Feedback for my Final DPS

I showed my final double page spread to some participants and asked them what they think of it; here is what they said:

• I like the way you have written "Francis Basco" up on the guitar neck because it looks creative
• The picture used is striking and shows the artist is passionate and professional which makes me want to read the article
• The article is enjoyable to read, and the language is appealing.
• I like the use of secondary images as it looks like an actual magazine article
• I like how the colours are the same as the front cover because it shows that you managed to keep a house style for your magazine
• It's sophisticated and detailed with the use of colours
• It also shows the single of the artist which may attract more people to buy it

Overall, the feedback is positive and I did not receive any negative feedback from the participants.

Double Page Spread - 2nd Mock-Up

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Influnces for my Double Page Spread

While I was designing my double page spread, I searched for music magazine double page spreads that would inspire me to come up with my own design. Here are some of the ones that have influenced my design:

This double page spread has certain features which are included in my own design; the use of colours in this design is quite similar to mine, for example the red box which surrounds the first letter of the article. My design uses the same colour scheme which is red and white. In addition, the white box which surrounds the article text is almost similar as mine, however I made mine slightly transparent.

Similarly to the previous design, the colour scheme is very identical to my own design with the use of red and white text. In addition, the central image is in black and white so it is the same as my design. The use of large texts as quotations has also influenced me to enlarge the quotes on my design. There are also secondary images on this design which made me decide to include secondary images on my own design.

Unlike the previous designs, this double page spread writes the article around the cover model which I think is very creative. The other designs have the articles written away from the cover model but this doesn't; this has influenced me to do the same so I included the articles around the cover model rather than away from the cover model.

Double Page Spread semiotic analysis

For my first mock up double page spread, I have included a lot of features including quotes, secondary and the cover model; all of these features are conventions of a double page spread which I have researched. I found quite a few magazine double page spreads which have influenced me to design my own. One of the most obvious feature is the name of the artist "FRANCIS BASCO"; I have chosen to write this in capitals because it stands out and it conveys his importance in the article. The colour of his name is in red because it follows the house style of my magazine , which is black, white and red. The cover model, and the background of the image is in black and white because of the house style of the magazine. The use of these colours allow the reader to identify that this is an Indigo magazine; the colour scheme will be recognizable to anyone.

 

I have written the quote "All you need is passion" in in white since it complements the background colour, in addition it stands out quite well. I have also changed the size of each word so that they are all different sizes, I think that this is effective because some words are bigger than others, for example "Passion" is quite large because it is quite a dramatic word and it can impact the reader.

 

For the articles, I have created a transparent box and wrote the articles on top of it. I have done this because it is clear to read the articles; I think that it is better than using a plain white box because it will look too simple and boring. I have also included a drop capital for the first letter of the article. "F" is written in white font and it is in a red box with white border lines. Again, these colours match the colour scheme of the magazine. I have included this feature because it is a common feature in most magazines, and it looks quite attractive.

 

I decided to use the pictures from my photo-shoot as the secondary images because they are still decent pictures so I wanted to  include them in  my double page spread somehow. The best option is for me to use them as the secondary images. 

 

Contents page plan

Double Page Spread 1st mock-up.

Here is the first mock up design for my double page spread; I'm quite happy with how it turned out however it is not the same as the plan which I originally was going to do. I will ask feedback from others to see what I can improve.