Wednesday 29 February 2012
Thursday 23 February 2012
Photoshoot for my Front cover
This photo is very good as it expresses a sense of humour of the person and would brighten up the front cover of my magazine. This expression is very stereotypical of young people with their characteristics
This photo is quite strong as his posture is making him look confident which would suit well on a front cover, him giving eye contact also creates a strong connection with the audience and the viewer which brings them into the magazine
This photo is okay but isn't as strong as the other photos i have taken due to him having no eye contact with the viewer which isn't very inviting
I like this photo the most for my front cover as it gives eye contact towards the viewer as well as added character due to his expression which gives a mode of address to my audienceFriday 17 February 2012
Saturday 11 February 2012
Friday 10 February 2012
Experimenting with Colours
I experimented with some colours to get some ideas for potential colours which i can use for my music magazines colour theme. I quite like the colour scheme in number 4, it contains a mixture of both bright and dark colours which meets the needs of my target audience when i did my audience research. I think the colours within 4 are very attractive and all suit well together.
Thursday 9 February 2012
Experimenting with fonts
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| From this experiment i have decided to use the font named the 2K12 as i think it looks the best looking for my masthead. I also will use the 1st dingbat i experimented with alongside the masthead |
Wordle: Looking at potential names
I wanted to make sure that i was clear on what the masthead of magazine was going to be
Rhythmic really stood out the most for me and i think will be the title of my magazine
Rhythmic really stood out the most for me and i think will be the title of my magazine
Wednesday 8 February 2012
The Treatment
Target Readership: My magazine will be aiming at 16-24 year olds. This is a popular age for when people are interested with the latest music and will be best suited towards my mainstream chart theme of a music magazine. At this age the person may start getting a part time job so they can buy the stuff they want. The average reader of my magazine are confident and like staying up to date with the latest music charts weekly. They are outgoing and will enjoy going out to dances and meeting their mates. My magazine is for people who just love listening to music and like to stay tuned in with the latest mainstream songs on the go.
Form and style: My magazine will be a coloured A4 size magazine which will contain features such as inteviews with artists, latest gossip, reviews on the latest charts etc.Covers of magazines tend to use people who are within the same age group and will attract that target audience. My cover will attract my target audience by featuring famous artists/bands on the front cover who are highly popular in the music charts at that time. Cover lines will be bright and eye catching, giving information on articles and features which are going to be inside the magazine which will influence my target audience to purchase it. My magazine will also contain special offers and competitions in each magazine issue. The graphics my magazine will be using is going to be bold and clear. The cover will often be packed with information to make the target audience think the magazine has alot of indept information of the latest music which means they would get a better value for money. The magazine will sell at a average of £2.50 which makes it an average and a reasonable price for this age group to pay.
Themes and Typical features: My magazine will have regular features to each magazine issue. Every issue will includetypical features like interviews and gossips within the charts on each week the magazine is published. The magazine will have a strong influence with many real life gossip and festivals coming up for the nominated reader. Articles about certain artists will features most weeks and the tone of these articles will be informal, this will gain my targets audiences interest more as they are able to relate to the style more and are familar with the language and will make it more interesting for them to read.
Potential advertisers: A range of brands will advertise in the magazine each weeks, particuarly those who young adults drink and eat alot of for example Red bull, lucozade, coca cola which are the perfect energy drinks for festivals.
Editorial Team: The editorial team for my magazine will be made up of experienced music writers who are interested in music. The team will mostly be made up of around the age of 20+ this is an ideal age for people to have a good sense of knowledge of their writing skills and have strong contributes to what young adults would want in the music magazine each week as they can relate to it. The aim of the team is to bring fresh news to the target audience each week on all the latest music people need to know about whilst also having a wealthy experience
Form and style: My magazine will be a coloured A4 size magazine which will contain features such as inteviews with artists, latest gossip, reviews on the latest charts etc.Covers of magazines tend to use people who are within the same age group and will attract that target audience. My cover will attract my target audience by featuring famous artists/bands on the front cover who are highly popular in the music charts at that time. Cover lines will be bright and eye catching, giving information on articles and features which are going to be inside the magazine which will influence my target audience to purchase it. My magazine will also contain special offers and competitions in each magazine issue. The graphics my magazine will be using is going to be bold and clear. The cover will often be packed with information to make the target audience think the magazine has alot of indept information of the latest music which means they would get a better value for money. The magazine will sell at a average of £2.50 which makes it an average and a reasonable price for this age group to pay.
