Post Production

With the products completed, a more in depth analysis can be made.

One thing I noticed about the three products were that it is easy to see which page I started on. Throughout the whole production, my Photoshop skills increased dramatically with each page. This is why by time I came round to doing the double page spread, I was able to produce (quite quickly) something that worked well. Whereas the front cover (the first thing I started with) is not to consistent with the layout of text. In my first draft I had an unappealing anchorage. It did not fit in with the rest of the page and this became apparent in my feedback from my first draft. I removed this and shifted the '2012 NEW EDITION' line up in the space where the previous anchor line appeared. This created a much more formal style and was much  more pleasing to the eye.
I considered the conventions of a front cover and they are outlined in the post above.

Bearing in mind the conventions of the contents page. I was able to quickly arrange a contents page whereby there were a 'features' section with this months featuring articles and a 'regulars' section whereby the regular columnists entered their monthly articles.

simple yet stylish

I based my double page spread loosely around an existing double page spread from NME (see post above for comparison). While it does not compare in terms of format or layout, the fresh approach is mutual between the two. If I was to compare my double spread to anything, I would compare its simplicity to that of the Apple adverts. Their adverts are famous for their simplicity and honesty.