This is the front cover for my music magazine, i decided to stay away from the traditional layout for magazine, in order to make mine stand out from the crowd. I took the photo of the band 'aim and fire' and used that as the only image on the cover as the issue contains an exclusive feature on them. The image coupled with the boldly placed strap-line shows that this issue is all about them. I have used the colours black and yellow as they are very contrasting and when paired can make the information i want stand out perfectly. My magazine is designed to appeal to the indie music scene, this is evident through the clothes worn in the photograph, and the bands featured in the magazine are part of that scene also. The name i feel also fits into that scene as it coincides with a lot of 'indie' bands taking on a military themed style recently, and it also feels british, which is where this scene is thriving.

This is my music magazine contents page, I have stuck to the same colour scheme as i have throughout the magazine, I feel this is my weakest page as it looks really plain, in retrospect i would have changed the background colour to make it seem fuller. My contents page is laid out like any other magazine, with the important information on the right-hand-side, this is so the reader has no problem finding what they look for. To help with this, I have split the information up into section, 'news', 'reviews' and 'live' so to make it even simpler. The image is of the band featured on the front cover during a live performance, this is to give the magazine more credibility and to show that they are involved in the music scene and do go to the shows rather than just write about albums from an office.

This is the double page spread for my music magazine, I decided to do an interview with the band featured throughout the magazine. I have stuck to the same colour scheme as the other pages and the same font type, with the exception of the writing in red. I decided to change it to something that would stand out in order to highlight certain areas. To make the font fit the subject matter of touring I chose a font that looks like blood splattering and i coloured it red, this is to make the tour seem grimy and rough, to show that the band is not polished and is one of there target audience. I laid images out on the right hand side to look like a film strip, so to feel closer to the on-the-road atmosphere. The left hand page is a full black and white image of a member of the band, I feel that this is a good title page to introduce the features on the band. I added the yellow border around the right hand page to highlight the photo section and to continue with the use of my house style.