Week 12- Diary

I have been completing my final drafts for the front  cover, 2 double page spreads and the contents page for my music magazine. I used photoshop to create these, and it was important that i looked back at the research i had done previously, in preperation for designing the magazine. i took into consideration the different sell lines that would be suitable, and also which colour scheme would look the most effective and tie in with the music genre of Indie/Rock. I tried to use as many photos as possible and made sure my model was wearing a different outfit on the front cover, compared to the outfit she is wearing on the double page spreads. This then highlights that the article is different from the front cover and reinforces the thought of having an insight into their life through the interview.
I made sure I included the masthead on all the pages to make the magazine more continuous and also included different ways of recieving the information from the magazine such as social networking sites and also the magazines website.
 I am pleased with the end results and am therefore hoping my final magazine pages will be very similar to these. I think that i have formed a good outline of what i want my magazine to look like and this will work in my favour when i come to make the real thing.

Final Contents page draft

I also created my final draft in photoshop and decided to carry on the colour scheme and outfits from the front cover page. I also used various other images to represent what else is featured within the magazine. I found it useful to create this in photoshop because i can see exactly how its going to look and what my final product will be based around.

Final Second double page spread draft

My second double page spread includes my article and includes two main images of the interviewee. I continued on the colour theme of greys, blacks and whites to make the magazine flow more.

Final draft Double page spread

For my double page spread final draft i used an image to take up the background and then added  a quote ontop. This will be an introduction page before the double page with my article on. I included the page number and magazine name to the page to continue the theme throughout.

Final front cover draft

I have now completed my final draft for my front cover. I created this in photoshop and used various different effects to create the look i wanted. I kept a colour scheme of red, white and black and tried to keep with similar fonts throughout. Below is my front cover final draft.

Week 11- Diary

This week i created my Article draft which will eventually be used on my double page spread. I had to think of suitable questions to ask the artist and also answers for the questions. The questions had to relate to the topic of music and how they entered the career, what inspired them and if they had planned it etc. It had to be written as a conversation as it is meant to be someone interviewing them and asking the questions face to face. Therefore i had to include the actions or soudns they made aswell as speech, such as laughter. This will help me when i come to write my final draft as i can look back and see what i originally wrote and what i want to include in the real interview.

Article Draft

Hot on the music scene this year is the outstanding Lucia Pisapia. Starting off in the music industry can often be a struggle and many don’t succeed. However, this girl has made a flying start and couldn’t have entered the industry at a better time. With the rest of 2011 to showcase her talents, we are very excited to see what she brings to the table and Signed are getting the first exclusive interview with the girl herself.

So firstly, I’de like to say thank you for coming to speak to us today. It’s a privilege to finally meet you!

Thank you for having me! Im really excited for my first real interview!

Now, we want to know, have you always aspired to be a musician and choose this career move?
Good question. I’ve always had a passion for music and that can never leave you, so I think I was always determined to do my best and become as successful in the music career as possible. Even when I was a toddler I was dancing and singing around and my parents had me entered into every talent contest there was! (Laughs) This probably made me more in love with performing and made me want to pursue it as a full time job.

Sounds like you’re very dedicated to music! Do you write all your own music by yourself? And if so, how do you find inspiration?

I write all my own songs and started to when I was in my teens. Song writing is a very tedious process as you cant just sit down and say ‘right, today im going to write a hit record’ as that generally never happens. It often comes to my mind at the strangest of times and I have to quickly jot down all my ideas in my little notebook, ready for when I go to the studio.

When you do find some spare time, what do you like to do? Do you have any hobbies?
 I love to catch up with my friends and family. Sometimes its hard to keep in contact with them all the time when im travelling around the country. It can also get quite lonely so its nice to have their company when im free. I also have a lovely golden retriever at the family home that i had to leave so i like to spend time with him as much as i can!

Sounds like your very family orientated. Do you think your fans see the real you when you perform? Or do you have a seperate alter ego on stage like many artists?
On stage i try to be myself as much as possible, so the fans can get to know me and start to like me for my real personality. I think its important they see what i'm like in real life as i dont want to be seen as a diva and someone who has a very split personality. I like to stay true to my fans as i see them more as friends than followers.

Well we all love you as a person! You have a very unique fashion sense and are looked up to now as not only an amazing artist, but also a style icon. Have you ever considered releasing your own clothing range?
Well there are no definates yet but i am looking into starting my own brand or even having a chain of boutiques located in London's famous Brick Lane and Camden Lock. But we shall have to wait and see what the future holds. I like to express my opinions through the clothing i wear and it also reflects my music too, so im delighted that people like it and would like to also recreate some of my looks.

Now your album has just become number 1 in the UK, have you thought about maybe going international and taking on USA?
Im not sure about going international yet (laughs). It seems very daunting! America has produced some amazing artists and that will be hard to compete with! However, if this year goes well, they could be a chance of spreading to further than the UK which would be exciting, but very nerve racking. You never know if people are going to take to the songs and your style of music so its always a risk trying something new.

Well the UK took to your songs straight away so no doubt the rest of the world will too. We hear you have just released your tour dates and they sold out within 24 hours! You must be over the moon?
Im so excited for the tour! I cant believe how many dedicated fans i have already after being in the industry only a few months! It's so overwhelming to know i have so much support behind me. The set and layout for the tour is just stunning and the fans are in for a real treat! Its going to be so much fun being on the road with the team for so long. They have turned into my best friends and my second family now so it should be great fun.

Well thankyou for speaking to us at Signed today Lucia and we wish you all the best for the future and the tour and hope to hear from you again soon!
Anytime! Thankyou for having me, its been a great experience! Hopefully speak to you nearer the time of the tour for more info!

Week 10- Diary

This week i created my drafts for the front cover, double page spread and contents page. I created the front cover design by hand and i recorded myself drawing it and then sped up the video which can be found on my blod, to demonstrate that i drew it myself.
I then created my double page spread draft on photoshop because i have an image as the background so it was easier to work out where to position things on photoshop straight away. I used CamStudio to record what i was doing so you can clearly see the different ideas i chose and why i decided to do what i did.
Finally, i drew my contents page by hand and then scanned in the image onto my blog so you can see how i plan to have it. I looked back on different contents pages already out to give me inspiration and so i had an idea on how they are generally layed out and what features they always include.

Double page spread draft

I have created my draft on Photoshop to roughly show how i would like the double page spread to look. I used CamStudio to help me present this and this proves that i created the draft myself.

Contents draft

I drew my contents my hand and have scanned it in to prove that i did it. I made sure i included the typical features of a contents such as page numbers, photos and features and reviews.

Front Cover Draft

Here is a timelapse video which shows me hand drawing my first sketch of my front cover. I also included some close up photos to highlight the different features i included on my front cover.

Week 9- Diary

Sell line ideas

Sell Line Ideas