Design ideas for masthead and logo

I am planning on the masthead of my magazine also being the logo, this is because the masthead is the biggest thing on the page and will be most memorable. Here are a few ideas I have been working on but I have not yet made a final decision of what will be appearing on my magazine. The larger font on both logos are called magneto bold. The smaller is called minion pro bold.

Evaluating my magazine designs

I asked my teacher to look at the plan of my magazine to see whether the genre is clear. We discussed this and decided that the images i wish to take and the contents of my magazine will be more 'pop music'. The masthead does not connote this as 'Boombox' describes dance music more than pop. To resolve this problem, i am going to change the masthead of my magazine so it fits in with the girly pop theme. I am also changing the layout of my double page spread. On the left page will be a variety of different photos in different sizes, shapes. The model will be in different poses and looking like they are having fun. On the right page will be all writing about the person on the left page.

My storyboard

This is a story board of shots i am planning to take for my cover, contents and double page spread. I have a variety of shots for the cover but mostly mid-shots. For the contents and double page spreads, i would like to have full length shots. This is to show the person and the clothes they are wearing. These will connote the type of person they are and hopefully draw in the audience i am aiming for by having a girl of similar age and clothing styles of the viewer. 

Plan of my magazine.

To the right is my plan of the front cover for my magazine. I used a picture of a famous pop singer Katy Perry for the front image, because thats the kind of look i want for my magazine. I will not be using katy perry but someone styled like a pop singer. The bar code for my magazine will be on the top right corner along with the price. To the right, is my contents page, because the cover has balloons quite largely featured in it, i have carried on the theme in my contents. The bows on the balloon strings are being used as bullet points for the information. The image is attracting attention to itself by taking up half the page, but is also relating to the information by pointing to it and showing that off, while still being a fun playful picture that will catch the young audiences eye. Underneath is my double page spreads. There will be fun flirty pictures running across the top of the same person. Underneath in the blank space will be writting, i havent decided weather to make it a real life shock story or an exclusive interview. When i scanned my double page spread in, it did not scan the whole of the the second page as there was no text on it, therefore it is just showing the top half. 

Deconstructing magazine pages

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Risk assesment

Activity.	Risk assessment.
A balloon could pop.	This could happen if the balloon goes near my bedroom light, it could heat up and pop and this is potentially harmful to my ears.
I could trip over something whilst moving around my room.	This could be harmful to any part of my body depending on if I just trip or fall. Therefore the space must be clear to work in.
I could fall down or up the stairs when getting to my destination.	This could be very harmful so the stairs must be clear and if carrying props for my photo shoot I will be careful of where I step.
I could accidently turn the flash on.	I could not be expecting a flash and I could get blinded or surprised by the light.
I could bang my head on a wall.	Because the walls are low I could bang my head if I’m not careful when standing up.

I have composed this risk assessment to look at health and safety as a profesional photographer would take into account. For example the safety of his model in the chosen area of the photo shoot. Because im planning to take the shots in the safe environment of my bedroom, there was not many risks that my model or me as the photographer would be taking.