Colour Consumers

My colour scheme for my music magazine final design will predominantly consist of Yellows, Reds, Blacks and maybe Oranges.

Yellow - "The colour of youth". This bright vibrant colour represents optimism and youthfulness throughout nature and society. It is quite often used to grab attention of people window shopping. The main reason I've chosen to use yellow is because of its attractive nature and how it represents youth and life which ties into the genre of grime music.

Red - This colour very energetic and loud, it causes your heart rate to increase whilst also representing feelings of lust, anger, urgency and danger. It is commonly used in shops for clearance sales as it is so effective at grabbing your attention and many colours pop out when put over it. I am using this colour because of how its representations really reflect how grime is perceived and what it stands for and also a really good "attention grabber".

Orange - Considered the "tamer" red, this colour creates a call to action whilst also reflecting danger, aggression and flamboyance which all can come together to be used to describe grime music. It stands out brilliantly on a dark background and catches the eye of passers by.

Black - Powerful, sleek and mysterious. All of these elements are what the colour black shows and represents, and it is also commonly used in marketing to sell luxury products as unlike its simplicity it is nowadays seen as a colour which reflects relaxation and luxury. It is bold and outstanding when on lighter backgrounds which is the reason I have chosen it for my colour scheme, and as we all know, black goes with everything.

Worst Magazine Covers

What is simply awful about this cover? The photo. Not just the fact that it is Kristen Stewart, who is without a doubt one of the most unenthusiastic actors of this century, but the fact that this is reflected in her facial expression. She doesn't look enthused in anyway and her body language is hunched over and arms drooping by her side which just tells the reader that she just doesn't want to be there, whether or not this is on purpose as the sub heading reads "Drama Queen", it could be seen as an ironic heading or it just could be awful magazine design. In my magazine cover I will try to make the subheadings relevant to the main image and try to make that image look somewhat intriguing, relevant and exciting.

I see what this magazine was trying to do. I get that they were going for a retro punky/phsycodellic feel and to some extent they portray this idea well. However the layout is all wrong and looks messy, it doesn't look visually pleasing in anyway and the colour scheme just looks awful, it doesn't look like there was any time or effort put into this cover design to make it look socially acceptable. The phsycodellic theme is interesting to say the least but there is a reason that lifestyle was left behind decades ago, its because this is not what people want to see, especially lady gaga fans. The genre of this magazine is also not clear to the reader.
In my magazine I will make sure that I choose a colour scheme that compliments the style and genre of the cover well, I will choose an intriguing and clean layout and try to come up with relevant and original sub-headings.