First Drafts

I would like my magazine to challenge the typical media conventions when it comes to humour and sophistication. Through my research i noticed that 2 out of 3 of the magazines, were very minimal, very much for an older audience with alot of reading material, and the other was a little more busy with brighter more going on, i intend to keep to the minimal sophisticated look, but id like to add abit more humour to the magazine, like including more audience input, for example: sending in pictures they have drawn. The magazines i researched didnt include much audience interaction because it was for an older audience. Older audiences dont really get the chance to be included in almost childish activitys any more when it comes to their age range magazines, so i would like to challenge this but staying within the limits of my age range and upmarket ideas.

These are some quick drafts of my 3 magazine components, they will change throughout my production process, but these are my very first initial ideas.

The colours beside the drafts are ideas of what i intend to use throughout these pages, i have kept the black and white all the way through, with just switching between different colours to try and see which will appeal to both male and female readers, but keeping to the black and white base.

Front Cover:-

I intend to keep my front cover very minimal, very sophisticated with only one large photograph covering the entire page. A couple of coverlines to explain the photograph, the title and a smaller picture.

Contents Page :-

The contents will be similar, continuing the house style, keeping it quite minimal and sophisticated with one large image of an artist, and two smaller pictures of something art related. The contents will be alphabetical and easy to understand.

Double Page Spread:-


Again, the double page spread will continue the house style, but perhaps be a little busier with more going on in the pages, but not to the extent where its hard to read and understand. There will be a long interview and editors comment with a couple of pictures.