Completed Magazine Draft 3:

I’ve changed some of the fonts I used on my front cover. I changed from a decorative font to a sans-serif typeface. I did this because I think it made it look more interesting. Otherwise, I think the decorative font is overused.
I also made some of the cover lines bigger to fill more spaces on the front cover. My goal for my first page was to make it busy and vibrant. I wanted to make it stand out so people’s first impression of the magazine would be good, and it would make them want to buy it.

I changed the colour scheme from red to green. I did this so that the pages don’t all look the same. I also think that green is another punky colour.
I changed the layout, I moved the pictures and text boxes around. I also added another picture of Archie, so that my contents page didn’t just showcase one star.
Another thing I changed was the yellow plug. I think that getting rid of this made the front cover plugs stand out.
I also changed the page numbers so that they go to more pages.

I added some drop caps to my article. This made the paragraphs stand out.
By adding the drop caps it also made the writing bigger, so that it fits the designated area better.
I changed the plugs to one single plug (on the single photo of Archie). I did this because I didn’t like the text on the second plug.
I moved the text box from the middle of the 3 images to the left side so that I could make the photos bigger.
I adjusted the font of the article text to a subtle, easy-to-read serif font.

I will get rid of the features box and make the page box bigger. So that it can still fit the same amount of information in it.
I will change the gigs guide so that it’s spread out over a group of pages.
I am going to increase the page numbers even more (to approximately 100 pages).
I will add the rough cuts, that I used on my front cover, to the edges of some of the photos and texts.
I want to move or add something to fill the space in the bottom right corner.

Similarly, I will also add rough cuts to more photos on the double-page spread (as long as it doesn’t look too much).
I would like to change the second or third photo to a close-up. This is because I don’t have many close-up photos on this page.
I am going to try and move my group of photos around so that I can move the accessories plug into the middle again. I will do this because I think it makes more sense.
I need to change the photoshoot plug to something else. Something that describes who Archie is and why he’s famous.
I am going to make the second, third, and fourth drop cap smaller so that the first paragraph stands out the most.
Another way I will be able to make the first drop cap stand out will be to change the font. This way the article will include the same typeface that the title has.
If I can, I will move the quote into the middle of the article. This will make it look like it’s part of the article, and not just a cover line.

Katie Fellows (Media Blog)