Music Magazine - Finished Double Page Spread

This is my finished Double Page Spread that has been through a very scrutinizing editing and improvement process using many different publications.
I have extensively used InDesign, PhotoShop and Picnik to enable that my double page spread was completed to the best of my ability.
I am very pleased with this result due to the fact that i feel it is completed to a very high and professional looking standard.
I am very keen to get started now with my Cover and Contents page to fit the synergy of my Double Page Spread..

Music Magazine - Double Page Spread; Final Ideas and Improvements

After properly looking over my music magazine double page spread; I realized that there were quite a few improvements to be made to get it up to standard.
I also was not very pleased with the page image that i had chosen to use - not only was it one i had previously taken and used for my College Magazine project - but it was also not up to scratch in terms of sharpness.


I then came to the decision that the image of the boy with the headphones who was posing as my recently departed band member in my interview story was a very strong image.
I took to re-editing it from the raw image to enable it to be 'perfect' enough to use in my double page spread as a professional image...


Here is a screen shot of me editing my image.

Previous to opening this image into Picnik - an editing website that allows you to easily create amazing effects with your photography - i used Photoshop to firstly use the Spot Healing Brush tool to smooth out Matt's face.
I then put the image into Picnik and used their Blemish Tool and Airbrush to enable his skin to look like a celebrities.
I also used the shine-be-gone tool to remove the shine in his nose.
After this i changed the image to Black and White and then 'painted' the red of the headphones back into the image to make them stand out and enable the image to be eyecatching.




After editing of my image; i played around with placing the new image into my double page spread...
This consisted of placing the image over the whole of the left hand side - this i felt made the image look really strong.
I then moved the Masthead of the article over the top of the image - using Object then Arrange and then "move to front" to enable the title to be seen over the top of the image.
I kept the image in the same colour scheme and font as i feel this still looks really effective.
Now my subheading for my Double Page Spread has been removed and re-scaled to make it fit as another heading and the whole interview text has been moved upwards and the font increased.
I then added a small caption sized image of the previously chosen image that formerly wanted to use - so as to show the other 'band members'.


Here is my finished result:

I am so pleased with the final presentation of the whole interview; photography and double page spread.
I feel it looks very professional and will look great alongside my initial ideas for my Cover and Contents Page.

Music Magazine - Edit of Photos for my Double Page Spread

This is the image that i want to use in my double page spread - placing it in the 2nd column in the middle of the text.
This is the 'original' image that i took in the studio of a class mate listening to music.
I first needed to edit he image by using the 'Spot Healing' tool - this meant that the image would look cleaner and also would make the image look more like a 'celebrity' image.

This is the edited version of the image - after using the Spot Healing tool.
I am very pleased with the effect.

This is the final image that i took and edited using the Photography Studio and edited on Photoshop.
I chose to edit the image into black and white because it means that the image will fit the synergy and theme of my Double Page Spread.Looking at the image now - i have realized that in Monchrome the headphones cannot be seen. I will look into trying to edit the headphones back to red but leave the rest in Black and White.








This image i edited using the online editing website called Picnik - i used the edited colour photograph of Matt and then changed it to Monochrome.
Then using a brush tool - i managed to 'paint' back in the original colour just on the section of the headphones.
I feel that this is a very strong and relevant image.

Music Magazine - Further Development of Double Page Spread with Interview Text

This is my Double Page Spread that i created using the template of my 'rough' pages and the same storyline.
I added and edited the sub-heading; adding the line 
"NYLON TALKS SPLITS; FAME AND GLASTONBURY" 
which i felt created a buzz around the interview and almost a 'teaser' for what to read.
By writing the interview between the journalist (me!) and the 'stars' i helped me to create a name for both the magazine and the band.
I have decided to call my Music Magazine - ICON! (with the exclamation mark).
I feel that this is a strong music magazine names as nowadays most 'celebrity' musicians play a huge role in becoming role models and icons for their fans and teenagers of the time. I was toying with using the name 'muse' as i felt it had a similar meaning behind it; however; there is the band called muse already existing and i didn't want to play off of that.
My interview is relevant to the storyline and to me; is everything a reader would want to find out about from the band:

In the latest issue of ICON! Nylon graces the cover – not only with a new look; but a recent decrease of members. They took reputable Journalist Charlotte Pavitt backstage at their long awaited headline act at Glastonbury last month to finally confirm or dismiss the alleged rumours of punch ups and breakdowns that later resulted in Matt leaving.

         In between the breath taking performances and makeup/hair sessions; Nylon began to tell their story.

Here at ICON! we wanted to know all about the shock departure of valued band member Matt from the band that’s taking our music scene by storm – Nylon. So we caught up with the remaining members fresh from Glastonbury- Emily; Hector; Moses and Adam to get the full story:

Wow, that was some performance – you seem even closer now than you were before! How has the split changed the relationships in the band?

Emily: We’ve all been through it together – the tears, tantrums and triumphs – so we all know what each other are feeling. It’s made us unite.

Hector: I agree. Before Matt left everything was very tense – it wasn’t long before someone snapped.

So what was causing all the ‘tension’ in the band?

Adam: The fame really I suppose – we’ve all come from relatively normal backgrounds and have found the journey to fame very tough. It’s put pressure on our relationships within the band; though hopefully it hasn’t affected our music! (laughs)

The music is still ever popular with your growing amount of fans. How did it feel headlining Glastonbury this year?

Moses: Like you wouldn’t believe; it’s every aspiring musicians dream and ours was fulfilled. The buzz is incredible.

Emily: I just feel incredibly blessed.

