Flat Plans

This is my flat plan for my music magazine. I have decided to call my magazine the Indie-pendent as it is a take on the newspaper the Independant and also captures the Indie genre that I would like my magazine to be aimed at.

I am going to have my main photograph taking up the whole background of the magazine and then have all the rest of the information over the top of it. I want my photograph to show the band making eye contact with the reader as this will hopefully make the reader feel more connected with the magazine.

I chose the name of 'The Underdogs' for my band as I thought it sounded like a typical name that an indie/rock band may choose. The text flashes going across the magazine will be about competitions and what else to expect in the magazine so that the reader will know what to expect inside and feel inclined to buy the magazine if they like what they see. The front page will also have a barcode, price and issue number as this is what most magazines also include on the front of their magazines. I am also having the month of the magazine at the top of the magazine so that it is easy to see and people will know whether they are buying the latest addition.

From analysing the existing magazines, I want to use colours such as red, black and blue as I feel that these colours are stereotypically more representative of the male genre than the female genre.



This is my flat plan for the contents page for my music magazine. I am keeping the name of the magazine in the top left hand corner as reminder and also to give the magazine some continuity.

I want the contents page to be in the format of a grid of 4 collums. The name 'Contents' will run either down one column or across the top of the page. The four collums will include pictures and a listing of what to expect inside with page number references. The colours of the contents page will match that of the front page so that there is again continuity running throughout the magazine.


This is my double page spread for my music magazine. I want my pages to be gridded up into 3 collums. The double page spread will follow the four column idea that the contents page will follow.

My first page is going to have a main picture that will take up 2 of the collums. I want my photo to maybe show the band mid jump in the air to give them a fun personality that will jump out at the reader. Otherwise I would like a long shot picture that fits in their full attire.

Over the picture of the band I might put a quotation that has been pulled from the main text and I was also thinking of having a small box in the bottom right hand corner that has other facts you may want to know about this band that has not been addressed in the feature as this was quite popular with existing magazines I had looked at.

I want the main title to run across the top of the page or across the bottom and it will be in bright and big font so that it is easy to spot. The main title will be the name of the band, so that the reader knows immediately what article they are reading about.

There will also be page numbers on the bottom corners of the page as navigation points so people can find their way easily after coming from the contents page.

Page two of the double page spread is going to show two columns that carries the full interview with pictures placed in between. I also was thinking of having pull-quotes among the interview as this is popular within many magazines and also highlights key quotations made from the band. The colours will match that of the front page and contents page to show continuation. It will also try to be bright and eye catching/aesthetically pleasing so that the reader is inclined to read the whole article and then make their way through the rest of the magazine.