Thursday, 17 December 2009
Monday, 7 December 2009
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Mock up of double page spread
This is what my double page spread is going to look like. Both pages are divided up into two columns, and each of the columns contains text. The article is going to be an interview so there is a small gap between each question and answer to make the format clear to read.
On the second page, instead of having a title I am going to put in a quote from the interview. Each of the blue boxes is going to contain an image. I think by having images embossed in the text, the article will look very professional.
On the second page, instead of having a title I am going to put in a quote from the interview. Each of the blue boxes is going to contain an image. I think by having images embossed in the text, the article will look very professional.
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Mock up of contents page
This is my layout for my contents page. At the top I have labelled where the title is going to be and the boxes on the left hand side will contain images of things that are going to feature in my magazine.The rest of the features in the magazine will be listed in the two columns on the remainder of the page.The blue triangle at the top of the page will contain the next date the magazine will be out. This was featured in a lot of magazines I looked at.
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Editing
The improvements i made included flipping the main image to make it look more professional. I also removed one of the pixelated pictures as well as adding a barcode and a slogan to my magazine. All of these things make it look a lot more appealing to my target audience.
This was my final front cover. However after feedback form my teacher i realised that there were several simple things i could do to make it look more realistic.
This is the photo I was going to use with the added title of the band. Again i created the title in photo shop and embossed it and gave it a drop shadow so that it stands out more.
This is an image I was going to use on the middle pages but decided not too in the end. I used the smudge tool to blur the edges and i think the brick wall looks really authentic on the magazine.
This is the final edit of the image I used on my front cover.
This is the first edit of the photo for the front page. As you can see it is not very good editing. After feedback from my teacher i managed to get sharper editing with the use of the magnetic lasoo tool.
This is the whole title I created for my music magazine. The top title was the one without the effects and the bottom title I have embossed and created a drop shadow so that it stand out more in a 3D kind of way.
This is the screen shot of the logo I created for my music magazine in photoshop. This was the first thing i created as it was the thing i needed to get right.Sunday, 25 October 2009
Mock up of magazine front cover
This is a mock up of the front page of my magazine. The main image is going to be the centre piece of the front cover with text and a smaller image around the outside. I have used minimal amount of text so that the main image really stands out and so that the page does not look too crowded with your attention being diverted all over the page.
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Review of double page spread 2
As soon as you look at this double page spread, the first thing that hits you is the dominance of the colour blue. The audience will see the blue as being used to highlight any important parts, for example the title of the article, the facts, highlighted quotes and the name of the band in the picture. NME has used the colour blue as it has connotations as being funky, cool and young’ which is the audience the magazine is aimed at.
The magazine has stuck to a clear colour scheme of blue, black and white which altogether give the page a refreshing look. By only using these three colours there is nothing on the page to make it look dated which links to the title ‘the teenagers’. The audience will perceive this colour scheme as something teenagers will relate to. There is a quote on the page that hints that this band is very popular as it says that it is loved by the magazine which will attract the audience to the magazine article because they think that it ill be worth looking at.
The main image of the band relaxing on the sofa is how typical teenagers are stereotyped and teenagers will be able to relate to this image which will attract their target audience to read this. The language also supports this as a lot of colloquial language is used such as ‘filthy tunes’, teenagers and the target audience will also be able to relate to this. Although there is a lot of information in the page, it is very easy to navigate as it is segregated into separate boxes with blue borders around so the audience can easily tell where to look. The picture is very eye catching and the magazine has purposely included more images of women in the background of the picture which is also seen as a typical thing for a teenage boy to have in their bedroom, which once again will appeal to the target audience.
Summary of double page spread.
Within music magazine most of the pages are filled with articles about pop stars fashion and style tips and articles following the lives of musicians.
The pages often involve an interview with several different questions and pictures of the people in the interview. However some magazines would have a page for tips to certain events; For example over the summer, music magazines may have a festival guide with tips of which festivals play what music, who will be performing and fashion tips of what to wear at the festival.
Some magazines include questionnaires which help to get the reader involved and become an active audience instead of just reading articles. In a music magazine the questionnaire could be about what music suits you best or ‘releasing the inner musician within you’.
In the examples I have used, they have adapted conventional formats to look more appealing to the consumer, by doing this the consumer is more likely to read the double page spread as they are not overwhelmed with text.
These are three other examples of contents pages from music magazines. As you can see they are vibrant and eye catching and all of them have pictures on. I am definitely going to use pictures for my contents page. The pictures on all three of the pages are mainly on the left hand side and the text on the right so I am going to stick to this format when it comes to designing my magazine.
Review of a double page spread
Review of a double page spread
This is a double page spread that I found in a classical music magazine. I like this double page spread because it looks different from what you would normally find. Instead of using the conventional rectangles to put text and pictures in they have used bubbles. It is an article about 7 wonders of the musical world and this layout reflects that the article is about wonderful things because this layout is a lot better than the normal layout.
The use of the picture of a globe in the background adds extra interest to this article, it makes it very eye catching and good to look at. The use of pictures is very appropriate and relevant to the text.
