1. This is the I intend to put text on
draft of my both sides of the
magazine so that it
front cover. does not look to formal,
but less text near the
There is only going to picture so that the
be one image for my picture can have more
front cover, reason influence and effect.
being is so it can have This is the layout used
more impact than if in one of the magazines
there was six different that I studied as you
pictures and avoiding will see below.
the over crowding look
which may put people
off from potentially
purchasing my
magazine.
Less text on the side of the main
image.

2. Here at the start,
through Adobe
InDesign I inserted
perimeters to make
sure everything will be
in line making my cover
look professional and
neat.
Above you'll see
with
professional
magazines there
is a clear
perimeter
between the
borders and
text.

3. How to put
text in?
1)Click on the
rectangle tool.
2)Draw your
desired size.
3)After clicking on
the ‘T’ you then
can enter text in.
I chose 'sound for the soul'
as it can be interpreted in
various ways from both a
Christian and a non –
Christians perspective as I
talked about in my
statement of intent earlier. Spiritual viewpoint : This magazine speaks truth for
the soul.
Music viewpoint: music for the soul.

4. Slogan
It is important to let your slogan
be known,hence why I made mine
bold and yellow (a colour that
stands out), so that when people
see or hear it any where else , they
will associate it with my
magazine. It should be clear for
people to see that it is the slogan
and like my case study I put it at
the top of the masthead sticking
to the conventions as this was the
most well-suited place. Generally
we read from top to bottom
making it hard to miss. You can
see an example of a slogan on top
of a masthead to the right.

5. How to change 1)Highlight the text in which you
want the colour to be changed.
the colour? 2)Then you can choose the colour
you want through the tool bar on
the right.
Even though I originally wanted three
colours I want my slogan to stand out
from the rest of the text that is why I
chose yellow- a bright colour that
represents excitement. As well, with
my subheadings I have been putting
specific words in different colours
and sizes. The words and numbers
highlighted are those that will be
significant or appealing to my target
audience e.g. ‘X- FACTOR’, much of
my target would have watched this
family programme one time or
another so even though the rest of
the text is not as big, this alone
encourages passers by to read the
rest.

6. Here you can see me following through with my plan of more text on one side than the
other. I am using two colours for my subheadings this creates a noticeable layout of the
patterns and sections of the magazine. Below is an example of the colour code
technique used in a magazine.
But I am avoiding using more than four colours overall
with my front cover's text because if I do my magazine
might resemble that of a child’s magazine - unsuitable
for my target audience.

7. Aligning Though all of the text is in line,
the text looks squashed and
looking at my research products
Putting the there is always a spacious gap
text next to between the text and the
the border borders. You can see an example
of the of this code in the 'U-ZONE'
page. magazine below.
Here however
when I keep within
the perimeters it
looks more like a
magazine. When it
comes to inserting
words, InDesign is
well equipped for
making your text
look spacious and
presentable..

8. Cover lines
I used four cover lines, one less than
one of my case studies (below this
text), a variety of texts avoids it
from looking to plain and I avoided
using too many as this could
potentially make my product
resemble that of a newspaper.
Cover lines are important as they
are what attract people to even buy
your magazine in the first place. All
of my cover lines are from different
areas this is to avoid the magazine
from being too narrow minded and
so it can appeal to a wider audience
even outside my main target.

9. A regular family show
that many youth There are hundreds of
watch. Exclamative songs produced each
sentences show the year, the use of the
audience, this article number 10 shows this is
is something to look the best of the best
forward to and that if
they do not buy this
creating a mood of
magazine and read it anticipation. Using second
they will miss out on person is important as
this major story. The well as it creates a
word reveals shows connection between the
their going to find out
magazine and the
what no one else
knows and people all potential purchaser.
always interested in People are generally
finding out the curious, especially youth,
unknown. in the interest of others
‘mixtape’ shows that and what the ‘trend’ is.
it is a music This headline will
magazine and is that encourage members of
of the rap/hip-hop my target audience to see
genre. This links into ‘what's hot and what's
the top 10 cover line not’.’ All these work
A striking quote that will draw together in persuading
as well. people into buying the magazine so the target audience to
they can find out the full story.
buy the magazine.

10. If you want to
see a page
without
borders on the
tool pointed
out, highlight it
and click ‘apply
none’.