Final Ideas for Layouts.

For my final ideas, for my front page, contents and double page spread i have chosen amongst my initial ideas and have also mixed and matched some, so i could come to a final decision.

Front Cover
For my front cover i will be using initial design 2, as i like the idea of just the close up of one image. I think this will work best because i will make sure that the image of the artist will have good eye contact with the readers of the magazine to engage them more.
And i like the idea of the band index on this front page.
The only problem that could come from this idea of the front page would be having the letters stand out from the image and not blending in. I will make sure that this will not happen, and if it does then i will have to change the lighting on the picture to make it lighter so then the text will be able to stand out against the image.

Contents Page
I am going to be using initial design 2 for my final contents page. I like the idea of the 'Features' and 'Exclusive' being put onto that black background, i think that will make the page look very professional. Also i think the layout and positioning of all the photos will work will.
The only bad outcome from this page could be that it is on the block color background, of white. Having a white background makes it hard to fill and can leave big gaps. Hopefully i will be able to add certain features to cover up some space.


Double-Page Spread
As the double page spread is a large chunk of the magazine production and is most likely to be difficult i think. I will stink to initial design 3, because it is the most conventional it seems like a safe way to take, as i am gambling a lot on the front page. I think that this layout will be effective as most main music magazines use this layout.
I will hope the overlapping text will be effective and not cause problems as it does cross over the fold. This could be the only problem but easily avoidable.