New double page spread

Here is the process that I took to adapt the old contents page and change it to the new design.

1. I needed to add in the further listening box
2. I am going to move the Polaroid images to the far right hand side so that the further listening can go below the interview; it also means that all of the images will be on one side of the pages which helps to show the reader that they are linked.
3. I am going to change the interview text to black instead or red and black as this makes it a lot easier to read. I will however make sure that the questions are in italics so that it is clear which are the questions and which are the answers.
4. I am also going to change the colour of the headings from black and white to black and red so that all of the pages link better.

I firstly decided to change the text to all black as I felt the red and black text didn't look like a magazine should look and lack would look a lot more professional and sophisticated. I then decided to change the questions text to an italic font so that they differed from the answers.

I then moved the Polaroids up next to the main image as they were meant to link but I felt the existing design didn't show this off well enough. I decided to add a date to the images also to make them look more like personal Polaroid photos. I made this text red and black to fit in with the other pages better.

I then added in a small CD and rating into the interview as I felt this was a common feature on a lot of music magazines. It appears in a lot of the magazines that I read and I felt it would also link in with the further listening feature that I was about to add.

I decided to add in a 'furthur listening' section as I noticed that this appeared in a lot of music magazines and it helps to bring in the interview to the rest of the magazine. It also helps to advertise the Cd's that the artists are trying the sell and it shows the user the rating before they choose to buy them. This fit into the place where the Polaroids were and made the page look a lot more detailed.

I decided to change the colours of the headings as I felt they didn't fit in well with the rest of the magazine. this is why I changed the colour of the text to red and black so that the colour scheme was easy to see throughout the whole magazine.

I then decided to add in a quote as I felt this was an essential feature in magazine double page spreads. I noticed that in Q magazine there was a quote from Coldplay that gave them the idea for one of the album names. This shows me that the 'quote' is essential for the artist and the magazine.



I thought that the layout of the page was now sorted out well, however I felt as thought the text needed to be into column format. as this would be alot easier to read and follow for the reader. I also enlarged the CD and rating as I felt this needed to be larger than the other Cd's included on the page.

I have now successfully finished the magazine and I feel as though it is of a better standard and quality now. I am going to ask for some audience feedback so that I can see if the target audience has the same opinion.