Although I think this article is interesting, it is not designed for teenagers so I would like to create something more stylish for my magazine.
This is a double page spread that I found in a classical music magazine. I like this double page spread because it looks different from what you would normally find. Instead of using the conventional rectangles to put text and pictures in they have used bubbles. It is an article about 7 wonders of the musical world and this layout reflects that the article is about wonderful things because this layout is a lot better than the normal layout.
The use of the picture of a globe in the background adds extra interest to this article, it makes it very eye catching and good to look at. The use of pictures is very appropriate and relevant to the text.
Although I think this article is interesting, it is not designed for teenagers so I would like to create something more stylish for my magazine.
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Saturday, 3 October 2009
Contents page ideas
These are all examples of contents pages from music magazines. All of them have pictures on them from the actual magazine stories, I think this is a good idea and I am going to incorporate this into my magazine. I like the idea of having small picture boxes down the left hand side of the page and then the main contents towards the centre and right of the page. It is clear that most of the contents pages are divided up into three separate columns and I am going to stick with this idea.
Double page spread ideas
This example of a double page spread shows the text cramped onto the left hand side and a large image spread across the rest of the page, this reader can get a good idea of what the article is about without having to read too much. However I am going to do an interview for my article and this layout wouldn’t be appropriate.
This magazine article is more like the layout I am going to use. It leaves much more space for the text and includes a picture embossed in the text. I am going to put a picture in the middle of the text in my article.
These are both example of magazine layouts that I want my page to look like. The one on the left is an interview with the girls in the picture, I am going to use quotes embossed in the text and instead of having one big picture I am going to put several little pictures around the whole of the article. The magazine on the right has small pictures in boxes which I am going to put into my article.
This magazine article is more like the layout I am going to use. It leaves much more space for the text and includes a picture embossed in the text. I am going to put a picture in the middle of the text in my article.
These are both example of magazine layouts that I want my page to look like. The one on the left is an interview with the girls in the picture, I am going to use quotes embossed in the text and instead of having one big picture I am going to put several little pictures around the whole of the article. The magazine on the right has small pictures in boxes which I am going to put into my article.
Front page ideas
Front page ideas
On the front cover of the magazine I am going to have a picture of a band that has won a music award for creating a different style of music using mostly classical instruments such as the piano harpsichord and organ along with more contemporary instruments. This will show the audience it is about how teenagers are using different types of instruments associated with other genres of music to make young and funky music. To accompany this on the front cover I am going to have details of a new competition and a few other complimenting articles.
On the front cover of the magazine I am going to have a picture of a band that has won a music award for creating a different style of music using mostly classical instruments such as the piano harpsichord and organ along with more contemporary instruments. This will show the audience it is about how teenagers are using different types of instruments associated with other genres of music to make young and funky music. To accompany this on the front cover I am going to have details of a new competition and a few other complimenting articles.
Planning a music magazine
Main task- Initial ideas
After researching many different types of music magazines, I came up with some initial ideas.
Whilst looking into music magazines, I found out that there are many classical type music magazines for adults but not many for teenagers and young adults.
I have decided that I am going to try and fill this gap in the market and get teenagers more interested into classical music by creating a fashionable music magazine that also focuses on classical music.
I am going to add a twist to the classical music world. Instead of focusing on the typical classical music and composers I am going to investigate how young people are using classical musical instruments to create their own types of music. This has been going on for a long time without any recognition but is now coming to light.
To make the magazine different to other classical music magazines, I need to make it appeal to young people. There are several ways of doing this, these are;
· Using bright colours
· Advertising points
· Famous stars
· Competitions
· Unique and stylish layouts.
Before I start to plan my magazine I needed to think of an appropriate title. The few I came up with are:
Filarmoico- this is an Italian verb for music loving.
Melody
We’re jamming
Classico
Jive
Treble clef
Ispiri – This is the Italian for Inspire
Leading Note - The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic.
After lots of thought I decided to choose Leading Note as the title of the magazine as it is original and relates to the topic of the magazine.
I chose this because it relates to music and by calling it the ‘leading’ makes the magazine sound powerful. Also leading note is a predominantly classical term and this will make the audience aware that the magazine also features classical music. As well as being a classical term, Leading Note still sounds quite modern and fashionable where as some of the other terms don’t. Another advantage of using this title is that it is not too complicated or long such as Classico or Ispiri which mean that the title is easy to pronounce and remember. I will also be able to incorporate a musical note into the title which will also help the audience recognise the magazine is about classical music.
Target audience
My target audience is going to be teenagers who have an interest in music. At the moment there is a gap in the market for different genres of music magazines, such as classical music, for young people as they are mainly aimed at the older generation.
To reach my target audience I will need to include several things that appeal to them, for example young and fresh fonts, catchy text phrases, eye catching pictures and an appealing colour scheme. If the magazine did not include all of these details it would not appeal to my target market and therefore wouldn’t sell.
To find out what would appeal to my target audience I created a questionnaire and some designs to find out what they would like to see in the magazine. I have chosen a sample of students who are interested in music.
