This is my first draft of my double page spread. I have kept the house style the same but added a different colour to make the page look less dull. The story is one that links with Nirvana and is about The Rock Saints (featured band) performing a cover of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana and getting hate for it. The story is different to one I've read in established magazines, however the headline style of blackmail writing was used on an NME magazine featuring Lily Allen.
This is my first draft of my contents page. I have kept the house style that I initially decided to use because the connotations of the colours re-enforce the Rock genre that I have chosen. Red connotes danger in this sense because rock music generally sounds angry and dangerous, yellow connotes caution in this context because of the colour being used on caution tape and on warning signs. I think the yellow adds more depth to the magazine as it stand out compared with the black and red. Finally the black connotes darkness which again connotes danger because people are usually scared of the dark.
