Music Cover First Draft

This is the first draft of my Indie music magazine 'Revolution'. As a Revolution usually marks the change of something and the Indie music genre is becoming more and more popular, I felt this name was suitable. I used the sub heading of 'Best Selling Indie Magazine' for conventional reasons and also to possibly attract a wider fanbase. This sort of sub heading will attract readers to the magazine. I used the colour scheme of red, black, white and grey so that my magazine will appeal to both a male and female audience. These colours are versatile so I will use them as a house style and use them throughout my magazine for professionalism. I thought the colour red would be suitable for my front cover as my cover artist is also wearing red lipstick. Red is also a striking, powerful colour which coincides with the artists pose. The setting is dark at the back of a garden which shows the freedom and individuality within the Indie genre. Firstly I chose another imagine with my model sitting on an old bench at the back of my garden, however this imagine rejected stereotypes a little too much so I changed it. My cover artist is looking up with her head to the side. With the artist looking up and quoting 'My only intention is to conquer the world!', this is showing her superiority and ambition. The artist is wearing khaki and beige clothes which not only works with the setting but also fits the Indie genre. The big circle is stereotypically on an Indie magazine, as is the text at the bottom. In my questionnaire I found that my readers read music magazines for offers, reviews, interviews etc.. so I intend on including these in my magazine. Women aren't usually featured as cover artists on Indie magazines so by using 'Joely' I am rejecting stereotypes and breaking conventions.

When improving my magazine there are a few things I will do. I will possibly edit my image slightly to give it more of an effect. I may add some text and change the positioning too.