After researching many different types of music magazines, I came up with some initial ideas.
Whilst looking into music magazines, I found out that there are many classical type music magazines for adults but not many for teenagers and young adults.
I have decided that I am going to try and fill this gap in the market and get teenagers more interested into classical music by creating a fashionable music magazine that also focuses on classical music.
I am going to add a twist to the classical music world. Instead of focusing on the typical classical music and composers I am going to investigate how young people are using classical musical instruments to create their own types of music. This has been going on for a long time without any recognition but is now coming to light.
To make the magazine different to other classical music magazines, I need to make it appeal to young people. There are several ways of doing this, these are;
· Using bright colours
· Advertising points
· Famous stars
· Competitions
· Unique and stylish layouts.
Before I start to plan my magazine I needed to think of an appropriate title. The few I came up with are:
Filarmoico- this is an Italian verb for music loving.
Melody
We’re jamming
Classico
Jive
Treble clef
Ispiri – This is the Italian for Inspire
Leading Note - The seventh note of the scale where there is a strong desire to resolve on the tonic.
After lots of thought I decided to choose Leading Note as the title of the magazine as it is original and relates to the topic of the magazine.
I chose this because it relates to music and by calling it the ‘leading’ makes the magazine sound powerful. Also leading note is a predominantly classical term and this will make the audience aware that the magazine also features classical music. As well as being a classical term, Leading Note still sounds quite modern and fashionable where as some of the other terms don’t. Another advantage of using this title is that it is not too complicated or long such as Classico or Ispiri which mean that the title is easy to pronounce and remember. I will also be able to incorporate a musical note into the title which will also help the audience recognise the magazine is about classical music.
Target audience
My target audience is going to be teenagers who have an interest in music. At the moment there is a gap in the market for different genres of music magazines, such as classical music, for young people as they are mainly aimed at the older generation.
To reach my target audience I will need to include several things that appeal to them, for example young and fresh fonts, catchy text phrases, eye catching pictures and an appealing colour scheme. If the magazine did not include all of these details it would not appeal to my target market and therefore wouldn’t sell.
To find out what would appeal to my target audience I created a questionnaire and some designs to find out what they would like to see in the magazine. I have chosen a sample of students who are interested in music.
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Questionnaire results
Results of the questionnaire
Question 1:
From the result of this graph I can see that there is a clear demand for another music magazine within the market that covers different types of music not just pop music. This supports the reason for me choosing to do the magazine I have chosen.
Question 2:
As you can see on this graph the results are 50, 50. I think this element depends on the background of the magazine. If you have a coloured background, most people would prefer plain text but if you have a plain background, coloured text would look much better.
Question 3:
A high percentage of the people I asked about the magazine agreed that the text on the front cover helped to portray what genre of music the magazine is about. I think this is very helpful because when choosing a magazine to read in a shop many people only browse at the front cover, therefore it needs to be clear what the magazine is about.
Question 4:
After showing the people who took the questionnaire the type of text I would be using 50% of them said the text appealed to them, and only a quarter of them said it would not appeal to them, whilst the rest could not decide but agreed it was clear and easy to read, therefore I think this would be a good choice of text to use.
Question 5
This question is probably the most important because it determines how much I would charge for my music magazine, as you can see from my chart nobody would pay over £4.00 for a music magazine. The majority of people agreed with between £1.00 and £1.99. As I a aiming to make a profit from my magazine I am going to set the price at the top end of the majority price and make it £2.00. It is a nice round figure and is affordable whilst being enough to support the magazine.
Question 6:
It is quite difficult to put the answer to question 6 into a chart. Most people said that attention grabbing pictures of celebrities and bright font colours would attract them to a magazine. A popular answer was also good competition prizes listed on the front
cover. The price was also a major factor in what attracts the consumer to buy a magazine.
Question 7
From this chart it is very clear that providing free gifts and interesting competitions would help to persuade people to buy a magazine.
Question 8
This result shows me that pictures of celebrities are very helpful in persuading the consumer to buy a magazine. This is most probably because the consumer may ‘worship’ certain celebrities. Whether the consumer buys the magazine or not will depend on who the celebrity is on the front cover.
Question 9
99% of people who answered my questionnaire agreed that being able to tell the genre from the front cover is useful and would probably help them in their choice of buying a magazine.
Question 1:
From the result of this graph I can see that there is a clear demand for another music magazine within the market that covers different types of music not just pop music. This supports the reason for me choosing to do the magazine I have chosen.
Question 2:
As you can see on this graph the results are 50, 50. I think this element depends on the background of the magazine. If you have a coloured background, most people would prefer plain text but if you have a plain background, coloured text would look much better.
Question 3:
A high percentage of the people I asked about the magazine agreed that the text on the front cover helped to portray what genre of music the magazine is about. I think this is very helpful because when choosing a magazine to read in a shop many people only browse at the front cover, therefore it needs to be clear what the magazine is about.
