Behind the Scenes of Photo shoot

Selection of Photos

Final Google Mock Up's

Google Mock Up

I decided to use the band 'The Lumineers' for my google mock up front cover. This was because my market research showed that people preferred bands to solo artists. 

I decided to use this shot of the band because it showed all of them clearly and with their full bodies. I think that this picture sums up the genre well with the use of clothing and props. I decided to do a black and white version and a colour version to signify the difference a subtle change can make.

This is the process of making my google mock up:

I stared my putting my chosen image into a photoshop document. I then added my masthead which I put together in a power point, using texts from dafonts.com. The slanted main feature story was also put together on a power point document, using the writing from dafonts.com. I used the same fonts throughout the front cover top ensure continuity. Adding the other feature stories to the side of the cover was also using the two fonts used throughout.
I added the red dot and the red band at the top to add some colour to the cover as it was fairly bland as it was and needed to be eye-catching.

My final mock up were the same apart from using a coloured image and a black and white version. I added the coloured posters to make the cover more full and to add more colour. It is also added promotion and therefore will draw in an audience.

My Masthead Design and Branding

Masthead design
I decided to keep the theme of my masthead simple to represent the indie within my genre. The two genres are represented very differently and that needed to come across in my masthead. By incorporating the word folk in my title I would need to represent the indie side of my genre by showing it in the design.




Branding

Here I used the same font and wording but I tried out the font in bold and not in bold and I think they both create a very different effect:

Production of Front Cover plan

Week 1: Google mock-ups

              Planning headlines  

Week 2: Taking original images (at least 4)

              Take at least 20 different images 

Week 3: Manipulating images

              Recording the process

Week 4: Refining the design 

Week 5: Friday 12th December front cover deadline

Week 6: Exam Week 

Make sure to record everything I do 

My Magazine Name

Ideas for the name of my magazine:

• Banjo
• Charango (instrument)
• Acoustic indie 
• Sub (genre)
• Sub folk
• Prosper
• Indiefolk
• The new Folk
• Mixed 
• The Folk

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