Flat plans

This is my flat plan for my front cover. I followed quite a conventional front cover layout, in particular NME with the logo in the top left corner and the two bands of text at the top and bottom of the page. I did this because my magazine has a similar target audience to that of NME and i wanted it to look professional so i used it as almost a template to base my ideas on.
It also has a conventional layout for the headline and sub headings, with the headline centred and related to the main photo while the sub headings show a taste of whats inside on either side of the main photo without covering too much of the photo up. I also did this because it relates to my target audience as its a younger audience photos are used to grab most of the attention. I will be using bright colours to do this as well. All the stories i used on the front are that of Indie artists to relate and give my target audience what would interest them. I chose the title of my magazine as i wanted something that could be related to the Indie music scene and be catchy and recognisable to my target audience. Elicit means calling forth emotion which i think most if not all indie music does, so elicit music is just another word for Indie music, also keeping the first letter of elicit in lower case was intentional as it shows braking away from convention and doing things more individually which is what indie music represents.


This is my flat plan for my contents page and i used this layout as i think it gives the pages for the stories clearly and in small segments for my target audience to digest more easily. Again i used photos to coincide with the related articles to grab attention and make the reader read more into the magazine making it more likely for them to buy it. I put a free music download and a competition for readers to participate in to engage the reader more. This appeals to my target audience and it includes them in the magazine and makes them feel more included. The stories i chose to put in are about artists my target audience could be interested in as they all belong to the Indie scene. I also chose to put in a gig guide as going to gigs is a huge part of indie music and without it, indie music might not exist. Also writing the catchphrase as the top includes the target audience and makes the brand more recognisable.

I chose the layout of this as it is much like that of the NME cover i analysed earlier. The large picture entices the reader and the article keeps them wanting more. A magazine is meant to be looked at so pictures are used a lot throughout my magazine. The title of the article makes my target audience want to read more as it asks a rhetorical question. The main body of the text is broken up so its easier to read by the reader and keeps the article light in line with the rest of the magazine. The quote in the middle is intended to catch the eye of the reader and give them a taste of what the article is about and also how its written. The smaller photo is the same as on the contents page to show continuity and also to show a variety of pictures of the band. This all relates to my target audience as its light and easy to read with fun pictures to relate to the article.