Hector: I couldn’t of asked for better people to share the experience with.

And it didn’t feel weird without Matt?

Emily: Of course there will always be a hole where Matt once was – and he will never leave the band properly. He was with us when we released out first number one single and through every memory we have as a band; and that will never change.

Though, we did rock it tonight…

Hector: I would of loved to of seen his face when the crowd where spinning our lyrics back to us; word for word…

Rumour has it that he left of his own accord.. is that true? Did anyone actually make him go?

Adam: Matt felt as if it was his time to leave; no one wanted it to happen. Especially me – we were like brothers.

Moses: He was never cut out for the ‘celebrity’ lifestyle. He’s made his music and 4 no. 1s and I think he feels as if that is enough for him.

Do you think there could ever be a reunion – Take That Style?

Emily: (Laughs) The dynamics of Nylon are completely different to Take That; I’m not sure if he’d ever want to.

Hector: None of us would ever reject him coming back – I mean after all; he’s the one that wrote the hits.

So if Matt was the only songwriter in the band; what’s to be said about the future for Nylon in respect of Albums, Tours and Singles?

Moses: We have a great team behind us who really understand Nylon and the music we’re trying to achieve and put to our fans. They will be recruiting people to write for us – though our input will be at the forefront.

Emily: There have been talks that Matt may just come back to write…

Wow; an exclusive! Has anything been agreed officially about his song writing?

Hector: Nothing is set in stone.

Adam: We’re not to get our hopes up.

Oh you’re keeping it very hush hush. Your fans are also very curious as to your stage fashion – do you all have a stylist?

Emily: Before I joined Nylon as the front singer; I was a Fashion Student; So all styling of the band is done by me.

Moses: She’s our saviour – we’d all turn up in trackies and unshaven otherwise.

Adam: Speak for yourself.

(Laughs) oh wow, so you’re not just a talented Singer then! 

One last question – Who will you be staying up late to watch tomorrow here at Glastonbury?

(in unison): The Vaccines.

It’s been wonderful talking to you four and here at ICON! we wish you all the success you deserve!

I have recently edited this page by changing the font from Times New Roman to Trebuchet MS using both Bold, Italic and Bold Italic versions of this font.
I also edited my title by reducing the 'AND' in the title to a smaller size and putting it in it's own box which meant i could place it wherever i wanted and therefore reduce the size of the title.
I needed to reduce the title because my interview was longer than what i had space for (!) this meant that i needed to reduce the size and therefore increase room for my text.
I also changed the subheading to have it on it's own 'line'; and edited it to the colour red to make it more eyecatching.

Music Magazine - Development of a Double Page Spread

This is development of my mock-up of a double page music magazine spread.
Here i furthered the pages by placing a photograph into the middle of the text - this image is meant to represent the band member that left and i felt it was a valid image to tie in with the story i'ved created.
However, looking back at the image of the whole double page spread now, i wish that i had first edited the image into Black and White or 'Monochrome' before placing it - this would mean that it would work well with the synergy of the pages.

This is the same page but with neatened text and with the columns and borders hidden.

Music Magazine - Rough Draft of Double Page Spread

This is my rough draft of an inside double page spread that i created in InDesign.
Firstly, we changed the layout of the page by adding 2 new pages - to enable a double page - and then we altered the columns and borders to fit the specification.
For this particular page; i changed it to have 3 columns with margins of 8mm at the top, 14mm at the bottom, 8mm in the inside and 14mm at the outside - this meant that i could create a double page spread that was fitting to the general specification of magazine pages.
After this; we added a photo box over the whole of the left hand side - and using the 'Place' tool, adding in a relevant image. This image was far to big for the frame, so i used the Fitting tool to Fit the image Proportionally to the frame.
I chose to relate the image to the heading - i feel that the space in the image between the two "band members" represents the missing band member.
After adding a text box, i wrote a simple heading and then played around with the fonts - trying to find an eyecatching and bold headline.
I was very keen to use the szlichta07 font, but in the end i decided to use the Zapfino font and edit the word 'four' into the colour red.

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Music Magazines Research

The other main Music Magazines that are published and Popular at the moment are:

Q Magazine -                       

Q magazine claims to be set above all other music magazines due to it’s monthly publications, high quality imagery and printing.

They say that they are targeting a generation of older music buyers – those who were still buying CDs as opposed to the new technologies.

They were originally called Cue magazines – as in cueing a record…

Their total circulation is 80,418. Published by Bauer Media Group.

Kerrang! -

Kerrang! Magazine is a magazine that has been themed and devoted to Rock and sometimes Heavy Metal music; which means that kerrang! has a very niche market of readers – (only fans of rock/metal music).

It was first published as a supplement and was so popular that they formed it into a weekly publication.

Published by Bauer Media Group and their total circulation is 43,033.

Top of the Pops -

Top of the Pops is a monthly publication produced by the BBC as a supplement to the ever popular (now finished) music show Top of the Pops.

Top of the Pops was released in February 1995, and became the most famous for giving The Spice Girls their nicknames. Top of the Pops is obviously a young girls magazine.

Mojo –

Mojo magazine is a British music magazine published initially by EMAP and has now been bought out by Bauer (in 2008).

Mojo is a monthly publication with a circulation of 94,617.

Clash-

Clash magazine is an English publication that publishes 12 copies a year (montly) and has a circulation of 40,000.

Clash is edited by Simon Harper and is a publication that specialises in modern/alternative music genres.

Clash.com is a very popular online destination for music fans – set up in 2008 using a grant from the Scottish Government.