Question 4:
After showing the people who took the questionnaire the type of text I would be using 50% of them said the text appealed to them, and only a quarter of them said it would not appeal to them, whilst the rest could not decide but agreed it was clear and easy to read, therefore I think this would be a good choice of text to use.
Question 5
This question is probably the most important because it determines how much I would charge for my music magazine, as you can see from my chart nobody would pay over £4.00 for a music magazine. The majority of people agreed with between £1.00 and £1.99. As I a aiming to make a profit from my magazine I am going to set the price at the top end of the majority price and make it £2.00. It is a nice round figure and is affordable whilst being enough to support the magazine.
Question 6:
It is quite difficult to put the answer to question 6 into a chart. Most people said that attention grabbing pictures of celebrities and bright font colours would attract them to a magazine. A popular answer was also good competition prizes listed on the front
cover. The price was also a major factor in what attracts the consumer to buy a magazine.
Question 7
From this chart it is very clear that providing free gifts and interesting competitions would help to persuade people to buy a magazine.
Question 8
This result shows me that pictures of celebrities are very helpful in persuading the consumer to buy a magazine. This is most probably because the consumer may ‘worship’ certain celebrities. Whether the consumer buys the magazine or not will depend on who the celebrity is on the front cover.
Question 9
99% of people who answered my questionnaire agreed that being able to tell the genre from the front cover is useful and would probably help them in their choice of buying a magazine.
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Questionnaire
Questionnaire
1. Would you like to see another music magazine that focus’ on different types of music such as classical and pop music on the market?
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2. Do you prefer to see colour or plain text on the front cover of a magazine?
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3. Do you think the text used reflects the genre of the magazine?
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4. Does the style of text appeal to you?
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5. How much would you be willing to pay for a good music magazine?
20p-99p £1-£1.99 £2-£2.99 £3-3.99 £4-£4.99 £5+
6. What really draws your attention to a magazine?
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7. Do you think that competitions and free gifts help persuade you to buy a magazine?
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8. Would a picture of a celebrity help persuade you to buy a magazine?
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9. Is it easy to see that the magazine is about music just from the front cover?
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1. Would you like to see another music magazine that focus’ on different types of music such as classical and pop music on the market?
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2. Do you prefer to see colour or plain text on the front cover of a magazine?
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3. Do you think the text used reflects the genre of the magazine?
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4. Does the style of text appeal to you?
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5. How much would you be willing to pay for a good music magazine?
20p-99p £1-£1.99 £2-£2.99 £3-3.99 £4-£4.99 £5+
6. What really draws your attention to a magazine?
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7. Do you think that competitions and free gifts help persuade you to buy a magazine?
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8. Would a picture of a celebrity help persuade you to buy a magazine?
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9. Is it easy to see that the magazine is about music just from the front cover?
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Friday, 25 September 2009
Preliminary task- front cover
Preliminary task
For my preliminary task I have decided to make a college magazine. The magazine is going to be based on what is going on around the college in that particular week.
For this edition I am going to be giving information on two girls who attended the college and have just released a hit single that has got number one in the charts. The magazine will include an interview with them and also a photo shoot of the girls.
Im am going to base it on my own school and use the colour scheme blue, black and white, which is the colour scheme of my school.
On the front cover I am going to have a picture of a student who has become famous through recording music and will advertise how we have an interview with her.
Then I will create the contents page, still sticking to the original colour scheme of Blue, white and black.
The magazine will look young and fresh but not as stylish as my main magazine because it only aimed at students from school to let them know what’s going on.
Magazine cover
This is a print screen of my preliminary magazine front cover called ‘SG magazine’, which I have created for students at St Georges school.
For the production of my magazine, I used Adobe Photoshop CS3 for the editing of images. I made use of a variety of tools such as, magnetic tool, marquee tool, magic wand and type tool.
From looking at the magazine, I can see that there are several ways in which it could be improved. For example, the main image looks quite normal and plain, in which I could airbrush the image to make it look more appealing.
Moreover, I think that the colours used on my magazine are not very bold, therefore does not make the front cover stand out at all; this could easily be improved by using bold colours so that it would appeal to the target audience more. I could add more of a variety of text styles to make the cover look more appealing to the eye. However I like the logo i created for the title of the magazine as i feel itis short and sharp whilst looking attarctive.
For my preliminary task I have decided to make a college magazine. The magazine is going to be based on what is going on around the college in that particular week.
For this edition I am going to be giving information on two girls who attended the college and have just released a hit single that has got number one in the charts. The magazine will include an interview with them and also a photo shoot of the girls.
Im am going to base it on my own school and use the colour scheme blue, black and white, which is the colour scheme of my school.
On the front cover I am going to have a picture of a student who has become famous through recording music and will advertise how we have an interview with her.
Then I will create the contents page, still sticking to the original colour scheme of Blue, white and black.
The magazine will look young and fresh but not as stylish as my main magazine because it only aimed at students from school to let them know what’s going on.
Magazine cover
This is a print screen of my preliminary magazine front cover called ‘SG magazine’, which I have created for students at St Georges school.
