When creating my front cover I made sure I used the conventions of a music magazine. Such as the three colour rule, I used the three colours of the Iranian flag immediately giving the impression to readers the magazine is based on the Iranian culture. The front cover image of a middle-eastern looking man reassuring that the magazine is not an english magazine, because he is holding a drum you are given the impression this is a music based magazine. The masthead is in a classy font showing this is a serious magazine and perhaps not something that would attract teenagers. I used different fonts making it seem more attractive and non-repetitive. The main story is placed in the middle of the page and on top of the main in the main cover image linking the two together. I used a sky line with various articles, informing the readers more what is included inside the magazine. I also included two teasers either side of the main picture in a bold font.
For the contents page I also made sure I used the conventions of music magazines contents page. I used the three colors I used on the front cover to match the two together, for the subheadings, masthead and plug I used capitals as this seems to be a convention used on most music magazine contents pages. I added two pictures, linking with the contents menu and adding page numbers to the corner of the pictures. The main title "Win a competition" in a more casual and bold font. I then added a plug to the bottom right corner of the page giving contact details to a special offer to a subscription to the magazine. I also included an editors letter informing readers a website has been put up for the magazine.
For the first page of my double page spread I used a close up shot and used the same font I used on the front cover, I created a quote as if its coming from the artist who the interview is about and a short summary of the artist "Naveed Salaman. For the second page of my double page spread I looked at other music magazine interviews to get an idea of the type of questions that are asked. I chose to go for an interview style where it seems as if the interviewer and artist are having a conversation and the questions are being built up from the artists answer, rather than pre-planned questions. All the questions are based on the artists music and there future in music, whereas some interviews include questions to do with artists personal life.
