Music Magazine Texts

Before I began producing my music magazine I drafted the bulk of its concepted text in a word document so as to keep track of the text content I was writing, and to plan ahead as writers should do to avoid continuity errors or writers block.

I am now satisfied with the content I have planned for my magazine and will now produce it using this document as a guide.



Title Font Selection

The title of my magazine is intended to be highly stylized, inspired by science fiction; hence it is named after the galaxy Andromeda. Such a title respectively requires a matching font. Below are some I have selected from the website Dafont under their "Sci-Fi" section which I think would suit my magazine and its science fiction theme.

I am impartial to the fonts I have selected as I like them all, so I shall draft the magazine with each of them to see which is the best fitting. However, I will most likely choose a solid looking font solely for the psychological effect of confidence on the viewer.

Music Magazine Plan - Front Cover, Contents and Double-Page Spread

The front cover of my magazine is simplistic in design but I hope for it to look elegant and intricate once I have finsihed it. After a lot of consideration, I plan to name my magazine Andromeda (or Andromedia) after the galaxy, as electronic and dubstep music is often associated with science-fiction and space. Also I believe Andromeda (Andromedia) sounds kinda cool.

The background will comprise of a photoshopped image of someone looking up at the sky, and in the sky is a large and dazzling view of space; planets, stars, lights, the usual. However I dont want the image to be overwhelming so it will be mellowed down and placed for the most part in the background. The primary and secondary stories will focus on artists and albums I have yet to decide, but I have concluded not to implement additional images.

"Andromeda" will the masthead, written in a sci-fi-esque font reminiscent of Star Wars or Star Trek.

The contents page is designed simple, and I plan for it to stay simple. The masthead will say "Contents" in the same font as "Andromeda" on the front cover. Beneath it will be the latticed story-feature squares, however I doubt there will be 12 as pictured below. I think I might settle for 6, at most 9. The only image on the page will be another image of a somewhat normal scene with additional space-stuff.

The double page-spread will feature a landscape image in the background, with the focus of the image where the text is not. The masthead is not in the centre but on the left so as the title is not split by the fold. There will likely be 2 or 3 columns of text on each side, bordeing the main image, complimented by secondary images and annotation boxes.

The second page will essentially be a reflection of the first page but feature more little secondary text boxes and images to balance out the lack of a masthead. At the bottom of the second page will be a masthead sized text box I will use to summarize the article.

 

Photoshoot Plan

My music magazine is themed on the electronic music genre which makes it a little difficult for me to think of ways in which it can be represented in photographs. I decided that it would be best to take some photos, out in the woods somewhere, and then edit the images in photoshop so as I could include lights and effects to make it look electronic-esque.

I considered the possibility of using a studio for my photoshoot but I feel as though the outdoors represents what I want to express with my magazine, (Freedom, etc.), rather than an enclosed space. Yet a simple picture of woodlands or a person has no relation to electronic. I concluded a blend of both natural and unnatural elements were required for the images I wanted my magazine to feature. In reaching this decision I realised I had made a bold artistic decision, not just for my images but for my magazine as a whole, that my magazine would feature surreal images in order to express the music visually.

So I plan to take my camera down to the woodlands and shoot several photos in various poses and locations, keeping in mind what will need to be edited in post-production, for example ribbons of light, colours, planets in the sky or a whole magnitude of other electronic elements.