Use
The first thing that I have used is the background, on the main picture the picture has being took outside and has the background as a plain brick wall. I wanted to get a brick wall as the background for the main image. The reason I wanted this was to give it a casual look to the picture, I wanted this was because I wanted a rock look to it and the 'rock' look isn't all polished and perfect so the background suits that style that the magazine is. Also the picture has had minimal editing done to it just to make it look a little bit better. This goes with the style of a regular picture rock picture because he is just in simple clothing and isn't doing any fancy poses or anything like that.
The two banners at the top and the bottom of the page I have also used from the same magazine. The reason for this is that style of magazine always has banners to say who is in this magazine at a quick glance so people can look at the banners and see some of the bands or some important information at the top of the cover. At the bottom of the page I have used the same style of banner just a plain line with some writing on it, but I have challenged the information that I have in it. I have put some of the bands posters that will be in it, where as the other media source has different information completely. I think the banner at the bottom is useful because it gives people information but also fills some what would be empty space and it also give a good matching look to the banner at the top of the page. I have challenged the colour of the bottom one just because I think it suits my magazine better in the colour that I have done it in.
The strip in the middle of the page has also being created from looking at the Kerrang magazine. I tried it out without the strip and there was just a big empty space. But also it just looked too plain with just a text box and nothing around it and anything else I tried didn't suit the style of the magazine that I was creating. I think that the strip fills some space and also looks good in the place that it is, It fills a big empty space on the cover and also fits in with the style of my magazine.
The mast head I have used for my own cover as well. The reason for that is I wanted my title to stand out and when there wasn't anything behind the text you couldn't really see it because the bricks behind it were making it not stand out as much as it possibly could. So adding the box makes it stand out and it also looks good on the magazine.
I have challenged the text that I have used for my magazine as well. I couldn't find the text that the Kerrang used so I went for something completely different but also looked similar enough so that people could tell that it was from the same style of magazine.
The main thing that I have used on my cover is the colour style, I have changed everything to black, white, blue and yellow to give it a consistent house style.
Develop
The first thing that I have developed on my magazine is the top border on my magazine. I have kept the same colour and text style but I have added some extra touches of details with the stars in between each name. The reason I have done this is because on some of the other Kerrang magazines they have something to split up all the text when they have separate names not just one big sentence at the top. I have got them as a different colour so they can go with the colour style and also so it is clear they are different pieces of text.
I have developed the title for my magazine as well. The style of text is completely different to the Kerrang style but at the same time still suits the style of a rock magazine. At a glance you can tell it is a rock magazine. Also on the main image covers a little bit if the title but on mine I wanted to make sure that everyone would be able to see what it says.
The side stories that I have I have used completely different style if presenting them. I have just used some drop shadow on them so you can see them clearer without having a black box behind it. I have used the same positioning as the original magazine.
I liked the text box on the magazine that was talking about the posters that are included with the magazine, so I used the same text and sort of the same style but positioned it on a different part of the magazine.
Challenge
I have challenged the pictures that are at the bottom of the page, there is only one picture at the bottom of the page but I have two and they are in black and white and with a border, where as on the original it was in colour.
Also the little text box that I have on the right hand corner containing a little side story, this is challenged because it is in a completely different style to the Kerrang one.
