Flat Plans

These are my inital flat plans for the cover, contents page and double page spread. I used inspiration from magazines such as "Q" and "Vibe" which have a similar genre and therefore have a similar audience.

The layouts of each flat plan follow a similar format, with two out of three covers having a central masthead, all having a central photo that covers most of the page with sub-headings coming off of it. With the contents pages I liked the idea of having a photo to the side of my list of what's in the magazine and with the final two flat plans almost identical, that was my favoured choice. Finally, the double-page spreads all vary in their layouts and I couldn't decide which one was my favourite. However, in the last flat plan I realised that I could not use this as the photo would be interrupted because of the page split and although this isn't a main threat, it is the main photo anchoring the two pages, so I decided not to use that.