Magazine Ad First Drafts

This was my first attempt at creating my magazine advert, whilst I think it depicts the theme of nature well, I'm unsure as to whether the image of the tree is bold enough to represent and promote the  artist and the song. I edited the image in photoshop to give it a slightly blurred effect, and I played around with the brightness and contrast to really emphasise the autumn season. I quite liked the pale pink/cream font as it wasn't as bold as a colour such as black and white, and I felt it went well with the oranges and greens. However, I wasn't too sure on the font I had chosen as it seemed to rigid for the style I was aiming for, previous research of Gabrielle Aplin's style (Gabrielle Aplin's EP's) suggested her fonts are much more playful and personal, and I feel this font is too informative.






I think I prefer my second attempt to my first, as the image is much bolder as the location and the thick branches above the writing clearly represent the melancholic tone of the song. The black and white rustic effect connoted the themes well, as it's quite spooky yet in keeping with nature, thus represents the song 'Ghosts' well. I decided to change the font to give a slightly handwritten effect, highlighting the profundity and importance of the song.






Having made two attempts of making a magazine advert based around an image of a location, I wanted to see what it wold be like to use my actress as the main image for the article. I used the same effect yet a little lighter as I felt this connoted the themes well. I'm quite fond of the image of the artist I've used as I think the facial expression denotes her emotions well, whilst the location represents the themes of nature. I also liked this image as when the lyrics start in the music video it features the artist sitting in this position, thus making it iconic. Whilst I like the font I feel that it may be a bit dark for the image and difficult to notice, so I may need to have a few more attempts until I reach a final draft.

I hadn't planned to create a magazine advert like this, however when I came across the image I had an idea for it so I decided to see what the outcome would be. I particularly liked this location and it features quite a bit in my drafted music video so I've become quite attached to it. I feel that the image of the bridge connotes loneliness whilst the bundle of branches connotes confusion, which is what the song seems to depict. I was unsure of where to put the writing in order for it to be seen, so I decided to place it on the bridge in a white font to make it stand out. I think it may be a bit small as the image is quite a 'busy' image so it may need enlarging. However, I'm beginning to think that this font could be too playful, and a more structured font like the font used in the first digipak may be more beneficial to use.







At the moment I'm unsure of my favourite magazine advert, I'm going to gain some feedback from my audience and teacher in order to help me come to a conclusion.