Exporting final magazine pages
IMAGE CREATION/ EDITING.
When creating my front page I made sure that all of my images were taken in both RAW and JPEG format. This is because while RAW files are not compressed like JPEGs they cannot be used on all editing software [Note. both file types are lossless and high quality. They are both therefore used in real publications]. I chose to do this as that I wanted my images to be of the highest quality available to me. I edited all of my images on Adobe Photoshop, lightroom or both in order to make them look exactly as I envisioned them prior to taking them (Details in my photoshoot plans.)
Page one: Front page.
I have created my front page using Adobe photoshop to develop my front page as well as this i have saved all of my version controls as adobe photoshop files as that they allow me to edit and create content in layers. This means that I don't have to use individual documents to edit every element of my page individually only to put them together at the end. When exporting this file I have done it as a TIFF and JPEG so that I can distribute it via print (TIFF) and a web format (JPEG). Bot of these file types are high quality and lossless and therefore will not lose quality when they are published.
I therefore decided to use these file types as that they are the industry standard.
When creating my photoshop document i set the resolution to 300 so that the page i made would be of a high quality.
Page two/ three: Contents page and double page spread:
For my contents page and double page spread i have created the layouts and final page designs in adobe indesign which (like photoshop) allows me to edit my publication in layers. This is also what all of my version controls are saved as. When exporting the pages i have done so in PDF format so that they can distributed via local music venues in print form and on the internet without losing any quality. These files would be sent to a printing company for the final publication in the industry as that again they are lossless high quality files which can be printed/ uploaded without a loss of quality or compression.
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By Researching the methods that “Exposed” and “NME” magazine use to distribute their free magazines it can be seen that they print a small amount of copies (Exposed only prints 10,000 of every new issue) and place them in places where music fans are likely to be such as Music shops as well as inner city areas near venues (for example, NME uses the HMV music chain to distribute its free copy.)
As well as this these magazines infrequently use paid employees to hand out the free magazine on the street as that this helps them to give the publication to members of the target audience directly increasing the chance that they will purchase future issues.
These are therefore the types of distribution I would lean towards as that Forge magazine aims to be in the same vein as these publications. For distribution I would likely have my magazine available for free in places where fans of music are likely to be such as shops/
venues where music is available to be purchased or be listened to such as second hand music shops such as CEX and small venues where indie rock music is played such as The Harley Hotel, The Leadmill and The Mulberry Tavern. I would also be likely to give it out at the upcoming Sheffield “Tramlines festival” as that this is a hot spot for local music fans and a magazine regarding acts they are invested in as well as introducing new acts would likely have a great reception there.
As can be seen here i have tailored my exportation methods towards my magazines methods of proposal.
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