Second Draft Cover

Here is my second draft, as you can probably tell from my previous draft and posts it is completly different. after analysing my feedback I altered things slightly in order for the cover to look more proffessional, clean and minimalistic. I chose to use a border to seperate my image from the masthead, inspired by 'Loud and Quiet' magazine/newspaper. I have changed the font of the masthead to a font called 'Blackout Midnight' which I prefer to my other draft as it was too light and didn't really represent my magazine well. Whereas this font is bold, and could become recognisable with potential other copies of the magazine. the image is also different as i wasn't too pleased with the outcome of the other image I used, as there was writing on the top so there were limitations with tag lines. Therefore I have chosen to use this image of Ellie, as it looks proffessional. I made a few changes to the hair colour, as before it was a very light red colour but i wanted to enhance the colours slightly and make the red more vibrant. I think it looks very natural here, as it is a nice contrast towards the olive green peplum top. In the next photoshoot I will put Ellie in different types of clothing, perhaps a plain black top, that is minimalistic and simple, so the main focus and colour is her hair and lips. I have decided against taglines in this draft as I don't feel that it is necessary to use, however in my final design I might have to incorporate some catchy taglines of some of the indie/alternative singer/songwriters and bands at the current time.

LOUD AND QUIET

LOUD AND QUIET magazine is a free monthly magazine/paper that 'features new indie, alternative, electronic, and rock bands. Its style is known for being 'clean and minimal'. I love the style of the magazine as it is a different size to any other magazines, which makes it unique and successful. The clear typography has incredible potential, and is really bold, which makes the magazine recognizable. Inside the magazine the double page spreads are inspirational. The contents page is also simple, which relates back to the genre of the magazine. I will definitely be taking some inspiration from this magazine as the minimalistic look is something that I love in a magazine, making it an easy and enjoyable read.

Moodboard #1

Possible Colour Palettes

The colour palettes that I initially want to go for is very toned down neutral colours for backgrounds, in my preliminary magazine, I used a neutral colour palette as I feel that is clean, fresh and simple, which made the magazine extremely professional and sophisticated, and very aesthetically pleasing for the audience. However after doing detailed research I want to use bold colours such as neon, (yellow, green and pink) as this appeals to an audience of a teenage market but by having some neutral colours added in, there is a balanced tone. I could also go into detail on certain colour palettes for different seasons.