1st Draft: Content page

i made this page from looking at different indie, rock magazines. i didn't want it to look messy or 'busy' so i tried to construct everything. it looks a bit plain and not how i want it to but that will change.

What has been a success? What looks good?

the positive thing about the content page is the amount of pictures i had and ready for it. From previous looks at other magazines with my style of genre; it showed a lot of pictures most of them token in concerts or gigs and most of them took in dark lighting to set the mood of 'danger, wild and venturous' this is ideal for the target audience to. If it was a high standard magazine then it would not have as much pictures or set in dark lighting's like a gig.  But their target audience are different from my mine which is people who like to have a balance of both pictures and text. (source from my online survey)

What impact has your research had on the outcome of your 1st draft?
My first draft came from different indie genre magazines, i took inspiration from their different section and style of the magazine and used it in mine. F or example 'the editors letter' was token from the 'Kerrang' magazine and so was the idea of having the front cover of the magazine on the content page. having token those inspiration; the reason why i have done them is because when i looked at the content page those where the thing i liked the most and that made an impression. the editors letter had an impact of how connecting with the audience and the audience being acknowledged of the kind of magazine from the editor. having the front cover on the content page helps the target audience by not having to go back and forth between the pages.

What do you now need to do to improve your magazine?

what i need to improve on is the layout of the content page. I need to make sure that it looks like the same standard as the rest of the pages. i think the font could be changed to something else to fit the page and genre.