isbasedupon.Theyare still growingupinthe worldof musicand still
have a lot to illustrate forthemselves.Forthe colours,i basediton the musicmagazine ‘Fader’.They
separate the firstletterbyusinganothercolourandhavingitinside abox.I usedanothercolourforthe first
part of the word,to highlightthe type of artistsfeaturedinmymagazine.
MAIN COVERLINE (COVERPAGE)
I have ensuredthatI made the maincover line standoutas muchas possible.Apartfromthe title,the main
coverline isthe largestfontfeaturedonthe page.Thisshowsthe importance of the artistbeingstated.It
alsois layeredoverthe image of the artist,whichhelpslinkthe twotogether,meaningthe readerwould
instantlybe aware that‘Early Hood’isthe artist inthe image.
MAIN IMAGE (COVERPAGE)
For my image Ichallengednormal conventions.Inmostof the hiphopmagazinesIlookedat,the front cover
imagesshowedmostof the artist.Theywere usuallyamediumtolongshot,toshow as muchinformationof
the artist as possible.Howeverrelatingto‘Fader’i decidedtouse a close up.I alsolinkedittothe artist and
the title of my magazine.Asyougotthroughmy magazine,more informationisshowninthe imagesof the
artist.Thisemphasiseson the artistupcoming,andashe doeshe becomesmore confidentandlesshidden.

2. COVERLINES (COVERPAGE)
I thinkmycover linesworkedwell.Imade sure that the artiststhat I wasmentioningineachcoverline stood
out.I useda differentfontandcolourtoensure this.Ithenwrote the keyinformationthatwouldinformthe
readerwhatthe article isabout,withouttellingthemtoomuch.Iput themon the leftside of the coveras my
picture wastakinga lot of the ride side,soif Iput the cover linesonthe rightside there wouldbe toomuch
emptyspace.
MAIN IMAGE (CONTENTSPAGE)
The main image onmy contentspage isof the same artistthat is featuredonthe maincover.Thisrelates
to the normal magazine ideologiesof havingthe mainartistonthe front andcontentspagesas most
magazinesdo.