Jess-Final Versions of my Magazine Advert and DigiPack

Magazine Advert Mock Up's

These are the two mock up's I have come up with for the magazine adverts; the only difference is the colour schemes. They are very much just original ideas to give me a better idea of if the layout works ect. So far I am pleased with the layout and prefer the red colour scheme, however I think the font will need more consideration when it comes to the final one and I am going to try and look on websites like 'dafont' to come up with the most suitable one. This is a very simple idea and nowhere near to the standard I want for my magazine cover, however as mentioned, it is just to give me ideas of layouts, colours and fonts ect.

Colour Schemes

I have chosen to use the same colour scheme on both the digipack and magazine advert as I think this will show continuity and just work better generally. These two colour schemes are the ones I am trying to choose between.

Magazine Advert Analysis

I really like the use of image on this advert and the way in which it looks as though there are small lights in her hair to link in with the album title. I think the layout is really effective and I love the simplicity of how there is just a picture, artist name, album name and then a couple of ratings by magazines etc. This type of layout often creates more audience interest than something that is really busy and I think I could use this sort of technique on my advert as it fits well with the album genre. There is really only two colours used on this advert and it does actually work well and give impact with the contrast in colours. I think it works well that a close up has been used and I like how she isn't looking directly at the camera; this seems to be a convention with most digipacks and magazine adverts that I have found. The font used is effective within the theme of the song and album and creates quite a lot of impact, which does need to be done as this is a fairly simple design. Overall I really like the elements used within this magazine advert and I think I could create something similar to suit the song choice and album we have chosen.  

Even though it isn't to my taste, I think this is a really good magazine advert which has used original ideas and fonts to create an overall good layout. The artwork is very interesting and would create intrigue within the audience which is a good technique to use. The layout is very typical of a magazine advert but it still works well, having the band name across the middle is a good idea as it immediatley grabs the audiences attention. There is quite a lot of colours used here especially in the artwork but the main colour scheme is fairly simple to not draw attention away from the main picture. The fonts are plain but work well and I like how two different colours have been used for the fonts at the bottom, one in black to make it bold and stand out when the album is actually released which is the point of the advert.

I really like this magazine advert and I think if I did something similar it could work really well in terms of our song choice and band. I think the use of image is really effective, I especially like how it blends into the background slightly. The layout is quite unconventional of magazine adverts but it works well still and I think it looks good how the image is to the right of the page. The colour scheme is so simple yet it works extremely well and fits the genre of the album perfectly, the bold colours make things stand out and grab peoples attention. I think its really effective how a mid shot/ close up has been used and again, he isn't looking directly into the camera. I like how plain fonts have been used and the way they have been laid out on the page. Overall, I think this a really good advert that includes minimal information but is still very effective and works well. I think I am going to try and create my magazine advert along this type of layout and use this as my main source of inspiration as I think it would work really well with our song choice and album genre. 

Font Colours on the Digipack and Magazine Advert

Font Colours

DigiPack and Magazine Adverts

The top picture is taken from one of 'The Smiths' albums front covers and the bottom picture is of an advertisment for the same album. I like the colours chosen here and the way that the same photo is used for the advert and cd cover. I really like the way the photo's are taken and framed on most of the work and albums from this band and I think the ideas they have used would work well with our band. I like the simplicity of them both and the fonts used are really plain but at the same time look effective and work well as a whole. The band name on the cd cover is done in similar colours and so at first it is hard to notice but this helps people to concentrate on the photo which is the main part of it. I hope to be able to use the sort of idea's that 'The Smiths' use on their album covers/adverts as I think it wouldn't be too complicated for me to do and it would work really well with our song choice. I like the shadowing and lighting effects that have been used on the image and I realise that these things are very important when setting up the shots.

Magazine Advert Research

This magazine advert is good beacuse it looks sort of 3D and uses good colour choices. It also includes the bands logo in the middle of the advert and has just the minimum information it needs to make it a successful advert.

Magazine Advert Research

We like this magazine advert because it includes three simple colours whilst still, along with the artwork, it grabs the readers attention.

Magazine Advert Research

This maagzine advert is very original and is simple in the sense that it only includes the information that is needed in order to promote the band and album. We like the black and white effect used here as it is the theme we will have in our video, so is something that we could use in our advert.

Magazine Advert Research

On this magazine advert we like the simplicity of it and the watercolour effect the image has. This type of advert is probably something we would use ideas from when we create ours as it is eyecatching and creates impact.