For the production of my magazine, I used Adobe Photoshop CS3 for the editing of images. I made use of a variety of tools such as, magnetic tool, marquee tool, magic wand and type tool.
From looking at the magazine, I can see that there are several ways in which it could be improved. For example, the main image looks quite normal and plain, in which I could airbrush the image to make it look more appealing.
Moreover, I think that the colours used on my magazine are not very bold, therefore does not make the front cover stand out at all; this could easily be improved by using bold colours so that it would appeal to the target audience more. I could add more of a variety of text styles to make the cover look more appealing to the eye. However I like the logo i created for the title of the magazine as i feel itis short and sharp whilst looking attarctive.
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Planning prelminary task
For my preliminary task I am going to craete a school magazine.
I am going to focus on our recent sports day and talent show to make the magazine interesting and appealing to the target audience.
The target audience for my school magazine is school students from the age of 12-18. I need to make the front cover appealing to this wide range of ages whilst still being interesting to all students.
I have decided on a blue/purple colour scheme with black font as I feel this is attractive to girls and boys.
I am going to get a younger pupil to pose in thier P.E kit holding a javelin for my main picture for the sports day article. I am also going to get some contestents from our school talent show to pose as a smaller article.
I am going to focus on our recent sports day and talent show to make the magazine interesting and appealing to the target audience.
The target audience for my school magazine is school students from the age of 12-18. I need to make the front cover appealing to this wide range of ages whilst still being interesting to all students.
I have decided on a blue/purple colour scheme with black font as I feel this is attractive to girls and boys.
I am going to get a younger pupil to pose in thier P.E kit holding a javelin for my main picture for the sports day article. I am also going to get some contestents from our school talent show to pose as a smaller article.
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Analysis of contents page 2
This is a contents page of a pop music magazine. I like the style of this magazine as it is very young and fresh and will appeal to my target audience.Several things will attract the reader to this page; firstly it is the circle at the top of the page that has the name of the magazine in it. Secondly as the reader looks down the page, there is a picture of a boy band to attract the reader.
This makes the audience want to find out more about what they are doing and read their story in the magazine. NME have used an interesting style and font that breaks the codes and conventions normally used for contents pages which reflects that the magazine is for teenagers.
Down the side of the page there is another section of the contents page that gives brief information on what events are happening in different areas of the country, the audience is drawn to the picture of people clubbing at the bottom of the page which relates to young people and what they like to do.
Lastly there is a token at the bottom of the page for £2 off NME clubs, this will attract the target audience because many of them will be students who are low on money and want to go to places that are cheap.
These are three other examples of contents pages from music magazines. As you can see they are vibrant and eye catching and all of them have pictures on. I am definitely going to use pictures for my contents page. The pictures on all three of the pages are mainly on the left hand side and the text on the right so I am going to stick to this format when it comes to designing my magazine.
Saturday, 19 September 2009
Contents page analysis 1
This magazine is aimed at a slightly older target audience than the previous; this can be seen in the way that the contents page is set out. This page is much neater and more formal. The title of the magazine is written clearly at the top of the page with the date written clearly next to it. The first thing that the reader’s eye is drawn to is the big picture of the famous band that has a magazine article in the magazine.The picture follows the format of the magazine, being very clear and plain but pleasing to look at. Underneath this, there is a small content on the reviews on the magazine, there is another picture of a famous person who has written some of the reviews, and this once again set out very clearly.
On the left hand side there is the main contents of the magazine, it is set into different sections, such as features, specials and every month. The contents page is very easy to navigate as the page numbers are clearly written next to the title of the articles.
There aren’t really any graphical features used to draw the reader’s attention which is a downfall, as makes the page look quite boring and not very attractive to the reader’s eye.
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Summary of Front covers
(pics)
All of the music magazine covers make a huge statement; they are all very appealing to the eye and look very dramatic. Most of the colours used are bright and bold but still relate back to the colour scheme. If we look at the top three covers from Mojo, they are very artistic and fun looking. They relate well to their target audience and to the person on the front cover. The bottom three are also very bold and colourful especially the cover with lady gaga on, the bright colours and strange dress code relate to her personality and what she is like in real life.
Summary of front covers
Overall it is clear that most of the music magazines are similar to each other. The first aspect that is similar on all of the magazines is the use of the image on the front cover. Each magazine uses a famous person to grab the attention of the target audience. The ‘celebrity’ is normally looking straight into the camera as if they are looking straight at the reader helping to grab the attention of readers. The picture is more often than not an upper body shot so much more detail can be seen on the face of the main image. The position of the main image will vary from issue to issue depending on the type of message the magazine is trying to portray that particular week or month. The eyes of the model are normally positioned in the centre of the page to help attract the reader, and being a music magazine, it is very important the ‘celebrity’ stands out because it may convince the consumer to buy the magazine.
The second greatest aspect is the text. The text is very important because it supports the main images on the cover page in telling the consumer what is going to be in the magazine and once again convincing them to buy it or not depending on if they find it interesting. The text and main titles will be formatted depending o the target audience as its clear a teenager would not be attracted to the same text as a mature adult. The magazine will often have a colour scheme to give the cover consistency and help it to flow and fit together.
