Final Cover, Contents and DPS

DPS Changes

After the rough cut feedback, I know that the DPS is the weakest element of my magazine. One suggestion was to remove the banner behind the text as it just didn't work properly. I have changed the font to a distorted font as it looks more interesting without the banner and suits the nature of the article. The current positioning of the quote in this image, I think it looks quite good but I'm not totally sure, I may try with a different, smaller banner. I have also adder a banner across the top of the page as that was another suggestion and I think this really helps to give the page a more professional feel.

I felt as though the DPS was missing something, and looked too boring with too much text. I looked at adding some other images from the DPS shoot, but it still looked too boring. After looking at Kerrang magazine, I noticed that many DPS's have little boxes with facts about the subjects of the article. This breaks up the page and looks more appealing to the reader. I put together my own box which gives a review of the bands past, and I think this will look quite good on the DPS.

Rough Cut Feedback

Front Cover, Contents Page, and DPS Rough Cuts

Contents Page Layout Choices

I originally planned to have the smaller images of the contents page underneath the larger image, however I felt that this would make the left hand side of the page look like there was too much text. This wouldn't be good as it could be unappealing to the reader as it looks harder to read. It is important that the contents page looks organised and with short headlines so that the reader can see the relevant information then move through the rest of the magazine.