Front Cover Flat Plan

 Flat Plans

I have began preparation for my music magazine production therefore I have researched examples of each style of pages. After looking into these, I have created my own flat plans as a guide to follow when I come to put these pages together on InDesign and Photoshop.

Front Cover

I chose to place my selling line at the top of the page; when a person reads they start from the top and seen as my page will be busy-but not too much-with different headlines and images that will catch their eyes, I want them to read what else will be in the magazine that will interest them. Consequently, they may be more likely to buy the product.
My main cover line is going to be the biggest in order to portray that it is the most important on the page. I will also lay it over the photo to enhance this however I found out during my research that many magazines make this larger than the masthead. I do not like this; it is unclear which is the masthead. By placing halfway down the page, this will be obvious. I may also place it at an angle to look more intriguing but I will not be placing ANYTHING over the face of the model as this is the focal point.
I also put a puff right next to this so that whilst they read the interesting headlines appearing in the issue, they will be encouraged further with an offer of some kind.
I have placed the majority of the text, for example cover lines and kickers, on the first third of the page as this is where people begin reading so they are more likely to actually read what these say. Furthermore, I have surrounded the main cover line with them so that the magazine looks like it is full of content whilst not deteriorating from the most important.
My plug and flash are right near the barcode; these are extras included in the magazine which makes it more worthwhile to buy therefore when people come to notice the price of the product, it will seem like a better deal for everything included.
My masthead will be slightly covered by the feature article photo to emphasise the importance of the image as well as to look more professional. Many magazines do this and it looks extremely interesting however I will make sure that my title can still be read easily; it is also important that readers know what the product is called. If I overlapped the photo with the title, it detracts from the image which I do not want; this will draw people in and catch their eyes.
I have lined the last third with 4 images placed at scattered angles so that they look more interesting and slightly like photo negatives; I think this captures the sense of Indie music being rugged. Furthermore, people will read the cover lines as well as being drawn to the images so everything will be seen.