The three pages:cover, contents, DPS

Audience feedback

For this part of the coursework I've posted my pages on the Instagram and asked people to comment on them, what they like what they don't like and any changes that they think could be made to the pages. These are some of the comments (some of them are in russian though):

and some of these:

So overall there were some positive comments as well as different suggestions and I am pleased with my work and myself. People seem to like it, especially the DPS, and putting these in social media was also a good idea to get my feedback. 

DPS final draft

This is my final draft of DPS and the last page posted for this magazine. I didn't change much except for the website and page putting them in the corners of the pages. Ive added my text and as it it quite hard to read from the image here it is:

enjoy :)

DPS draft 1 and 2

This was the first draft of my DPS. I've used the picture for the background and let it bleed from the left  side onto the right one. I've chosen different fonts for the heading and centralized them as well as the standfirst and highlighted her name.

The second draft had very minor changes.

I've added the website of the magazine and a sign "interview" in the top right corner, however the website is placed right a the center and it will be half hidden when the magazine is folded so I will need to move it. 

I really like my DPS and there are little changes I need to add, as well as the article, but overall the page is very tender and light. 

Contents page final draft

I wasn't very happy with any of my contents page drafts so at the last moment I've decided to change almost everything. This is my last draft of my music magazine contents page:

I've decided to use black and red colours for the text and in a way they echo the colours of the photos. Also I've left the photos in colour. The two images and the text are balanced on the page and the cover story stands out from everything else. I've used quite electronic font as my artist performs in genre of electro-pop. The unique look of my masthead is also present here and reminds the reader of a magazine constantly as well as the website at the bottom. 

Overall the page is bright, not too loaded with text and images and I like it, finally! 

Contents page draft 3

This is another draft of my contents page.

This page is completely in black-and-white. I've kept the frame and two-colour concept of the page. However now there are two images and "contents" is spread behind the model. I like the idea of colour blocking and it is hardly seen but for the headlines I've used white and light yellow colours. I've kept the same fonts but I still think the page needs more text and headlines. 

Contents page draft 2

This is the second draft of my contents page and I made it a lot different to the first one.

This page still has white background, but I've chosen a different picture and placed at the center of the top part of the page. There is a thin frame around the page and "Contents" and name of the magazine as well as the date is placed on top of it. I've put some information about the model and photographer under the image and separated it from the rest of the text by a line. The font of the headlines is quite big to be honest, and I might do another draft where there will be more headlines in smaller font. However I like the style of fonts as they are not very heavy and dense and are easy to read. I've used quite cold light colours - grey and blue - and I think they link to the cover page.