2. From the editor: Welcome to the second issue of
Country Avenue in 2012! In this edition I‟d like to
present to you the incredible newcomer Crystal
Symonds, as well as many more feature interviews
with the artists you love; including Faith Hill and
Carrie Underwood – the two dominating winners at
last month‟s CMAs. Furthermore, we bring you the
latest news from the country world, exclusives, as
well as tonnes of reviews of the upcoming albums
and what we think will be hitting the #1 spot in the
near future! Don‟t forget to check out our brand
new section “Your letters/Your pictures” -
dedicated to all of you and your gig experience!
Have a fantastic February!
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3. Mock Up #1 Country Avenue Masthead
Identically to the front cover, I tried to Puff
use and include as many conventional Contents Masthead
features of contents pages as
possible, by continuously referring This Month
back to my research. The elements I
have included are the main Contents
title, the front cover masthead of the From Latest
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promoting the mega posters inside, a editor
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simpler This Month title, three photos Features
with corresponding page numbers, the
contents listing categorized into three
(similarly to Billboard magazine), and a Photo
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current issue. I didn‟t leave massive Reviews
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sure to lay out the page so that it
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4. Mock Up #2 Country Avenue Masthead
For the second mock up I decided to use Puff
the same elements, but only change the Contents Masthead
lay out; this is because I wanted to see
the difference a different lay out makes This Month
in appearance and I didn‟t want to end
up with two massively different pages to
choose from, as then it‟d be difficult to Latest Photo
compare the two. I kept one of the
slightly tilted photos as I wanted to keep
Page numbers
the layout conventional; and the sizes of
most of the elements, with slight Features
changes, as they had to be adapted to
the new lay out. I positioned the contents Photo
listings on the left side and I kept the
subscription offer at the bottom where it
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tends to appear in music magazines. I
have opted for the second mock up of Photo
the contents page as a template for the
final page. I see this layout as more
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I constantly referred back to my initial research
in order to keep the conventions. The page
contains a puff, which is highlighted in yellow
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tilted photo corresponding to the selling point;
as well as the titles of categories white on black LATE
with red page number for clarity. The artists‟ 6
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THE COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
10 THE GRAND OLE OPRY
names are bold, which is a convention for 11 LADY ANTEBELLUM
contents pages, just like in standfirsts. The
column on the right contains three photos of the FEATU
main features with clearly indicated page
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FAITH HILL – Q&A: Your questions answered!
EMILY ROOTE - COVER STORY! In her first major
interview, the promising star talks of her rise to fame
numbers for easy navigation. I kept the same and gives advice to young artists.
24 What’s the deal with TIM MCGRAW?
colour scheme as on the front cover for 28
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AMBER ROBERTS’ journey to the Grand Ole Opry
Back on the road with TAYLOR SWIFT
consistency, but mainly used black and white 34 EMMA TOMKINS is back! The superstar talks of her
return to music.
38 THE GRAMMYS – A detailed review of the winners, the
for the key features so that the page is clear losers, the fashion and the show stopping
performances!
and readable. Following the conventions 46 YOUR letters and photos!
further, I included a message from the 28
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ALBUMS OUT THIS MONTH – ALISON KRAUSS, LEANN
RIMES, KEITH URBAN and more!
52 LATEST SINGLES
often seen on contents pages. The contents 54 THE ULTIMATE COUNTRY GIG GUIDE – Live reviews, tour
announcements and the best deals for the greatest live
title follows the same colour scheme and is the experience!
largest font on the whole page. I inserted the 34
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masthead (and logo) on the slug of the page. I comer Crystal Symonds, as well as many more
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