This is the image that I used for the front cover, which I designed using Photoshop.

My magazine is beginning to look like a rock music magazine, using the layer style function; I modified the words and the image by adding different effects such as inner shadows. Using the website DaFont.com I created the masthead for my magazine.

Using Photoshop and its tools I was able to achieve the front cover of my magazine. I followed the conventions of Kerrang magazine.

To create my contents page, I had to use one small main image and 2 other small images; I stared of with this image. I used the Photoshop tools to create a white background and crop the

The A4 page is starting to look like a contents page, I have divided the bottom half of the page by using the shape tool, to create a column effect.

This is the final result of creating my contents page, I have used yellow to make the contents page stand out, I used this idea as Kerrang do something similar.

Designing my double page was a bit difficult as I had too many ideas I decided to do something simple. I used this image of the models as it was taken from a certain angle and looked interesting.

I used the Photoshop tools to create the page and also DaFont.com for the headings of the double page spread. Also I decided to make a review box on the right, to add to the double page, to make it look appealing.

This is the finished draft of my double page spread, using the tools and the layer styles on Photoshop I was able to design a bright and appealing double page spread. For the DPS I didn’t follow the conventions of Kerrang magazine, using other genre music magazine I was able to create something unconventional.

I decided to use my scout hut for my photo shoot. Using a white cloth as the background, it was easy to edit the photos on Photoshop.

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These are the images from the first photo shoot that I done using my friends as the models. I didn’t have much of an idea of what I wanted. Using glitter I wanted to have colourful images, to create a girly rock magazine, in doing so I failed, as the glitter wasn’t visible in the photos. Even though the images weren’t right for my main image, I decided to use them as smaller image on in the magazine. The costumes weren’t right for the style of the magazine. I re-did the photo shoot using my other friends.

Having a clear idea of what I wanted I did another photo shoot. Looking at Rock Sound Magazine and Kerrang front cover, I got an idea. I used different emotions that stereotypically associated with rock, such as aggression. This time I used horror make up in some of the photos, and props such as rope and a guitar to create a rocky photo shoot. I think these photos came out really well.