1. Front cover
• This sketch portrays my first draw up sketch of what I visually want my
magazine front cover to look like. I have placed the masthead on the top
of the page; this is a typical convention of music magazines as the
masthead is usually placed at the top. I have decided to use a close up
shot image for my front cover as it attracts both genders of the audience
and the use of direct mode of address persuades the audience to
purchase it. The image has to fit into the front cover, meaning I need to
make sure that around the image the cover lines are visible and presented
neatly to appeal to the audience.
• The main sell line is going to be placed towards the bottom of the
magazine; this will make the main sell line look more visible as the image
overpowers the front cover and is very busy; it's also one of the the sweet
spots of where readers would expect to find the main sell line. The main
sell line will consist of the feature artist's name, supported with a short
introductory text. The other cover lines will be around the image, all in
similar fonts but in different sizes. At the bottom left hand side, I have
planned to put artist names which fall in the music genre of
indie/alternative. This is to appeal more to the readers to buy the
magazine as they may like an artist and read about them instead of the
feature artist.

2. Contents page
• This is a rough sketch of the idea of
what I want my contents page to look
like. I have thought of following this
type of layout as It looks busy and not
so over complicated. I put the contents
title towards the left of the page
because the readers automatically read
from left to right therefore it will be the
first thing they see – I have also put the
most important features on the left
hand side for the same reason. I also
chose to use a wide variety of images to
keep the contents page looking
interesting and professional. I chose to
feature a mini review as it gives the
reader a taster of one of the big reviews
inside, hence making the more intrigued
to read on.

3. Article
• The double page spreads sketches are a
rough idea on how I want them to look.
For the first double page, I am thinking
of having an image on the left hand side
followed by an introductory paragraph
to which the rest of the article follows.
The second double page spread will
feature a wide range of different images
as well as pull quotes. There will be box
outs on the final double page spread so
that reader doesn't get put off with the
amount of text, which also makes the
article look less tedious and more
professional.