First Photoshoot

These are photos from my first photo shoot. When I first took them, I had an idea of having a solo artist because I thought that this would be more effective, because then they would be the center of attention and I tried to portray this through these photos. However, as I began taking them I realised that it didn't work as a solo artist and that I need add another person in the photos. When I looked at these once again, I realised that these aren't photos that you would see on a Dance Music magazine and they don't look as though they appear to fit in this genre.

Contents Page & DPS Guidelines

Contents Page

1. Make it two pages
2. The largest image should be cover of the artist
3. Same magazine logo and co-lour scheme
4. Page number ( start at  6 or 7)
5. Not all contents are on the contents page
6. Weekly, magazine needs roughly 60 pages
7. Multiple Images
8. Allow for adverts
9. Reflect the stories from your front cover
10. Elements include: subscription offer, letter from the editor and artist reviews.

Double Page Spread

1. A3 Landscape (300dpi  RGB)
2. Photoshop for graphics and photos but use publisher for columns and texts.
3. Elements include  drop cap ( when you put a big capital at the beginning then the rest of the filter around it). pull quote, columns of text with 6 to 12 words per line, paragraphs, margin and border around the edge.
4. Page numbers.

Survey Monkey Responses

Google Mock Up Ideas

Contents page Double Page Spread

Double Page Spread House Styles

Contents Page House Styles

Colour Scheme Ideas, Name Ideas and Feature Story Ideas

These are the ideas that I came up with when deciding on what to call my magazine. I thought about the dance genre and some of the connotations that are linked with it and these are what I came up with. I used inspiration from around me, such as music videos and music magazines which also helped. 'The Spin' came from the idea of DJ's spinning records, but I also realised that DJ's weren't just part of the dance music genre. 'Anthem' came from the idea of music fans all having a song which they believe is their Anthem and also their artists as well. Originally I was going to call my magazine 'Neon', but I decided not to because I thought that it was too simple and wouldn't be an effective magazine name and some of the fonts didn't go to well with it. Cover Stories that would appeal to the target audience are: Artists. Concerts. Events. Competitions. Free Gifts. Different artists and what they're feature for. These cover stories would appeal to a target audience because these are what would typically be on the front cover of the magazine and on the contents page. The main cover stories would be about the Artists that would be featured in the magazine and what it is that their story is. Also, concerts and events are also effective cover stories because many readers will find it interesting, especially if they are interested in attending concerts and events . Competition are also what appeal to the target audience. Because many people enjoy entering competitions, this would be more suitable to have on the magazine as they are more likely to enter them and many of those who entered will end up winning something in return, depending on what is being given away and how many there is available. The colour schemes that I have decided on, are based on the colours that are used in the dance music genre, which are a range of bright colours that will stand out. The colours that I thought would be effective would be: Red Blue Yellow Green Pink I used the website https://color.adobe.com/ to help me look at the different shades of these colours as I believed this would give me an idea of what colours that I wanted to use. Pink Green Yellow Blue Red These were the outcomes that I got, these different shades are all different from one another, some lighter than others which helped me see which shade would be best to use on the magazine cover. I think that the electric blue could work best because it is eye capturing and the readers would immediately be drawn to it. Also, the pink and yellow would also be effective because they both work well together as they appear more in the dance music genre compared to other colours. Overall, the colour scheme that I'm going to use is