First Draft of my Music Magazine Double Page Spread

This is my first draft of my magazines double page spread.

I had a style model for this draft, which was a DPS from Top of the Pops Magazine. I liked its layout and used it to help me create my first draft.

I liked the layout of this article as it was broken down into seperate areas about different topics. I used a similar layout on my own double page spread. For example, I set my questions and answers around the picture of the model. I did this because it shows who the article is about and the image gives you an idea about what is included. Also, in the image I have chosen for my double page spread, the model is very central on the page and this made it difficult to choose a layout. After finding this style model, I was keen to use something similar in my draft.

I chose to stick to the same colour scheme throughtout my magazine, I thought it appealed to my target audience and fitted with the genre of music in the magazine. In the top left hand corner of the page I put a title, small image (star and black stripe) and some information on the article. For my title (the talents name), I chose a sans serif font in white because it looks modern and informal and I chose white because it stood out well against the pink. Also, I had used white in other parts of my magazine. I chose the font I used because I liked the positioning of the letters. They look a little uneven and this created a very edgy look. Under this I wrote 'revealing all', I did this to add a little bit more information and to attract the reader. This was in a hand written font, I did this because I wanted it to appear friendly, also as questions and answers in the article are fairly relaxed and informal. I chose purple to write in as it contrasted with the pink background and the white writing above as grabs the readers attention.
I added a black stripe with 'exclusive' written on it in white. I got this idea from my style model and thought that it was another eye catching feature. The font I wrote 'exclusive' in I chose because it looked bold and was in capitals. I added a star in the left hand corner to represent the idea of fame and show that it was an article about a celebrity.
I put on a very small introduction, this was to give the reader insight into what the article was about. I chose to write the stars name in a bold font to make it stand out. I wrote the rest in a handwritten font, as I wanted the reader to feel as if they were talking to a friend.
I also used different fonts for my questions and answers. For the questions, the font was sans serif and bold. I did this because it looked modern and followed convensions. I wrote the answers in a different font, again sans serif, but I wanted the font to be clear and readable. I found this font was the best, but next time I think I am going to try a hand written font, to add a more personal touch.
Finally, I put in a page number. This helps the reader identify where the article is in the magazine and I did this in a black circle in the bottom right hand corner, in a contrasting white font to make it easy to read and notice. I think I will keep my page number were it is, but add one to the left hand side aswell. I might also look at changing the way it is presented, for example change the circle and try different colours.