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My Moodboard for heavy metal tour posters/covers. These have been a source of inspiration and has helped me decide what elements contribute and make a tour poster heavy metal esque.

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This is my mock of the NME Kendrick Lamar Front Page image.

This is the original:

There are quite a few differences, like the font used (however, I tried to get as close as I could to the original), a different photo, and the colour of text which I had to change as it would not fit the new image I used.

What went well?; My poster uses red to contrast the plain background and image, which makes the important information/advertisements stand out more. I think I managed to get the font pretty close to the original, and the image I chose I feel has the most potential to create a front cover on.

What I could improve; I feel the black text at the centre does not mesh well with the rest of the front cover, but I feel it does its job, and does not bring down the overall quality of the cover too much. Another weakness is the NME logo and the red block it rests on. I feel the cover star should be on the front, on top of the logo, since he is more important. It would also be a sign of the importance of the magazine, much like how other magazines have the cover star in front of the logo, like it’s showing off. Finally, I wish I could have used the original image rather than another one, since much of the original colour of text does not fit with the new image. However, I think I managed to work around it, and overall get somewhat close to the original. It does have quite a different tone and feel than the original front cover, though.

Creating this mock front cover on InDesign has taught me a lot about magazine design, and moving forward I will be able to research and create a much better looking front cover, using resources I have now learnt. I need to work on choosing images and fonts better, as well as getting used to the program as a whole, learning keybinds and bettering my skills with the tools.

Creating this moodboard has made me think more in depth about camera angles and how captions themselves work. Captions do not specifically have to be in depth and descriptive, or really vague and including no information. You can infer a lot through body language, and recognising what certain expressions and actions mean. We chose different angles and locations to take pictures at, to make each image unique and different in the message and emotion it portrays/gives off.

I am now more confident in creating moodboards and taking photos, as well as now knowing more about angles and how all these elements come together. When I make my magazine, I’ll be able to choose photos which can tell the best stories, without any text or audio, through body language and expression.

While the poster may be quite basic, I believe that adds to the story as a whole. The artist’s general appearance and what can be denoted from the poster, it seems as though a flashy, filled with texts and bright colours, poster might not be suitable.

The poster itself appears melancholic, telling a better story more effectively by using a simple design.

Analysing this tells me a lot about the artist, through the design and the information provided. It has helped me more easily identify key information and imperative design elements that can help me create my own poster, and tell a story more effectively.

The poster itself has helped reaffirm my belief that using a limited amount of colours as well as how the information is presented can have a big effect on how the audience perceives the event and how it effects their interest in it. It’s also a lot more easy to connote and imply meanings/emotions behind the actions and choices in poster design, as well as creating media as a whole. Themes and emotions can often be more easy to denote with simplicity.

I chose this image as the main representation of all the photos we took.

The pose I have, mixed with my expressions and body language makes me appear stoic, lost in thought as I look in the distance, poised and ready for action

I’ve got a light smile, which shows I’m somewhat happy, but the expression itself is somewhat melancholic, especially with the empty space and isolation displayed; somewhat bittersweet.

The choice of outfit tells the audience that I’m more of an edgy outcast than a follower of pop culture/clothing trends; going against conventions and norms of the current society.

The empty space behind leaves me isolated from anything else. In the image I make up half the photo, but there’s a lot of empty space around me, which conveys loneliness, or stoic fortitude.

A Mise En Scene is a way to convey emotions/a story, and the story conveyed is what attracts audiences towards the media. With this, I know how to utilize Mise En Scene, and how “setting the stage” helps with marketing and attracting audiences.