Main Double Page Spread

I was playing about with many layout designs for my Double Page Spread and try see what images I have that taken would actually go with the theme of my magazine on the Double Page Spread page. Below is a play around that I have done in Photoshop CS6 to see a basic look and have an idea:

I did this landscape on a A3 size piece of paper which will take two A4 size pages on the magazine.

I have now however went for an entire different look so that it matches the content page and the front cover with the black and white theme, so that the magazine is consistent and elegant, and so it relates to the genre of Hip Hop.

Below is my second design which consisted of more primary images of the Artist and also buildings.

Here I bled the image off the page so it has an extra effect to the page, I also reduced the opacity and the fill of the building image and the crane image so that it can blend in with the background and let the image of the Artist and the quote ("WITHOUT MUSIC LIFE WOULD BE A MISTAKE") stand out from the rest of the page so it catches the audiences eyes.

I have started to create designs on Adobe Indesign as this software allows me to many different things with the texts, most newspapers and magazines use this software which allows the to align text easier. So I decided to copy my design from Photoshop and put it in Indesign so that I can work on the text.

Here I created my Double Page Spread using Indesign I used many different techniques such as using the grids to align my text, having different columns, putting in Gutters etc.

I spent a lot of time trying to wrap my text around the image so it looks very stylish and looks as if it is following the object (Warp Text).

The following text is from the interview with the Artist 'Shakz' which I used in my Double Page Spread so that the readers can read which states:

 

"I got started with hip hop at a young age I used to listen to a lot of hip hop and rap genres of music. As I grew up in South East London sand used to hang out with my friends enjoying, writing and listening to music and also posting them on YouTube. I advertise my videos through social websites such as Twitter and Facebook; I also get support from a lot of friends and family and also my fans. I think Hip hop will never die because it is a way for people to express life and their feelings, sometimes this industry of music can get repetitive such as always talking about Cars, Money etc. which I admit I sometimes get tired of. I as a hip-hop/Rap artist show my music style to be different that shows a new attitude to Hip-Hop and Rap.

Since there are so many great artists, I think what determines who gets to the top is someone who has determination, puts a lot of effort in to their piece of music who also has self-belief about themselves and a creative way of expressing themselves through powerful lyrics . Having an original style and attitude will make fans want to follow you.

Yeah well, life was hard to start with and still is but better than before. I was born in Miami and I never saw my dad as he has never been in my life and never a part of it since a young age. My Mom and I left Miami and moved to the UK as she was originally from London as my Nan

lives here,this all happened when iwas young at the age of 7, and my Mom struggled to put food on the table for me and my sister (Alyah.)

So I had to do whatever I could and whenever I could to help with this whether it was a good way or another. I still carry on working hard to help my family and look after them to give them a better life.

My style is very unique I like to sample sounds from the streets and mix it with my lyrics. I like a lot of the bass rhythms in many hip hop songs.

I am inspired by life and the good times. There are artists that I admire such as Lil Wayne, 2pac, Michael Jackson and others but these reach out to me as they are unique and have their own identity which is easily recognisable by the audiences. I make my music to tell my life story as it unfolds.

Oh, ok, let me think that’s a tough one….ermmmm

I would like to make my music known throughout the world. I hope that people will relate to it in their own lives. One of my ultimate goals would be to perform and go on tour with many famous hip hop artists such as Jay-Z, Beyoncé, snoop dog and so on.

I created a new mixtape which is called ‘Black and White’ which is my new album which is attached to this magazine for free, so taht ya’ll can listen to and enjoy my music and think about the deep lyrics which is trying to potray my life and the struggle I went through and how I have come to this point of where I am today. "

Final Double Page Spread

This is my Final Double Page Spread which I think looks great, I also got feedback from class to tell me if it related to the rest of my final production, and if theres anythings I can do extra or not. But all is well so I decided to keep it how it is as it looks very smooth and proffesional and eye catching to the audience. I used many style and techniques to come to this final piece of work from Photoshop and Indesign.