The final aspect is the general balance of the whole page. As I mentioned before the cover must have consistency for it to fit together and look appealing to the consumer. Magazine editors will look at the magazine form the consumer’s perspective and decide whether the look works well. It is well known that images are more appealing than text but it is important to get the right balance.
All of the music magazine covers make a huge statement; they are all very appealing to the eye and look very dramatic. Most of the colours used are bright and bold but still relate back to the colour scheme. If we look at the top three covers from Mojo, they are very artistic and fun looking. They relate well to their target audience and to the person on the front cover. The bottom three are also very bold and colourful especially the cover with lady gaga on, the bright colours and strange dress code relate to her personality and what she is like in real life.
Summary of front covers
Overall it is clear that most of the music magazines are similar to each other. The first aspect that is similar on all of the magazines is the use of the image on the front cover. Each magazine uses a famous person to grab the attention of the target audience. The ‘celebrity’ is normally looking straight into the camera as if they are looking straight at the reader helping to grab the attention of readers. The picture is more often than not an upper body shot so much more detail can be seen on the face of the main image. The position of the main image will vary from issue to issue depending on the type of message the magazine is trying to portray that particular week or month. The eyes of the model are normally positioned in the centre of the page to help attract the reader, and being a music magazine, it is very important the ‘celebrity’ stands out because it may convince the consumer to buy the magazine.
The second greatest aspect is the text. The text is very important because it supports the main images on the cover page in telling the consumer what is going to be in the magazine and once again convincing them to buy it or not depending on if they find it interesting. The text and main titles will be formatted depending o the target audience as its clear a teenager would not be attracted to the same text as a mature adult. The magazine will often have a colour scheme to give the cover consistency and help it to flow and fit together.
The final aspect is the general balance of the whole page. As I mentioned before the cover must have consistency for it to fit together and look appealing to the consumer. Magazine editors will look at the magazine form the consumer’s perspective and decide whether the look works well. It is well known that images are more appealing than text but it is important to get the right balance.
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Analysis of front cover 3
The title of this magazine is in a recognisable format, it’s very bold and stands out so the consumer instantly knows what magazine they are looking at. The White text contrasts the black and green colour scheme and really helps to make a statement for the magazine. The ‘free CD’ you get with magazine is going to help attract buyers who are persuaded by free gifts.
The main image really grabs the attention of anyone walking by. The artists are looking straight into the eye of the consumer and it’s very interesting to look at. The band is made to look like the most important thing and their heads are slightly covering the title to make sure they are the centre of the page.
The colour scheme on the page is very attractive to the reader’s eye. The colours match well with each other and even suit the nature of the band.
The magazine cover includes a picture of the free CD that the consumer will receive, once again reinforcing the idea that you will be getting something for free. Also down in the bottom corner you can find more information about what is going to be in the magazine without having to read too much text
As you can see, the magazines I have chosen all have pictures of celebrity artists on. The images are all made to look as though the artists are looking straight at you, possibly not the case of the cover in the top left or bottom left but this is what most music magazines tend to do. We can see from these covers that they are all targeted at different age groups and the images will be interpreted in different ways. For example men might interpret the images different to women. In the cover in the bottom left, women may see this girl as a beautiful lady with nice hair, makeup and clothes whereas men might see it in a more sexual manner. For my magazine I want the front cover to be dramatic which the BBC one does not really aim to be because it is targeting a different market, therefore I am going to focus on the other magazines such as Mojo and Q.
All of the music magazine covers make a huge statement; they are all very appealing to the eye and look very dramatic. Most of the colours used are bright and bold but still relate back to the colour scheme. If we look at the top three covers from Mojo, they are very artistic and fun looking. They relate well to their target audience and to the person on the front cover. The bottom three are also very bold and colourful especially the cover with lady gaga on, the bright colours and strange dress code relate to her personality and what she is like in real life.
The main image really grabs the attention of anyone walking by. The artists are looking straight into the eye of the consumer and it’s very interesting to look at. The band is made to look like the most important thing and their heads are slightly covering the title to make sure they are the centre of the page.
The colour scheme on the page is very attractive to the reader’s eye. The colours match well with each other and even suit the nature of the band.
The magazine cover includes a picture of the free CD that the consumer will receive, once again reinforcing the idea that you will be getting something for free. Also down in the bottom corner you can find more information about what is going to be in the magazine without having to read too much text
As you can see, the magazines I have chosen all have pictures of celebrity artists on. The images are all made to look as though the artists are looking straight at you, possibly not the case of the cover in the top left or bottom left but this is what most music magazines tend to do. We can see from these covers that they are all targeted at different age groups and the images will be interpreted in different ways. For example men might interpret the images different to women. In the cover in the bottom left, women may see this girl as a beautiful lady with nice hair, makeup and clothes whereas men might see it in a more sexual manner. For my magazine I want the front cover to be dramatic which the BBC one does not really aim to be because it is targeting a different market, therefore I am going to focus on the other magazines such as Mojo and Q.
