Contents page flat plans and rationale

On my contents page my masthead will be at the top of the page in the corner but quite small and next to that I will have contents quite big to made it stand out and I will have the cover date and the issue number quite smaller and  underneath them their will be social media icons to show that we are on social media as it is very popular in alternative music. A lot of the page will be taken over by my dominate image of my model underneath them their will be a guest editors note from the same person in the dominate image. Next to my guest editors note their will be a sub image of a different model which will help bring in more fans, above them will be lists of what is in the magazine in separate sections.

The first font I will use for the 'contents' and the second font I will use for the numbers and the titles but in red and white.

The background of the top of my contents page of this will be dark blue, as again this is a popular colour with alternative fans, with a yellow zig zag going through it as the bright colour will help the top stand out. Also the background of my contents page will be white so help the colours on the page stand out. In my dominate image my model will be wearing a alternative artist t-shirt so show that they are a alternative artist that supports their fellow artists also the shirt will be black as black and dark colours are very popular with fans and artists in the alternative music genre also their facial expression will be quite sad as the article they are showing is somewhat sad so I want to show it. This photograph will be taken as a medium shot as you get to see more of them in the photograph to represent that their is more to them than what the article is about. In my sub image my model will be wearing a checked shirt  as from my research I have found that they are also popular with people who like alternative music and the artists this will be shot from behind to fit with the story line. For my numbers they will be dark red, the boxes with the titles will be blue as they will stand out from the white but also dark colours are popular with alternate music fans and artists but the writing in the boxes will be white as it will stand out from the blue so people will find it easier. The background of my dominate image will be different shades of blue with a white line around my image to help it stand out from the background. The background to my sub images will be sea as it will be a shoot at the beach as this is very popular place to listen to alternative music.

DPS flat plan and rationale

In my DPS half of my page will be taken over by my dominate image to show that the artist is important.The background of my DPS is going to be black as this makes it easier for the colour from the rainbows stand out and the article and pull quotes will be white so the black background will hep that stand out too also dark colours are a big part of the alternative music genre as the fans and artists like the colours and wear a lot of them as this shows that they are alternative.

At  the side of my dominate image their will be my title also in the corner of the page their will be a running head with my magazine name, the magazine name will also be at the bottom of the page,so people remember what they are reading, with the date and the page number so people know when this was created and what page it is so it is easy to locate from the contents page.

Next to my dominate image their will be image caption which will give a small piece of information about the artist. At the side the page I will include a by line for the article and photography as it shows people who did this. Beside my dominate image I will add a subtitle which will be a quote from the artist about themselves. On the other side of my DPS is where my article will be which will include two pull quotes to capture the readers attention easier also my subtitle will be a quote from the artist about their life. 

 

The first font will be used for my title and the second font will be used for the pull quotes on the page.

My title will be 'Sydney shows their true colours' which is sort of a pun as they are coming out which is associated with rainbows and the DPS will have rainbows on it.

Also I will include a sub image underneath my article where my two models are together and they look happy to show that life gets better. I will be using a prop of a rainbow flag in my photograph as it brings colour to the page and it again helps re enforce that they are gay as a rainbow flag is a symbol of the LGBT+ community.My main model will be wearing a tank top,with rips and holes in as I found out from my research this is popular with fans and artists, that is popular in the alternative music community as a few alternative artists have worn it this shows that this artist is alternative too they will also be wearing a dark coloured plaid shirt as dark colours are important to fans and artists and from my research I found that they are very popular in this genre of music. with rips and holes in as I found out from my research this is popular with fans and artists.

Front page flat plans and rationale.

On my front cover I will have my main sell line across my dominate image to help it stand out and grabs peoples attention and so that people know who the main article is about, I will also have a pull quote from the artist on top of my main sell line so that people know what the article is about and I will include a subhead which will be underneath my sell line so that it has a little more detail for my article.
At the bottom of my front cover I will include a plus bar so the people know what else is in the magazine and it will help attract the attention of fans of other artists. On one side of my dominate image their will be a sub image, with just the sell line. I will have another sub image above my dominate image with a sell line and a small subhead to make the front cover interesting, give more detail to my article and to attract more fans. On the other side of my dominate image their will be a puff to win something so that it attracts more people as they could get something for free.
On the second image the sell line and subhead will be overlapping the image to show that the story line is important for the person. In the corner of my magazine their will be a barcode with a little bit of information about the magazine and it will be small so that it doesn't look important but is still easy to find. I will have my masthead at the top of the page in the corner to make it stand out from the competition as most alternative magazine have the masthead across the top of the page with my tag line over lapping it to make sure people notice the tag line as it stands out.

The first font will be the one I use for my sell line and the second font will be the one I use for my masthead.

My dominate image will be taken at eye level with a medium close up to make it stand out on a shelf as their is someone looking at you. The costume that my model will be wearing is a burgundy jumper with a beanie as this helps represent the alternative colour also the colour will stand out from the background which will be graffiti on a wall as this makes the page look full and interesting with all of the colour. The facial expression that my model will have will be a super smiler as it shows that the topic they are talking about is nothing to be ashamed of and that even through struggles you can be happy again.
Their will be a lot of colour in my magazine as the background will be colourful, their will be small uses of bright colours such as yellow and red to help things stand out more and make it more interesting, also their will be a lot of use of white as it will stand out well against my dominate image and the background, their will be some blue and other dark colours as this represents alternative genre well as most people who listen to alternative music and artists wear a lot of dark colours.