Themes and Typical features: My magazine will have regular features to each magazine issue. Every issue will includetypical features like interviews and gossips within the charts on each week the magazine is published. The magazine will have a strong influence with many real life gossip and festivals coming up for the nominated reader. Articles about certain artists will features most weeks and the tone of these articles will be informal, this will gain my targets audiences interest more as they are able to relate to the style more and are familar with the language and will make it more interesting for them to read.
Potential advertisers: A range of brands will advertise in the magazine each weeks, particuarly those who young adults drink and eat alot of for example Red bull, lucozade, coca cola which are the perfect energy drinks for festivals.
Editorial Team: The editorial team for my magazine will be made up of experienced music writers who are interested in music. The team will mostly be made up of around the age of 20+ this is an ideal age for people to have a good sense of knowledge of their writing skills and have strong contributes to what young adults would want in the music magazine each week as they can relate to it. The aim of the team is to bring fresh news to the target audience each week on all the latest music people need to know about whilst also having a wealthy experience
Monday 6 February 2012
Audience Research
From my results i can see the most popular name was Rhythmic which i will be using as the masthead for my music magazine. The maximum price my target audience was willing to pay was £3.00, i will publish my magazine below this. I magazine will be published weekly and the colour scheme will be a mixture of both dark and bright colours. I also learned from this questionnaire that more than 50% of them get their information on the latest music charts on the internet, so i will include a website for my magazine to have to so my target audience can use this to find additional information.
Thursday 2 February 2012
Research and Planning: Music Magazine Mood board
This is a mood board i have created in InDesign which helped me develop my initial idea further. This mood board illustrates what kind of magazine i am going to be creating and typical colours and artists that you will see within my magazine
Research and Planning: Initial Idea for Music Magazine
My magazine will be mainstream. The magazine will be based on UK top chart music and will be published weekly, this is because it publish the latest of the top 40 top chart list each week. I have chosen this as i believe it is popular category within the music magazine market. The typical artists that might feature in my magazine would be The Wanted, JLS, David Guetta, Jessie J, Coldplay and many others like these. This means my genre of music could be from rock to classical, depending what is within the charts. My magazine will feature things like interviews, upcoming gigs, competitions, free giveaways, reviews and the latest gossip.
The target market i will be aiming at is around 16-24. I have chosen to target this age bracket because these are the typical kind of age who would be wanting to buy music magazines. I thought about this through looking at other music magazines which i found most of them was based around the same age.
This magazine will be different than music magazines like Kerrang, as it will contain a wide variety of different genres of music than a specific one like just on rock like Kerrang is.
The colour scheme i would like the magazine to be is a mixture of dark colours and bright colours. I have decided this as they make a very good contrast, especially as my magazine will consist of different genres of music the use of different colours makes my magazine hybrid and i believe would be eye catching and grab my audiences attention.
The target market i will be aiming at is around 16-24. I have chosen to target this age bracket because these are the typical kind of age who would be wanting to buy music magazines. I thought about this through looking at other music magazines which i found most of them was based around the same age.
This magazine will be different than music magazines like Kerrang, as it will contain a wide variety of different genres of music than a specific one like just on rock like Kerrang is.
The colour scheme i would like the magazine to be is a mixture of dark colours and bright colours. I have decided this as they make a very good contrast, especially as my magazine will consist of different genres of music the use of different colours makes my magazine hybrid and i believe would be eye catching and grab my audiences attention.
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