Online drafts of summertime Madness-Front Cover and contents page.

Drafts for Summertime Madness:

Front cover- The front cover is the main page to the magazine so needs to appear bold and use unique techniques to stand out against other magazines on the market. I have used colors that are linked to summer for my theme and text. I feel the overall layout of this draft is the layout id like to stick to, however i want to experiment with indoor photo shoots so may change the color scheme to reds and yellows to give off an indoor summer atmosphere.

Contents page: For my contents page i kept to the theme of summer as i wanted to keep the theme running throughout the magazine, This was done by using light colors because the photos i used here are drafts off the internet but were taken outside so a light color scheme was needed where as my photo shoot i want to experiment with indoor lighting so i would change the font color to suit the photos. However i will stick to the same layout and text of this contents page as i like the feel of the magazine.

Planning of Phootshoot- Summertime Madness.

The photo shoot.

Due to the style of the artist the photos will need to promote her and the style of music she produces. The best location to suit both  magazine and artist would ideally need to be outside  within an old setting or  against an urban background such as a wall or against a bill board this will promote an indie atmosphere without taking the attention off  the main artist. The urban background  will bring out the artists personality and music style along  side the chosen outfit to present her in an urban way.

Planning of photo shoot:  The photo shoot will need to be an efficient yet effective process as the image is the main feature of the cover of my magazine, therefore both artist and magazine producer need to be happy with the image.

The magazine producer:  The producer needs to edit  the images  to present and relate to the urban indie festival theme of the magazine. The producer must edit the photos in a way so the  main image relates to the house style this can be done by playing with  the effects on the photo or even the colour levels. By adjusting the effects on the photos the image can be inviting and  therefore makes the magazine more sellable therefore the producer  has  a curtail part within the production of the magazine.

ARTIST IMAGE. The feature artist look:

Hair:  Messy, wind swept look. Completely  down. The hair needs to look festival like as if the artist has been at a festival all weekend. The look i want to promote is messy wavy. I will need to use straighteners to dived the hair then a back combing brush to identify volume within the hair. The hair should be detailed with hair spray for a firm hold.

Make up: Natural look but with a sense of stage make up to brighten up the artists key features. Makeup is important to make sure that the artist looks good as the artist is effectively promoting the magazine. The make up i will use is a base foundation for cover up of any uneven skin colors and then ill apply a powered over the top this will hid any uneven skin tones. The artist will have soft eye shadow to promote summer and then eyeliner will be applied over the top to promote the style of her music. 

Dress:  The artists dress senses needs to represent her style of music, the artist needs to present her style of music through dress as its a representation of the magazine style and her music. Below is what my feature artist will be wearing for her photo shoot. Torn ripped light blue jeans are from miss selfridge they price at £17.99, Leather jacket, Topshop prices at £89.99, Black heels top shop price at £22.99.

Shoot:  Natural looking  poses walking through  fields or against a brick wall. The fields shoots will be better as they create more of a festival atmosphere which is represented to the magazine. The field will need to be atmospheric for a more drawing into the magazine pattern  

Or inside summer theme, This could be taken in a studio or against a backdrop. If the images were taken inside then the attention for the front cover would be focused on the model and what shes wearing will give off the summer rock vibes. I should use light colors such as yellows and reds to create a summer atmosphere. I could also play with the lighting around the shoot to gives detail to my photographs. 

Ideas for my photo shoot- Summertime Madness

Model: Ivy willows
Age: 19 years old
Gendar: Female
Artists music genre: Urban indie
Artists best friend: Jake Bug
Individuals fashion sense: Indie
Individuals Favorite shop: Topshop, Urban outfitters, Aubin&wills
Favorite artist to perform with: Arctic monkeys
Favorite festival performed at: Reading&Leeds
Number of records sold: 234,000

Feature artists planning- Summertime Madness

Feature Artist Planning-Summertime Madness

Jason Oakley- Jason is a single solo artist. He was brought up within the music industry as his father was a music producer. This meant jason was constantly meeting music artists and was inspired by them to get big in the music industry.Jason is 21 so is young for an artist. He has an urban fashion sense and is into holister and jackwills, jason is from a British wealthy background.

Forever Young- Forever young is a band of three, two boys tom and jack and a girl cassie. The band was created through a group of friends wanting to make it big. The band often does gigs in londons bars and pubs but has recently moved to festivals. The band all come from london and are all big festival goers therefore know alot about the background of festivals. The band all have a similar taste in music and fashion the band are in the age range of 18-21. This is young for a succesful band hence why they called them self 'forever young'. Forever young produce indie music.

KTAG- KTAG are a band of two boys Konnor and Jay. The band produce urban rap music. KTAG have been a successful band because of the twist they have to there music by introducing rap to urban. The band were put together by a music producer at auditions for the voice.The band made it through to the semi finals. The band now currently play at festivals and small concerts.The band have a topshop/ urban outfitters style.  

House style- Exploring magazine logos.

The magazines themed Logo.
The magazine needs a themed logo to create an soreal atmosphere to the magazine. The logo will need to be inventive so its easily reckonisable and therefore people wil notice the lable when its advertised on certain magazines this will be a unique selling point to the magazine. Below are a few designs for a logo:

Below is the magazine logo I've decided to go for:

I feel this logo creates atmosphere for the magazine.I feel it will represent the magazines image well as it presents what the magazine is all about. The logo will be remember as it shows both summertime and people jumping which could suggest 'Madness', This makes the logo recognizable.

Theme for Summertime Madness.

Final font used- BEBAS NEAU

Exploring Themes for Summertime Madness- Theme blends/edits.

Exploring background theme- Theme blends.

I feel that the best idea to create a simple yet detailed effect for the background theme to my magazine was to blend both ideas of flowers for the feminine side of the magazine and light blurs, the blurs is to create a shuttle and a calm atmosphere as its only the background of the magazine. I feel if the background to my front cover and theme is shuttle it makes the magazine seem more outgoing as the articles and information stands out against the plain background. I feel the images will be just what my audience want therefore will work well in promoting the magazine as the information on the title page looks overly exciting and outgoing. Below are the my own images i have taken and blended together to create this effect, i overlay-ed the image of the flower on top of the image of the lights.