I wanted to create a magazine that I would be interested in. Having read Q and NME before, I wanted to create a music magazine that was 'edgy' like NME, but also didn't focus on one particular genre of music like Q, so I combined the two.
When thinking of names for a magazine, I thought of how Q is a reference to the saying 'Cue the music' when in a studio; it is musical. So, I thought of some names like 'Loud' and 'Noise,' but felt they were too explicit, and I wanted to have a name that would be a bit more interpretive. So, I came up with the name 'deciBel.' I felt that the way it is written looks stylised, so it looks modern, and plus, it is a reference to the volume of music, which is obviously very important. Moreover, I felt that with that title, one could think of a number of skylines, slogans and a plethora of other music magazine conventions that would correlate with it effectively.
For my front cover, I wanted to sort of replicate the way in which Chris Martin of Coldplay is there with his head tilted and his mouth wide open. I had to think about creating a shot that didn't immitate the edition of Q that I took my inspiration from, but it had to have the same effect. I feel that it is interesting as it could have a number of interpretations, so I staged my shot for the artist to have his hand on his chin as if he is thinking about something whilst having the direct address, as if he is looking at the audience member.
In terms of the contents page, I had to keep taking photographs in order to get the right pictures on it. Initially, I only had the one photograph on, and I was going to put another photograph on the double page spread in order to complete the required amount of pictures. But having just the one photograph was rather dull, and so I added a second photo towards the end of the task as I felt it was very necessary. I tried to replicate a 'Cher Lloyd image' with the photograph of the girl, as I thought her style was different to the style of the other artist, thus, making the magazine diverse.
Before. After.
The double page spread required much tampering in terms of typography. I changed the typography for the 'handwritten' style numerous times, simply to make it look as close to that of a pen. Moreover, I had to make sure there wasn't too much blank space so that the magazine didn't look 'unfinished' to an extent. This is why after making a draft of it, I then added a pull quote in the top left of the image and the artist's name also. Another issue I had was putting style lines around the main body of text. When I tried to put them in, it looked quite amateur, and I argued with myself as to whether or not I should leave them. But, with much debate and having asked some of my peers - despite the issue I had with there being too much blank space left, I felt it was best to remove them as the double page spread looked much neater without them; something I wanted to achieve.
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