K-Pop Hits America

Here is a video about K-pop dominating the music industry in America. This shows how K-pop is starting to become more popular overseas. It wouldn't be surprised that by late 2013 we start to hear some K-pop songs on our local radio.

Process of my Contents and Adverts Page

 Here I added my Single on the left hand side of the magazine page following my Flat Plan. I added the image in the middle of the page so it will be first thing my readers will see. They will also get attracted to the bright yellow box at the bottom which contrast against the white text. I haven't finished the sales banner yet which is why I have left a large gap at the top of the yellow box. 
I have also added the three main colors of the magazine on the top left corner to make my page uniformed to the color scheme following from the front page. 

Here in this print screen you can see the build up of my contents page and some additional to the adverts page. I put a "Out now" text against a red triangle as red is an instructing color which will automatically make the readers want to buy the single. On the right side of the contents page I have followed my plans of the contents page. each page number goes by most of the pages in the flat plan to show that I have followed the plan. I have broken down the categorize into 3 sections; Features where the main articles are, Contests - contests or chances to win things and Extras where I have planned to put the other contents of the magazine relating to Kpop.

Here you can clearly see the progress I have made, I  have added another picture (Mix) which is of the contest winner. This will show a variety of images which will show that this magazine doesn't just focus on the cover star. I have also added the rest of article page numbers and titles underneath the Extras category.  

This is the latest edit I have made on my contents page. I have added the page numbers of the articles next to the two photos which I thought might help the readers. I have also moved the title banner higher to make room for the editors note as well as the subscription. In addition I have added one of the contest from the Front cover to the contents page which works well as it will entice the readers. I have placed the text of this behind a pink circle with a drop shadow to make it look three dimension this will make it look like its jumping out from the page.  

Front page trial and error

This is the first trail of my cover magazine. This looks great as her facial expression is very unique. But her left hand doesn't look in position. It's out of place which ruins her pose. With the use of the varsity jacket the texts on the left side of the magazine is hard to be seen. I have added a white text outline so that the text can be seen even though there's a white background. The 'Miss A' is standing out due to the dark background. The text and colours works perfectly. 

This front cover is very appealing for my target audience this is because of her pose and attitude in the image. However the 'Exlusive interview about her:' is lost due to her trousers. The colours used clash and it's hard for the readers to see. the image is also very small for the page but this can easily be edited. Her clothing style is giving the magazine an 'edgy' and 'bold' feeling which is suitable for the genre and audience.

 This is the third cover front, I have placed her on the right side so her outfit is clearly shown but it doesn't look very nice which is why I don't think I'll be using this image. In addition I took this image from above her making her look smaller. This isn't the message I'm trying to put across as it looks as if people are looking down at her. Furthermore, where I have cropped the background, I have left mark on the image which doesn't blend in with the backgroud. However this can be photoshopped.

This is the last trial I have chosen which is a very cheerful photo with a hint of edge due to her outfit. This will appeal more to the older audience (20+) my readers will find this outfit appealing and will want to buy similar clothes. The spread of of the image is also a perfect size for the front cover as she takes up most of the space. I personally feel that I will use this image for my final cover as I like her facial expression because she looks calm and that she's enjoying herself.

Photo Selection

This image is a full body shot. Her outfit is clearly shown which is good but her body language is too slouched and her face expression looks too serious which won't appeal to the target audience.

I like this picture as it shows her passion, singing. This is a great photo to use for my front cover or double page spread as it clearly shows that she's having fun.

This photo is very serious and her body language is too stiff. It doesn't look like she's having fun. She looks unconfortable and her facial expression isn't pleasant to look at. This won't sell or attract readers.

 Here she looks more serious and edgy which is good as that's what I'm trying to portray her to be. This will get the message across to the fans that she's  serious about her music.

This is another great photo which again portrays her fun, edgy and fierce side. However the flash was too strong which resulted to washing out her color. I will try and edit this photo better.

Here is the second outfit where she looked too young and that's the reason why I added a varsity jacket. This pose is very playful and fun-loving. On the contrary this isn't the sign I want to send out to my audience.








This is the next outit where I have added a gray and black varsity jacket which adds a more grown-up feel to the image. Her pose is very unique and will go very well with the main cover line on the front cover.

Here I added 'Love' to her hand this is because the DPS will include sections of her love life. This is a good photo to sign-post this as the readers will get curious and want to go straight to the DPS.

Here I made her wear very sophisticated dress but made her wear a leather jacket to tone it down. Her facial expression is very relaxed and her smile is very simple yet effective.  

Miss A - Photoshoot