This is my final double page spread.
On the left hand side is an article about winter fashion, and on the right there is an interview with the cover star. The fonts I used for the main titles are from the website myfont.com

FINAL CONTENTS PAGE

This is my FINISHED CONTENTS PAGE!

Final Final Final FRONT COVER!

This is my final draft of my front cover "Electroclash"

Contents Page Research

Out of these Contents covers, I was particularly drawn to the plainer ones as the focus is then on the actual writing other than large pictures distracting from the actual information. These magazines are also similar to the genre of my own magazine, which has inspired me for my own contents page.

Font styles

I decided to see what other people thought about the typography I would use on my magazine. I decided to show my title to a range of people that would be interested in buying my magazine,( so my target audience).

I found that just by asking random peers, I found that they prefered the bolder fonts, in which I use on my magazine cover and plan to use on my contents and also double page spread.

Where does my magazine "fit" in the market?

I have styled my own magazine on other more independent less well known magazines that are usually only found in larger book or newsagent shops such as borders and WHSmith. These magazines are often monthly, this may be due to the price. The price of the magazines is usually over £3, but no more than £5. The quality of the magazines however is usually very high, as they are usually thick glossy magazines, sometimes with many advertisements. There is also only usually a few avaliable in stock as iv notcied they are supplied for a niche market. Also alot of them are American, which means they would have had to have been shipped over. These include, NYLON, N.E.E.T, INDIE, TEEN VOGUE, amoungst others.
I decided to do a small survey on a group of peers that fit the genre of my magazine to see how much they would pay for a similar magazine.

Survey on Magazine Prices

After doing my survey on 8 teens, the outcome proved that they were willing to pay between £2-£3 for the magazine. I priced my magazine at £2.80 as I was then able to stick with the needs of the consumer but also able to make a profit.

Colours

I was thinking about the colours that I wished to use for my magazine. I want to keep the colours fairly simple, and have variations of the same colour. But I may also try colours that contrast with each other. I feel that as i have tried to make the outfit that my model is wearing contrast, e.g. (Blue skit, yellow shoes), that if I try and make the colours on the same page contrast it may all look abit much. But if I try this where the model is wearing all black for example, this may work.

Firstly I wanted to look at different variations of the same colour.

This is a colour range of purple. As you can see it ranges from the darkest (black) to a lilac. I like this colour as I feel it captures a youthful vibe, and fits well with the age range I am trying to capture, as teenage girls often like the colour purple. Purple is a sterotypical "girly" colour. Another reason I like this colour is the fact that it goes quite well with the "electro" theme, as quite a few artists have the colour purple on their album artwork. This is a link to my work as the colours will attract certain people to look at the magazine cover.

This colour scheme is actually called "teenage". I really like the vibrant colours as I feel for my magazine the colours need to really stand out, like the music stands out. I quite like the electric pink colour on the right hand side as it is really feminine, but also it really stands out as it is so bright. I dont think these colours would work well together however as I feel it gives across quite a childish vibe.

This colour scheme is also quite childlike, but I like it. It conveys quite a youthful vibe, but also quite a feminine girly vibe. I am not overly keen on the yellow colours, but I really like the pink colours as they are really beight and eye catching.