Sketching My Double Page Spread 29/3/16

Before I started creating my double page spread on inDesign, I decided to produce a rough sketch that would help me with the overall layout. I find this very helpful as it is an easy way of seeing how the text and image will look alongside each other. At this stage, I only drew the frames and a quick image to see if the layout would look eye-catching and effective. In general, I am pleased with how this turned out as although its only rough, I do believe it looks visually pleasing. 

A very common convention that I noticed when analysing previous magazines was that the main image would often take up an entire page. This was very common in Kerrang and Mojo magazines so I decided to use this idea on my own double page spread. I think this will look striking and immediately draw the readers attention due to its size. I do want it to remain fairly simple as not to clutter the pages as I think that having two busy pages side by side will look unprofessional. I really liked using black dotted line separation bars to divide up the text on my contents page so I have decided to include them here as well. 

I would like to have 3 columns of text as not to over complicate the page. This will keep the page looking structured and sophisticated. I want to use a drop capital at the start of my story as this is a very common magazine convention and helps the reader locate the beginning of the text. I also want to include a smaller image in the bottom left hand corner of the page to make the page more exciting. I am considering using mise-en-scene somewhere on this page as it will look effective and add a whole new level of creativity.