The front cover went through many different stages of design. these included different backgrounds, different font colours and styles, as well as different editing effects on the cover model to remove imperfections and general extra editing. Contrast was also played with in order to fit with the conventional brown and gold colours of a classical music magazine.
The contents page stays with the theme of the cover page, in terms of the background and colour scheme. the golds and browns continue over to keep within the theme even though the contents page does not need to stand out in the same way as the cover page does. This is done due to a large amount of the page being taken up with the contents box and the small article advertisements, as it contrasts well with the fullness of the foreground.
Audience feedback on these final pieces has been overwhelmingly positive.
Having these pages be displayed over digital means would be very beneficial to the sales of the magazine, and due to the size/shape of the pages and phone screens, a digital version of these should be available to the buyer by scanning a special QR code on the back page that would allow them to view the magazine on their phone. This is particularly important as embracing new media forms such as the internet and convergence devices such as mobile phones can make or break the magazine's success.
After receiving additional audience feedback in regards to the double page spread, the article was changed to fit more conventionally. this involved changing the Q&A to fit into two columns, which is often seen in magazines more so then the single column layout that was previously used. Credits relating to the image and text have now been added, as this is also conventional of musical magazines.
