My Music Magazine So Far...

Finished Masthead

I think that after I have edited the masthead on the application Fireworks, it has made an improvement and it makes it look more HD and appealing. 

Before

After

Through the use of Fireworks, not only has it allowed my to complete a task that has allowed me to achieve a appealing masthead, but it has also improved my skills to use the application to my full advantage. 

Starting my music front cover

I have taken the 'almost finished' masthead and I am editing it to make it look better and stand out more,  for example:

The masthead doesn't look as powerful and as bold as it should, so I am going to change on the application Fireworks. This application allows me to edit photographs according to what I want, however I am slightly nervous about using the application considering I have never used it before.

Firstly, I open the saved the 'jpg' file in Fireworks, and start to edit the colour in the mast head

With the 800% in effect.

By doing this, I change the Zoom Level, making it easier for myself to see the close up mega pixels. I change the percentage to 800% making the mega pixels look massive.

I then begin to edit the colour and the mega pixels, to make the masthead look finer and more professional.

Completed Masthead and 'Blogger App'

Another way that I am managing to assess my blogger account is off my iPhone which allows me to download the 'Blogger App', which allows me easier access to my sent emails and I can also blog when I am on the move.

Also, this is my completed masthead design, which I finally finished. I am happy with my result, considering it is a lot less 'busy' than the masthead design I published onto the received questionnaire. From using the questionnaire method, I have learnt that my first masthead design wouldn't of been particularly liked by members of the public, and it has allowed me to have enough time to change the design.

Masthead design

View from the iPhone screen shot

The Results of the Questionnaire  

I got four people to answer my questionnaire that I created based on my masthead design, and the people were two men and two women, I did this because I wanted to appeal to a variety of stereotypes. Interestingly both women have used specific words such as 'bold' and 'impact' to describe my masthead, which builds up my confidence about the design, however I think that I need to make my masthead more applicable to the actual name, so I could perhaps put a design of a zeppelin behind the text. However, now that t is getting to the initial stage of production I am starting to doubt my masthead design, and I think I might change it so it keeps with the codes and conventions of a rock magazine.