Masthead Research

I  decided to research into magazine mastheads and look into what makes them stand out. These are some examples I found that draw my eyes to the magazine. Each music magazines masthead is very different and stand out from each other. NME for example their masthead is very big and bold and the use of red, white and black helps to catch the eyes of a reader.  

This will help me with my magazine masthead as I will make sure that my masthead is easily recognisable and stands out. I will make my masthead simple just like these examples are. I will make a questionnaire on what my magazine name should be called and the one which is most popular I will use as my masthead. 

Music Magazine front cover design

I have started to create a mock up of what my music magazine will look like using InDesign. I have planned the layout of what my front cover will consist of by placing boxes of where things will go. I am only at the beginning stages of creating my magazine. Below is a screen shot I have uploaded of my progress so far to show the plan for my music magazine. 

InDesign Introduction

I have been introduced into a new software called Adobe InDesign. This software is new to me so it took me a while to get used to some of the features but there is still some that I have to learn. It is similar to photoshop so there are features I already know how to use. I have included a youtube clip which shows an introduction into InDesign which helped me to use the software better.

Magazine Mock Up (Low quality photos)

This is one of the pictures I took using my camera on my phone. I a going to use this image to make a mock up of a music magazine.