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How does my double page spread challenge conventions?

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How does my double page spread challenge conventions?

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On my double page spread I have matched the colour scheme of all aspects to the outfit and hair colour of the artists picture. She is wearing a black, blue and red dress so therefore I have kept the background black. With some black, blue and red font. With also the introduction paragraph in grey to match the strip across the page and to match the 'ring' around the words 'Question&Answer'. I chose to challenge conventions of normal magazine double page spreads that mostly all the time follow the same colour scheme as the front cover and contents page, because I felt that the image I have taken of the artist is a very powerful picture. A different colour scheme would have not complimented the image. And I think the colours are more powerfull with the title 'into the ring' suggesting tenstion and competition.

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How does my double page spread develop conventions?

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How does my double page spread develop conventions?

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When doing research into double page spreads from different house music magazines some designs really did strike me however the designs I saw that I found looked the best were not very common in all house music magazines, one of the designs I did see inspired me to create a similar double page spread. I feel that I have developed conventions of this as I am creating something that is not as common as typical double page spread layouts and by creating something unique I feel that I am developing a unique design.
In addition I am developing conventions by taking a rare convention and using it in my magazine, I think it suits my house genre.
I have used a block shape and faded it so that the main image behind is still clear. I have then used a circle space with 'question and answer' inside in order to make it clear to readers what this page is about. However I have also developed the basic conventions of having a title for the double page spread by linking it to my front cover. On my front cover under the anchorage text which is 'VICKY G' the coverlines read 'bass musics, new superstar, steps into the ring'. The double page spread is called into the ring and the text is around a cirlce shape acting as a ring, it also links in with the short introduction I have created. Because this is such a competitive industry stepping into the ring relates to wrestling/boxing. This is effective as it is something that sticks in readers minds, short and unique details like this are effective to readers

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How does my double page spread use conventions?

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How does my double page spread use conventions?

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When carrying out my research into double page spreads I found that the most basic requirement of these pages was that they must include collumns of text in order to be successful. Most existing magazines that I researched had 3/4 colllumns so therefore I have attempted to create this in order to follow conventions.
In my research I found that many music magazines of my genre in particular had very unique double page spreads with a design theme that really stood out. I have created a title for the double page spread that really stands out on this page. This is following conventions of the magazines i have researched.
I have added a short introduction next to the title of this page in order to give readers some information about the artist, with the mini statement of who has written and taken images for this page underneath the intro, which again gives readers the information that they cant necessarily find out for themselves or may not know.
I have included a pull quote in my page in order to engage the reader. I have used a large font and placed it on the black area of the page in order to add something to this area of the page as it looked quite plain and so that the readers of this magazine are intigued. A pull quote can pull readers into reading about teh artist and against the plain black background it stands out to readers a lot!All questions asked to the artist are in a different colour to Vicky G's responses in order to make this clear for my audience to read.
I have tried to organise my collumns and colour theme of the collumns so that readers are not put off when they see large amounts of text.

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Large title
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Bylines
Title leading to other page(to show double page spread)
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How does my contents page challenge conventions?

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How does my contents page challenge conventions?

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I have rearanged the letters of the title 'contents' typically in music magazines the title is just in a contemporary font or placed somewhere on the contents page in a simplistic way. I have challenged this convention by creating a title where the letters of the masthead are at different levels. I think this makes the contents page look a little more interesting compared to the very simple layout of just having all the letters at one level.

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How does my contents page use conventions?

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How does my contents page use conventions?

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I have firstly used a long collum where all the contents mentioned mainly are. I have kept them in a collumn as this makes it look more porfessional and organised. The two collums main features and features are underlined to show how they are seperated and apart from the mistake of colour on the main feature section the main feature is in a darker font compared to the rest of the collumns which are in a lighter grey. I think this is a main convention when it comes to a contents page of having a sense of organisation to the layout and different colours/images also.
Contents page numbers are a simple requirement to a contents page however they can be a huge impact on the level of interaction you have with the readers of the magazine, page numbers need to be clear and linked to the contents that are being presented to readers. On my contents page I have got a theme runnning throughout where the numbers are larger than the letters this is to create a theme and a stylish modern look about the contents page but also to make it clear to readers where the contents are.
I have used this colour theme In order to maintain a theme throughout my magzine of pastel colours much like the front cover that features the background of pastel purple and featuring the same font colour I have used for my page numbers.