How does the text used on the magazine reflect the genre?
Rolling Stone magazine
The font used in this magazine is very funky! It is not the type of text that is normally expected to be used on a magazine cover. It goes against convention which reflects the attitudes and behaviours of the people that are featured in the magazine. When the audience sees the text they will instantly know what type of music artists are featured in the magazine. The text used is often linked to rock music, e.g. used on their album covers. The other text used is quite ordinary, which helps the text of the title to stand out and have a greater effect. The colours that are used (red blue and white) also add to the style of music as they are quite strong colours that make a statement rather than having just black and white. This will definitely appeal to the magazine’s target audience.
Q magazine
Q magazine has a variety of music artists appear in their magazine but they are usually quite classy pop artists. This is reflected in the type of font they use, it is an ordinary but still quite fresh and modern style with colours that compliment each other and stand out. This quite simple use of font has a big effect and catches the reader’s eye. The colour red is used a lot on this particular cover because it is a colour that is often associated with classy women such as Madonna. This would be very appealing to the target audience of the magazine.
BBC Music magazine
The genre of this magazine is definitely reflected through the font used on the front cover. The font that’s used is very plain and formal and the main title is printed in a slightly italic font which is often used in the world of classical music. The colours of the font are not very interesting just plain black and white; the magazine is more informative rather than entertaining for the audience. The people that normally read this magazine would not be interested in paying for fancy front covers because they would rather just be able to read the font and see it clearly. The magazine looks very classy and appeals to its up market audience.
All of the music magazine covers make a huge statement; they are all very appealing to the eye and look very dramatic. Most of the colours used are bright and bold but still relate back to the colour scheme. If we look at the top three covers from Mojo, they are very artistic and fun looking. They relate well to their target audience and to the person on the front cover. The bottom three are also very bold and colourful especially the cover with lady gaga on, the bright colours and strange dress code relate to her personality and what she is like in real life.
Analysis of music magazine 2
Q magazine
Q magazine is a music magazine that is published monthly in the UK. It has a circulation of 130,179 as of June 2007. The founders of Q magazine are Mark Ellen and David Hepworth, they decided to create their own music magazine as they were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring the generation of older music buyers. Q was first published in 1986, setting itself apart from much of the other music press with monthly production and higher standards of photography and printing.
Every edition of Q magazine has the same title in the left corner of the magazine; this is different from normal titles of magazines. It makes the magazine stand out.
The logo of the magazine ‘Q’ is the same on every magazine, as well of the colour scheme red, white and black which dennotates passion. The magazine is aimed at young adults which is why the magazine is very ‘fresh’ looking. – this sort of layout will attract younger readers.
Q have advertised that it is a 196 page issue which is more than it would normally be, this makes the reader feel as though they are getting something for free and they are more likely to buy the magazine. The main image has her eye looking out as if she is looking at the audience (mode of address) which is very useful as it will catch the reader’s eye. As well as having the anchorage text being the name of the main image. Q has also listed many other famous people who appear in the magazine down the side of the page, this will attract people who like reading about famous celebrities. There is another headline and picture on the front cover; this will show that the magazine is packed of things. It will attract women because it is about important women in music.
Q magazine has a variety of music artists appear in their magazine but they are usually quite classy pop artists. This is reflected in the type of font they use, it is an ordinary but still quite fresh and modern style with colours that compliment each other and stand out. This quite simple use of font has a big effect and catches the reader’s eye. The colour red is used a lot on this particular cover because it is a colour that is often associated with classy women such as Madonna. This would be very appealing to the target audience of the magazine.
Monday, 14 September 2009
Analysis of Music magazine 1
The Rolling Stone magazine is a famous music magazine that was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by a lady called Jann Wenner. It is devoted to politics, music and pop culture and is published every two weeks.
Every edition of the magazine has the same style font for the title, but the colour is always different. This adds cohesion to the magazine and makes the title very recognisable. The name Rolling Stones is a very appropriate name for a music magazine as there was a famous band called the Rolling Stones. Most people know that there has been a band called the rolling stones and they were a very popular band at the time the magazine was created so this would appeal to the audience.
The main image uses direct mode of address, in which Amy Winehouse is somewhat looking straight into the eyes of the reader. In addition, her head overlaps the majority of the title, which suggests that he is the main focus of the front cover and possibly the whole magazine. The title is very infamous so even though she is covering it up you can still work out what it says. Amy Winehouse is on the front cover, for the reason that she is well known and would attract the target audience for this magazine.The anchorage text states that the main image is that of Amy Winehouse. The name of the artist as the main image is larger than the rest of the text, in which it is the second largest font size on the whole of the front cover, which suggests that it is the second most important feature on the page other than the title.
The title
In this edition of the Rolling Stones magazine, the title is the colour blue. The title is hidden by the main image. Even though the title is covered the audience will still know that it says Rolling Stones because it is such an infamous name. The magazine has chosen the colour blue because it stands out from the background and the person in the main image is not a very girly person so it would not look appropriate to have a pink coloured title or another feminine colour.
