Drafting and planning (content page)

this is my improved version of my content page.
i added in the bands that i included on the front cover to my content page. by doing this my magazine is consistent as i am including the bands that are suppose to be included in the magazine.  
i added a pug in the bottom right of the content page to fill in the empty space as it was too big an empty space to leave. i think that the improvements i made have made my content page look better.  

Drafting and planning (front cover)

this is my improved version of my front cover.
i added another cover line so the empty space in at the bottom of the page was filled. i think this has made my magazine look better as i was unsure about what i could do to fill in the empty space.
i added a pug in the top right of the cover to entice the readers to buy the magazine. i looked at how kerrang use pugs and they always use a shape to put behind it. i used a saw blade as it has the sharp edges which is usually the type of shape kerrang tend to use.

Organisaiton

tomorrow i will receive more improvements for my magazine and i will add them in on Friday. at this stage it is important that i keep getting regular improvements to make to my work so i can avoid making basic errors and also so i know what to included on my front cover, content page and my double page spread to make it as realistic a magazine that i can. i don't think i will have to make too many more improvements to my magazine but i will probably have to move alot of my text and pictures around which wont be too hard to do but it will just take a little while to do because i will have to move about 40 layers around to make it all fit on the page.

organisation

i have made my some of my improvements to my magazine and i will release them in a few days when they are fully complete. i will include more content on my front cover because even with a PUG and another cover line i feel like i am leaving alot of empty space. i have forgot to include the names of bands in my content page that feature in the front cover. i will need to do this to make the magazine more constant. my double page spread is still in need of a pull quote so i will need to think of a suitable quote to include. to help me improve my work i will continue to look at my target magazine (kerrang) so i can create a check list on what to included to make my magazine the best possible magazine that i can create.

Organisation (magazine improvements)

 The improvements that i need to make to my front cover:
i need to add another cover line to fill in the empty space at the bottom left corner. i should insert a PUG which will say win tickets to a gig or festival. the festival or band i chose will need to be named in my content page so the magazine is consistent.

 The improvements that i need to make to my content page:
i need to add in a small box in the bottom left to fill in that small gap. i will need to keep to the red color scheme so i am going to use a red box with white writing so it will match the red banner at the top of the page.

The improvements that i need to make for my content page:
i need to shrink the text/boxes so i can insert a pull quote. i will have the text/boxes covering half of the first page and have a pull quote to cover the top half of the left page and a bit on the top right page.

Target audience (survey monkey)

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y5HBTF5

the link above is to help me organise my double page spread could you please answer the survey so i can have my target audience's opinion on my magazine

Drafting and planning

when i create my double page spread i will have to create a article so the double page spread can act as an exclusive. some of the magazines that i have recently looked at don't stick to the typical questions and answer style as some take a "documentary approach" in which they state what the artist has done in their career and the artist gives their input to what is included in the article. i could take this approach as it is an effective and simple way to create a good interview for my readers.
 i have also looked at other rock magazines and a lot of the time in exclusives the article is just questions that they have asked the artist. for the article i am going to ask my target audience what they believe would be some good questions that they would like to ask. by doing this i will have suitable questions that would reach my target audience and my target audience would be giving me a lot of help by giving me the questions that are going to be used. later in the week im going to make a survey monkey to help me to realize my target audience.
at this stage i feel that taking the question and answer approach will best suit my magazine because my target magazine (kerrang) take this approach and i feel this is the best way that i can create an effective interview for my double page spread.