contact sheet 1

these are some of the first photos i took, they did not fit the standards needed for the double page spread and front cover however some of them worked well in the contents page and that is where i placed them.

Contact sheet 2

These photos are what i took for the front cover and double page spread images, it is easy to see why i chose the ones i did, as some arent as well taken as others.

Conventions

These things need to be included in a double page spread:

• matching fonts
• variety of photos 
• large title
• pull quotes
• introductary paragraph
• collumns
• paragraphs

Existing Cover Lines

·         Johnny Foreigner – Blasting Out Of Brum

·         Closer than ever the enduring influence of Ian Curtis

·         Foals – Meltdowns, Bust ups, and all because of this man

·         The Futureheads – Sunderland’s finest sons say its out with old, and in with the new

·         Be Your Own Pet – The noughties Nashville teens talk trash

·         Grinderman – Nick Cave’s gang show the kids how to rock

My Cover Lines

Appleye - Turning nightmares into songs
Appleye -  Lacking equipment for success
Appleye - fantasises about working with britney spears
erol alkan - free rework of MGMT's congratulations
m.i.a - talks us through the new album
Diplo - ups and downs of traveling
Roots Manuva - joining the dots
Crystal Castles - working with the cure

Front Cover Second Draft

This is the second draft of my front cover with all the changes made mentioned in the earlier entry. The image makes it seem alot more like a music magazine, keeping to convention but still giving a more individual feel that was intended. however it is still lacking something which i have decided is an image, I need to take more images which will fit on the front cover but not attract attention away from the main image.

Front Cover First Draft

This is the first edit of my front cover, I have had to change my image to fit convention as this only fits a niche market, also i have added a grey banner behind the title text to make it stand out more. I changed the image because it did not stand out as an obvious music magazine front cover, instead i have moved this image to the contents page.