I have a main image on my contents page which is Vicky G the artist on the front cover, this is to emphasise the importance of this artist throughout the magazine and to really emphasise the main focus of the magazine.
The other images I have used is to give readers a variety to read, although this is the main focus in all music magazines a variety of things are supplied to viewers.
The artist i have created and taken an image of 'Jacob Cross' heis presented on the contents page and so are many other artists faces. Four of the images in the right bottom corner have been edited so that theyre in colours that match the theme of my magazine. Similarly the image of the band in the bottom left corner is in black and white in order to look similar to the larger image of Vicky G. The image of Vicky G used takes up the majority of the page to really grab peoples attention and the large page number will direct readers.
The title contents page is in the same font as the masthead again in order to maintain a professional theme and to carry on the modern and furtuistic theme I have tried to create.
I have included the masthead in the contents page as well in order to keep readers aware of what theyre reading this is smart marketing without readers realising they are seeing the masthead more so therefore their attention will be focused on this magazine, all music magazines use their masthead on key pages like this if not all.

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How does my front cover challenge conventions?

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How does my front cover challenge conventions?

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On my front cover I have cropped the image used down so that their is a white border around it. This goes against typical conventions of music magazines as all music magazines have a full image covering the front cover. I did this firstly because with the image stretched the masthead would have covered the artists face partly and I wanted to my front cover to represent the highest quallity possible. The image also didnt look clear enough once stretched more, I feel that with the white border it gives this magazine its own identity and it adds to the futuristic and modern theme i have tried to create

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How does my front cover develop conventions?

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How does my front cover develop conventions?

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On my front cover I have created a vvery futuristic masthead. Where the house music magazines I have resreacrched have quite futuristic themes and their mastheads do look quite futuristic I feel that I have developed this further by creating something unique that gives my magazine its own image however whilst doign this it still follows typical conventions of music magazines. The equalizers are something that have been developed and added to the masthead however they closely link to the genre and represent this to readers clearly.

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How does my front cover use conventions?

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How does my front cover use conventions?

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My masthead goes across the top of the page left to right like a banner, which will instanty get peoples attention, all music magazines of my genre do this for example 'mix mag'. The masthead of mix mag goes across the page like a banner using very contemporary font. I have created my own masthead that uses a contemporary font just likeexsisting house music magazines however I have created a masthead where the design inside the font looks a little furutistic and i have featured equalizers in my masthead. The style of my masthead closely links to conventions of house music magazines as equalizers relate to the 'bass' of house music. The mastheads that I have researched of this genre tend to look a little furutistic and are always black and white so this is where I have followed conventions in my followed conventions in my masthead. I have used one large image for the front cover of my magazine of the artist 'Vicky G' that features in my magazine. The image is a long shot of of the artist. Where she is still using eye contact in order to connect with the audience when viewers pick up this magazine. In my questionairre I carried out, I found that people are more attracted to the main image on the front cover of a magazine therefore I picked this image astherefore I picked this image as she looks very attractive and stylish in the way she carrys herself in the picture which I think relates back to house music artists which i have found through my research always have a very distinctive style about them and especially well known artists that feature on different house music magazines, they all look very interesting. The plug I have used has been placed at an angle so that the front cover is a little interactive, also mostly all music magazines use this type of plug that is placed at an angle over the corner of the cover. The main text/anchorage text on my front cover is the artist name 'VICKY G' i have used a large font for this so that it would stand out, I have also placed  t he anchorage text on top of a shape I have created which i think makes the front cover look a little different and creative which I think house music magazines look like. A lot that I have seen have a uniqe theme running rhough them so I used this shape theme, which I thought added to the futuristic masthead. The shape also grabs peoples attention and lets the audience focus more on the anchorage text which is 'VICKY G'. readers will instantly be aware who the artist on the front cover is. A lot of music magazines use this in their front covers, grabbing peoples attention towards certain aspects of the front cover by using a unique design or large text. I have added a section of text to almost act as a slogan for the magazine just above the masthead. The house music magazine I have gathered most of my research from uses this aspect also and I think it is affective when pointing out to the readers what type of magazine this is even though this is something very simplistic. I found that most house music magazines looked very modern and furturistic due to the fact they are aimed towards a certain age group my target audience is 17-24 year olds and I know from my research that this style attarcts this certain audience. A common feature of this style in house music magazines is the coverlines being in blocks on both sides of the magazine front cover so therefore I have created my own shapes and text boxes in order to make my cover lines stand out and represent my chosen genre. Another way in which I have followed conventions is by placing my barcode in the typical area that it would be from looking at all genres of music magazines including my chosen one. This is where readers are familar with it being and when looking for the price of the magazine will usually look towards this area.

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