Doube Page Spread Feedback

Once posting my Double Page Spread on Instagram I got some feedback from people on the site. Below is what they informed me.

Here is what Jenna said about my Double Page Spread.

Here is what Charlie also said about my Double Page Spread.

From this feedback I have found that I have had a mix of positive and negative views. A positive is that my main image has worked well, clearly displaying my target audience of teenagers. A negative of my double page spread has been the writing colour and placing. My feedback says that the white writing is hard to read, from this I can learn that I should use a different colour. My feedback also says that my writing was hard to read with the background behind it. Taking both pieces of negative feedback, if I have the chance to remake my double page spread I would change the colour of my writing so it would be easier to read and the background wouldn't affect this.

Contents Page Feedback

After posting my Contents Page on Instagram I gained some feedback. Below is what was said.

 

Here is what Jenna said about my Contents Page.

 

 

 

Here is what Charlie also said about my Contents Page.

 

 

 

I have learnt a lot from this feedback on my Contents Page. I have found that most of the conventions on my page are correct and clear. The only thing that seems to be a problem is the colour of some of my writing in burgundy. If I had the chance to remake my magazine again I would change the colour of the writing so that it is easier to read.

Front Cover Feedback

After posting my Font Cover on Instagram I received some feedback very quickly. Below is the feedback I received.

Here is what my friend Jenna said about my Front Cover.

 

 

Here is what my friend Charlie said about my Front Cover also.

 

From this feedback I have learnt which parts of my Front Cover I did well and which parts were not so good. I have found that the writing colours and sizes were probably not the best choice. I also found that the colour scheme was good and is obvious throughout.

Feedback

I have posted my final Front Cover, Contents Page and Double Page Spread on the social networking site Instagram to get some feedback. I posted the pictures separately and asked for some feedback on them. I have done this because the people on my Instagram are the kinds of people who would read this type of magazine, therefore I thought feedback from them would be the best. They are of the right age and this feedback would be very beneficial. I will now wait for some feedback from people on Instagram.

Font Cover on Instagram

Contents Page on Instagram

 

Double Page Spread on Instagram

Text Choices

For my magazine I  have decided to use the font 'Lucida Sans' for most or all of my general text for my magazine pages. I chose this font because it is clear and not completely simple it has some nice shape to the letters. This font is also the kind of font which may be used in an indie music magazine.

I then chose a font from 'dafont.com' for my masthead for the logo of my magazine which I also used throughout my magazine. This font was called 'Moiser Techno'.  I chose this as the logo for my magazine because I felt it was very simple, yet bold and it stands out a lot. When this was chosen as my final font, I doubled it, putting a white version slightly smaller on top to make it a white font with a black out line.

Another font I used was 'Script MT Bold' for the date and price underneath the logo for my magazine of the front cover. I chose this font because it looked professional and it was clear.

One other font I used called 'Progress' I used for the writing of the artist on the front cover of my magazine. I chose this font because it was very big and bold. It stands out as being strong and independent therefore I thought it was only suitable. When editing this font, I made it the burgundy colour which I have been using throughout my magazine.

 

 

Article for Double Page Spread

MY RISE TO FAME

 

Romy Stone reveals all top secret information about how she rose to fame in just under six months on YouTube

 

Romy Stone, singer-songwriter from London, at just 17 rose to fame due to a phenomenal reaction from viewers on social networking site YouTube. After uploading her first cover of "Yellow" by Coldplay back in September, her views and subscriptions shot up by thousands by the day. Only weeks after this, when she had over 12 million subscribers Universal Music Group, a well known record label, contacted Romy and offered her the opportunity to sign to them. It didn't take long for her to make the desicion and since then, Romy has been working on her first album which she is hoping to be a massive hit.
Having Romy Stone in the building today, we took advantage and through a few buzzing questions at her which we and surely readers are dying to know. Here's what was said when we finally pinned her down!

Hey Romy, nice to have you in the building today! First question to be fired is, how is the new album coming on? 

Hi Emily, it's a pleasure to be here! Well, it's nearly complete really just a little more editing to be done and it will be ready to release! It's really exciting to have my first album nearly done! 

That's really great! We can't wait to hear it! What is the album based around? Does it have any hidden messages or stories? 

I can't wait to hear it all finished either! Messages and stories? Yeah there are a few, some of the songs basically describe how I was feeling at certain times like ups and downs in my life, stories in there of past experiences which have impacted my life a lot. It's an album letting my fans know my inner most thoughts and feelings over these past few months, although there are a few songs of which I wrote a while ago, a few of my personal favourites.

Well, I'll be sure to listen to it! So, what has this record deal done to your life? What changes have been made? Any positives or negatives? 

Thanks, it means a lot! Well the record deal has changed an awful lot in my life! I get recognised in lots of different places, asked for autographs, photos, being asked to go on talk shows and magazine interviews! It hasn't really got any negatives! I'm just busy all the time now, and I really love it! It has been the best opportunity for me! I wouldn't be here without my fans! Thanks to them I got recognised and it has hopefully changed my life forever!

We're all so happy for you here at BMA! How did you feel when Universal Music Group contacted you because of your YouTube videos? 

Thank you! First of all I was completely utterly shocked! I couldn't believe they were interested in my! It was a dream come true and if it wasn't for my fans, I don't think they would have even noticed me! The amount of views and subscriptions I got on YouTube was overwhelming and I felt so incredibly lucky! The moment they offered me a contract I burst into tears but I could not ever turn the offer down, it was one hundered percent a yes! 

We're thrilled for you! A new genuine star is what this industry needs! And we can garruntee we will be playing your album when it comes out! It's been an honour having you here today! Thank you! 

Thank you! It's been a pleasure for me too! Hope to see you soon! 

Gig Photos

On my contents page I decided I wanted to put pictures of other bands who would feature in my magazine. But because I had tot take the pictures myself otherwise it wouldn't count I decided I would use the pictures of which I took when I was at a Jake Bugg gig on Friday 21st February 2014 and Two Door Cinema gig on Friday 13th December 2013. These pictures were taken from the view I had whilst at the gigs. I thought this would be a good touch to my magazine because the pictures were really taken by me and it gave me extra to put on my contents page, other images making it more interesting. Below are the pictures I chose from all of the pictures from the gigs.

I chose this picture from the Jake Bugg gig because its very clear and you can tell its Jake Bugg because of the logo in the back which is also very clear. The lighting in this image is good and the quality of the picture is good considering it was taken from an iPhone.

I chose this picture from the Two Door Cinema Club gig because it is also clear for the view I had at the O2. This photo shows the scale of the gig really well and how many people were there. The light in this image is also good, you can see the lights from the stage really well.