Colour Mood Board

This colour mood board shows the colours that I am interested in using for my magazine. The four main colours I intend on using are blue, black, white and grey. I have chosen these colours because I want my magazine to look stylish yet sophisticated and suitable for the target audience (not multiple bright colours as this would appeal to a younger audience). I think that this range of colours is suitable for 16-30 year olds. The main cover line, text and other cover lines will be either black and white. Blue and grey will be more complimentary; the blue could be used within a puff, subheadings or banners. I will not use a colour scheme of more than four colours because it would make the style of my magazine unconventional.

Fonts Mood Board

This fonts mood board I have created shows a variety of different fonts that I could consider using when designing my magazine. I have used fonts from the website 'Da Font' and also some fonts from Photoshop. Most of the fonts I would consider using for the masthead and cover lines are sans-serif and look conventional. The denotations of these fonts connote a professional style. Many of the fonts which I have added on this mood board for the main cover line are serif fonts; this is because I want the main cover line to stand out on the front cover and be eye catching and look interesting visually. The contents fonts are more varied; this is because I want the the word 'contents' to stand out on the page, therefore I have explored different fonts that I could potentially use. For the double page spread, I intend on using a font that suits the style of the page and the image. The text I will use for the article will be conventional, probably a font found in Photoshop. 

Original Ideas Statement

Drafts

Front Cover

Contents Page

Double Page Spread

These drafts show my ideas in terms of planning and layout for the front cover, contents page and double page spread in my magazine. For the front cover, I have decided to use a close up shot of someone's face which is in front of the masthead with cover lines at the sides. The main cover line is a serif font and is positioned at the lower half of the page. The contents page has a conventional layout with a page title and side column which indicates different sections of the magazine. It also has an image (medium shot) of the person featured on the cover with text around it, like a mini article. There is also a banner across the page that advertises to the target audience subscription to the magazine. Finally, my double page spread features a pull quote title across both pages and a large wide shot image. The text is written on one side of the page in columns to follow magazine conventions and to meet audience expectations. Every page has a limited colour palette of 3 or 4 main colours.