new images for front cover of good vibes

here are the images that i have taken for the front cover of Good Vibes

As you can see from the images above, i have incorporated the eye contact of the female within the main image and the zoomed in, up-close this differs from the original front cover image which is zoomed out and contains no eye contact to the front cover. One of these will be used as a front cover. 

Flat plan for updated double page spread

This is the flat plan for the updated double page spread for Good Vibes. As you can see, the features of the dps are the same, however they have been rearranged in a way which compliments the features, layout and ideologies of a professional music magazine.  The inspiration that has been behind the reconstruction of the dps is from NME music magazine displayed in the image below. However, I have kept the placement of the image in the same place as the original dps, I have only enlarged it. The layout of the features enables Good Vibes to retain professional image as well as the actual content of the dps to be reflecting indie-rock. The short introduction is to put into context what the readers are reading about as well as introducing the band on a whole.

Inspiration from NME double page spread:

Flat Plan for improved contents page

This is the Flat Plan for the updated version of the contents page for Good Vibes. A lot of the features included in the contents page have been inspired from NME. This is because the contents page needs a professional style and layout, however, with the content and images from myself. The image of Bombay Bicycle Club is a big improvement, before the cover and contents page linked together through the images. However, with new imagery, it gives me the freedom to alter the design and layout of the contents page in a way which compliments the genre of the magazine as well as giving a clear idea of the typical reader of the magazine though using the text box below the image of Bombay Bicycle Club. There will be another text box added to the bottom of the image to explain the gig and page number to find the article.

The collumn to the right hand side is the biggest feature that has been extracted from NME. This is because the layout of the  column has a professional look as well as the idea of it working well with the theme of Good Vibes. It is also a clear way to display and find articles throughout the magazine.

The contents page that inspired Good Vibes:

Flat plan for improved Good Vibes front cover

This is the flat plan for the new Good Vibes front cover. I have firstly changed the main image to be zoomed in closer, creating a more professional look to the magazine as well as creating an easier colour scheme. I have also included some Puff and Plugs to the magazine which I didn't focus on within the old version of Good Vibes. These are key features that all music magazines include to attract the readers attention. Lastly, I have rearranged the mast head of the magazine. This inspiration has been taken from Q magazine. As you can see below, the feature has a good impact effect, also, the positioning of the mast head gives the quirky, indie vibe which the magazine is made to create.

The change

Recently, after fully completing my music magazine, I have come to the conclusion that Good Vibes doesn't contain as many conventional features and ideas that are contained within real music magazines. Also, lack of fully checking the design has led to an overall disappointment with the final piece, the text is too vague, the masthead is not bold and the main image is zoomed out too far.

The contents page lacks in headings for articles as well as the article column looking chaotic. Real music magazines contain headings for their articles as well as a simple, yet effective layout to the page which contains fonts and colours which identify their target audience. Although Good Vibes contains the right colours, the layout needs to be reformed as well as some of the content of the magazine. 

The double page spread contains most features of a real music magazine, however, blue panels behind the text confuses readers and is not a conventional feature to a double page spread, also one of the pages needs to be a whole image. 

These changes Will be made to the original copies of Good Vibes. However, there will be still images of the final copies to compare with as well as images on the blog. More importantly, The research and planning for the magazine will be altered in necessary; the colour scheme and genre will stay the same so little content will be edited. The evaluation however, will be altered as i will be evaluating almost a new piece of work.

The overall changes that will be done to Good Vibes will not only improve the look and design of the magazine, but portray a clearer vision of the target audience and include more features of a real music magazine.