I questioned my peers about my work and found several trends.
Front Cover
Firstly, I was consistently told that while a solid black background works on my contents, I should consider adding some kind of gradient to the background of my cover. I plan to add this and have decided that a white-grey gradient originating from the band members would look right.
Secondly, and the most concerning, I have been told that my layout has a lot of wasted space and should consider using splashes and possibly a different arrangement of the cover photo in order to capitalise upon the space. I feel that this combined with the previous point should work to create a more suitable and professional front cover.
Contents Page
I was told that my contents page looked fine with the solid black background, unlike my front cover. Of all the peers I asked, only one issue cropped up and this was that the contents on the right hand side were much too large and that decreasing the size of these will allow me to add more content and create a more professional look, my only concern here is that this may increase the amount of black space too much.
Double Page Spread
I was told that my double page spread had several things wrong with it.
Firstly, the ‘Interview’ banner at the bottom didn’t look right and detracted from the rest of the page, thus lessening the entire purpose of the entire two pages.
It was suggested that I move this banner to the top where there is a mass of empty space and to move the caption of the image into the middle of the page, over the split.
Lastly, it was also suggested that the introductory paragraph’s size was increased, as is shown in many professional magazines, to force the reader into the article.
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