NAME CHANGE

Recently, I have taken the chance and changed the name of my magazine. I have spoken about the decision on changing the name in a prior post and have finally come to the decision to change it.
Although i like the name 'PURE', after speaking to a range of people within my target audience I asked them what genre they think of when hearing the name PURE and the majority replied with a pop genre due to it connoting the ideology of this genre.
So, after hearing this I went back to the drawing board and came up with the name SIGNATURE. I like this name as I feel that it suits the genre alot more. My reasoning behind this name was the idea that every signature is unique- much like the indie genre and the idea of a 'time signature' im music. "The time signature (also known as meter signature, metre signature, bar signature, or measure signature) is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each bar"
I again went away after coming up with this name and surveyed my TA into what genre they would pair this name with and the majority came back with indie so i went ahead with it.
I also prefer this name as when it is on my front cover it is spread right across the top of the page. I think that this gives it a more professional look as the majority of magazines have a title which fills the top.

second draft CONTENTS PAGE

first draft DOUBLE PAGE SPEAD

here is my first attempt at my double page spread. as you can see i have stuck to the conventional layout buy using columns and one page of pictures and the other of the article.

Unfortunately, the software that i used (word) did not allow me to create a double page spread so to resolve this problem i came up with a solution, although it was very long winded.
i typed just the article on word and then print screened it, before this i had created a landscape page with images on the left hand side. I then uploaded

this image to pixlr and added the article on top of it too achieve the look that the article was on the right hand side. from this, i added the extras such as the masthead, the image in the right hand corner and the quote. i am happy with the overall look but will survey my target audience for responses on how to change it.
Again, unfortunately, my article is un-readable at the size of the posted image due to the original image having to be stretched causing it to be pix-elated. i cannot do anything about this at this point but i will type up the full article into another post. (click here)

Full article

What you will need: 

• One tough pair of wellies- god forbid a festival without wellies!
• A tent- preferably one you don't mind getting broken by the antics.
• Sleeping bag- essential!
• Money- who wants to waste the day queuing at a cash machine?! 
• Camera- portable or digital to capture your fav artists.
• Clothes- but pack light and make sure you warn mum to be ready to wash the beer and mud out of every item.
• ALCOHOL- whatever takes your fancy and as much as you can carry!

Upon arrival;

Now, this may be considered the most stressful and challenging part of your festival weekend! if you're driving by car, i must recommend taking a photo of where you park or you may be staying a bit longer than you expected to! Next, go find your tent pitch. It is essential to be in the perfect place- at least 50ft from the toilets to avoid the inevitable queue's but not too far away to stop you being able to take a sneaky mid night trip. 

Once you've chosen the perfect, but practical, tent place set up your tent safely

and securely (or as safe as you can get it) have a wonder round,

Get your bearings and take a mental note of anything you may need to know, i.e. the toilets, main stages and food vans. After this, go back to your tent and guess what

start drinking! Whatever the time is, who cares?! Drinking time is anytime at a festival! Also, try to drink as much as you can before heading off to the main arenas as any drink you have on you will be confiscated on entry (and the chance of getting it back is about the same chance of getting it in there in the first place). Now, once you believe to be a nice, kind of happy drunk its time to hit the first main arena!

This may vary for different festivals as some may have a few main music stages so the best thing to do is buy one of those handy programmes that hang round your neck and make a note of the bands or artists you cannot miss. Once you've decided on the must see bands take a wonder round and see if anyone is playing, preferably someone you haven't heard of... Festivals are a great chance to widen your music taste! 

This should take up a couple of hours or so, and if you're still alive at the end then you pretty sure to survive the rest of the festival. 

While you're there;

Toilets- yes, they're disgusting but you're just going to have to

man it and hold your nose and

whatever you do, don't look

down! 

 Washing- there is a minimal

Chance of this happening! Some festivals do you provide you with showering facilities- ones that make you feel dirtier than when you went in, so your best bet is the going to be the bowl and tap… so make sure you pack your toothbrush and flannel for a quick freshen up! Deodorant is essential to as you can imagine!

Sleeping- Sleep as much as you can at night! Energy needs to be conserved for all the time you'll be vertical with dancing and getting drunk (although this could lead to being horizontal!)

Finding people- now, signal is pretty rubbish at festivals in the middle of a field so pre arrange to meet people in person and decide on a spot to meet everyone if you do happen to get lost within the mayhem. But if not, go socialise and hopefully you will all end up at the same tent later that day!

The boring bit;

Safety first, blah, blah, blah. I know this wont be the most interesting thing I thought I would give you all some top tips to stay safe during our many festival adventures.

Tip 1- Although the majority of people are festivals are fine, you do get the odd one or two. So if you do fear for your safety or well-being. Head to the nearest well-lit area and introduce yourself to the staff

Tip 2- anything you do not want to loose, do not take it. However if you do have to take it then my tip is to hind it somewhere in your tent like in/under your pillow when you’re out.

second draft FRONT COVER

here is a second draft i created taking the criticisms of my first into consideration. I changed the front as i feel that this font is more suited to the genre and many people said that my previous font was more suited to the pop genre. I added more black into the front cover again to emphisise the indie genre. however, i kept the overall layout and placing the same as many people liked the overall look of my front cover. I again asked people for feed back in order to help me create my final front cover.

'the font change was idea and it looks more like an indie magazine now, but i'd maybe change the font on some of the sell lines to make them clearer to read.'

'i like the name signature more than pure and the black title is more effective.'

'there's nothing i would change, i think its really good!' 

'maybe put the title behind the balloons, alot of magazines do that.'

although there was not many things people wanted me to change, i will still go away and play with the placing of the title and the colour of the font untill i am happy with my final draft.