Observations to date

One thing that i have learnt from the previous assignment is it isn't such a bad thing to imitate (with slight adjustments here and there) other publications. So I have got a hold of a 'rip it up' magazine. I like alot of the layouts in this magazine and there are many ideas throughout that i feel i can use...for example the music month logo can be incorporated into all double page spreads, not necessarily in a circle though.

I have asked around as to what sort of music people would be interested in knowing about, gigs etc....one response was acoustic covers and well known nz artists.

I think that the idea of acoustic covers would be quite popular especially within the bar scene which students are into. It incorporates into the whole student life.

I also picked up a nexus magazine....the layouts in this mag are simple....i may use some ideas, but 'rip it up' seems more suitable for the type of publication i want to produce for the desired audience.

I have drafted some page layouts.

I need to figure out what the title of the publication is going to be.

I quite like the idea of fluro colours for the masthead. Black backround etc.

I'm not sure if it is accepted but i wouldn't mind putting in a contents page.

I'm not too fussed on having any advertisements....will try just to focus on the four double page spreads with four articles.