Music Magazine - Draft Cover

Unedited Photos

The model is looking directly at the camera and wearing indie styled clothing with a fedora hat. I feel that it goes with the indie theme.

Music Magazine- Front Cover Plan

This is my final sketch of my front cover and how i would like it to look. The layout is simple as i do not want too much on the cover because indie magazines are very plain with not a lot of sell lines and pictures.

Additional ideas for design:

Planning Ideas

PLANNING

The genre i chose for my magazine is indie.
 Independent music (also known as indie music)is music which is produced independently. Indie music, preferably indie rock music originated in the 1980's, so it is a fairly recent and new genre of music. Because of this it may not appeal to the older generations and more to the younger generation. So i think my target audience would be for teenagers to young adults (14 - 25).

THEME

                 
My magazine does not have a particular theme. However, i want my magazine to be minimal and not be crowed with sell lines and pictures as from my research i have noticed that indie magazines tend to be quite simple. So that is how i would like my magazine to look like.

MASTHEAD

 Possible names -
 Phoenix
 Waved
 Unwind
 Ease
 Melody
 I have chosen Phoenix as i think it is different and interesting and i also think the meaning behind the word is nice aswell. 'a person or thing regarded as uniquely remarkable in some respect'.

FRONT COVER STORY

My magazine will be full of the latest and brand new indie artists and music out. It will also have interviews with popular artists. This is so fans of the band or singer will be interested in buying the magazine.
 My headline will be:     LOVELY
 sub-headline                 the girl you wish you knew about

SELL LINES

 'The secrets of Lovely's success'
'Exclusive interview with Bliss Souls'
'Indie like never before'
 i chose these sell lines as i feel they would intrigue the audience to read more.

MAIN IMAGE

The main image would be a mid shot of one model who is staring directly are the camera with a straight faced expression. I will only have one image on the front cover as i do not want it to be cluttered.

MISE-EN-SCENE

The model (who will be female) will be wearing indie like styled clothing possibly with a fedora hat. The lighting we be directly on her face to enhance her features.

COLOUR SCHEME

The colours i will be using is black,white and a dark turquoise. I feel these colours will looks good on an indie magazine as they do not tend to have much bright colours, So i wanted to keep it simple.