On the left side of the magazine, there are other titles and bits of information to tell the audience what else they will find in the magazine. A variety of different fonts are used to make different parts of text stand out.
“Giuliani: worse than bush”-This text has been put into a text box that stands out because it is an important piece of information. The creator of the magazine wants this piece of information to come across as important to the audience and by making it different to the rest of the magazine the audience’s eye is attracted to it
This edition of the magazine only has text on one side of the magazine (the left) and the right side is mainly taken up by the main image. This shows that the rolling stones are going against regular codes and conventions. The audience will perceive this in the way that the people that feature in Rolling Stones are unconventional and go against normal rules of society. This is adding cohesion to the magazine because they are sticking to the theme of going against norms.
The design of the title block suggests that the magazine is aimed at all ages of people not just he old or the young. However the font style is not particularly young fresh and hip meaning that they want to attract readers that are interested styles of music that are not necessarily in the charts.
The font used in this magazine is very funky! It is not the type of text that is normally expected to be used on a magazine cover. It goes against convention which reflects the attitudes and behaviours of the people that are featured in the magazine. When the audience sees the text they will instantly know what type of music artists are featured in the magazine. The text used is often linked to rock music, e.g. used on their album covers. The other text used is quite ordinary, which helps the text of the title to stand out and have a greater effect. The colours that are used (red blue and white) also add to the style of music as they are quite strong colours that make a statement rather than having just black and white. This will definitely appeal to the magazine’s target audience.
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Research into music magazines
Media coursework research
At the moment there are many different kinds of music magazines available to people. Many of them focus on modern day pop artists or well known classic rock bands. Some different music magazines include; The Rolling Stones, Q, Clash, BBC music and MTV music magazine. Each of these cover a different genre of music, for example The Rolling Stones covers well known artists and popular bands of the past and present whilst Kerrang covers many different heavy rock bands. BBC music is famous for covering a lot of classical music artists and orchestras around the country.
Magazines
There are many different types of magazines. Magazines can either be print based or electronic magazines on the internet. They are mainly funded by advertising in their monthly or weekly issues, and do not just appeal to one age group but several.
Magazines cover a variety of different genres; the main genre’s are:
· Fashion
· Teen and fashion
· Health and fitness
· Music
· Women’s
· Car
· Computer
· Art
· News
List of magazines in the above categories
Some examples of fashion magazines-
· Vogue
· Cosmopolitan
· Glamour
· Elle
· Marie-Claire
Some examples of teen fashion magazines-
· Teen vogue
· Bliss
· Sugar
· Mizz
· Cosmo girl
Some examples of heath and fitness magazines-
· Alive
· Medicine
· Life positive
· Shape
· Health
Some examples of music magazines –
· Q
· BBC Musical
· FHM
· Rolling Stone
· R&R
Some examples of news magazines-
· The Economist
· The Reporter
· Hello
· OK!
· Red Herring
· The First Post
Some examples of women’s Magazines-
· Femina
· In Touch
· In Style
· Flare
· The Oprah
Some examples of computer Magazines-
· PC Pro
· PC World
· Windows Vista
· Computer Shopper
· New Computer Express
Some examples of art magazines-
· Art Calendar
· Raw Vision
· Contemporary
At the moment there are many different kinds of music magazines available to people. Many of them focus on modern day pop artists or well known classic rock bands. Some different music magazines include; The Rolling Stones, Q, Clash, BBC music and MTV music magazine. Each of these cover a different genre of music, for example The Rolling Stones covers well known artists and popular bands of the past and present whilst Kerrang covers many different heavy rock bands. BBC music is famous for covering a lot of classical music artists and orchestras around the country.
Magazines
There are many different types of magazines. Magazines can either be print based or electronic magazines on the internet. They are mainly funded by advertising in their monthly or weekly issues, and do not just appeal to one age group but several.
Magazines cover a variety of different genres; the main genre’s are:
· Fashion
· Teen and fashion
· Health and fitness
· Music
· Women’s
· Car
· Computer
· Art
· News
List of magazines in the above categories
Some examples of fashion magazines-
· Vogue
· Cosmopolitan
· Glamour
· Elle
· Marie-Claire
Some examples of teen fashion magazines-
· Teen vogue
· Bliss
· Sugar
· Mizz
· Cosmo girl
Some examples of heath and fitness magazines-
· Alive
· Medicine
· Life positive
· Shape
· Health
Some examples of music magazines –
· Q
· BBC Musical
· FHM
· Rolling Stone
· R&R
Some examples of news magazines-
· The Economist
· The Reporter
· Hello
· OK!
· Red Herring
· The First Post
Some examples of women’s Magazines-
· Femina
· In Touch
· In Style
· Flare
· The Oprah
Some examples of computer Magazines-
· PC Pro
· PC World
· Windows Vista
· Computer Shopper
· New Computer Express
Some examples of art magazines-
· Art Calendar
· Raw Vision
· Contemporary
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