Final Contents page

Front cover Draft 3

In this draft I used a variety of different tools and techniques in the Photoshop program from merging layers to editing photographs. this draft strong expresses key themes in modern rock by conforming as well as challenge in stereotypes and conventions associated with rock, An example of this could be the stereotype of male dominance within the rock community Yet this front cover "smash's" these connotations through the use of font, layout , colour and photography.Personally I believe that this is a strong front cover as it demonstrates some conventions however it can be improved with the inclusion of more sell lines and conventions necessary in magazines during today's society due to high competition with other magazine producers.

Final front cover

Feedback at the Oscars.

At an Oscars evening held at Saint Bonaventures comprehensive school I was asked to present my work to numerous people and student who where unfamiliar with this course and so I asked asked them a number of question an example of which was "can you clearly see what type of magazine this is and who do you think it is aimed at". I found the evening to be extremely beneficial as I could talk to my target audience face to face and receive a combination of positive and constructive feed back which I could then use to understand what changes needed to be done in order to improve my product and so that's exactly what I did by collecting as much constructive feedback as I could so that I, the producer could give the target audience what they wanted from a magazine aimed towards them and how it would draw in there attentions by expressing the convention of rock by creating something new and exciting unlike any rock magazine.

Double page spread Draft #3

This draft is a greater improvement as it highlights the models importance,this is done by using big bold typography in order to convey her as being a very important individual reflecting on idea that rock is has an extremely load and in your face persona.

Double page spread Draft #2

I decide to make changes to this page in order to retain a strong house style to express ownership of the article to show to the audience that they are reading exclusive news and cannot find this information anywhere else.This also helps to maintain the colour pallet expressing themes of danger within rock this is done through the careful use of the colour red rather than using a colour pallet of greens.

Double page spread Draft#1

Using what I had learnt from In-design I was now able to develop my skills with the program and practice techniques in which i was able to distort text and indent letter. However I do feel as though this page is weak as it has few conventions and losses the house style that was featured in the two previous pages.

Contents page Draft #3

Using a program known as adobe in design I was capable of added and manipulating text in order to present the contents of my magazine in a refined manor making it easier to navigate around the page by using this program I was also able to line up text therefore giving this page a high quality finish, However it can be argued that the text maybe be hard to identify so I intend to resolve this problem.

Contents page Draft #2

By changing the format in which my contents  page was presented I have know made it easier for the reader to understand and locate information on the page (although there is not any on it at the moment). I have also chosen new images to be featured in this page as they suit the page more by demonstrating some conventions of rock through the clothing of the models.Another feature I have included is the replacement of contents with a far more memorable title "The Crack" as this will help to draw in the reader curiosity, this is also joined by rock iconography through the smashed class logo as symbolism of danger and give the page a sense of belonging to "Smash" magazine.

Contents page Draft #1

This Draft closely follows the format of contents pages seen in magazines such as 'Q'.Personally I find this draft to be weak as it is missing conventions to make the genre clear. it is also missing in the quality of how the pictures are presented to the audience, likewise with the text as it is not in line therefore no page border can be defined and finally there is no information highlighting the text thus the reader will be unaware of what articles are about.