Friday, 9 May 2014
Question 7
7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
From the start of creating my music magazine, my knowledge of using photoshop has increased considerably. For example I now know how to use different features and filters that I hadn't known was there before. In addition, I have increased my knowledge on how to blur the image into the background to make it look part of the background, making the line of the image not looking as sharp. An example of this would be my magazine contents page. For this I had to blur the image outwards to make a background for the image. This made the line of the cut out image look less sharp.
I feel like I have used more of a variety of techniques than my preliminary task. For example I have included quotes from inside the magazine, competitions and freebies (two free posters) to appeal to the audience where as my preliminary task lacked this. The images taken from the preliminary task I feel didn't give as strong as impact as the main task. This is due to the image quality. Sending the images over, it seemed to distort the image and make it look more pixelised. For my main task I fixed this by using the blur tool to smoothen the image.
Overall, my understanding of softwares has improved greatly throughout this project because at the start i'd barely used software such as photoshop in the years. Also I feel I have a greater understanding and knowledge on how to produce a music magazine and what sort of work goes into making one.
From the start of creating my music magazine, my knowledge of using photoshop has increased considerably. For example I now know how to use different features and filters that I hadn't known was there before. In addition, I have increased my knowledge on how to blur the image into the background to make it look part of the background, making the line of the image not looking as sharp. An example of this would be my magazine contents page. For this I had to blur the image outwards to make a background for the image. This made the line of the cut out image look less sharp.I feel like I have used more of a variety of techniques than my preliminary task. For example I have included quotes from inside the magazine, competitions and freebies (two free posters) to appeal to the audience where as my preliminary task lacked this. The images taken from the preliminary task I feel didn't give as strong as impact as the main task. This is due to the image quality. Sending the images over, it seemed to distort the image and make it look more pixelised. For my main task I fixed this by using the blur tool to smoothen the image.
Overall, my understanding of softwares has improved greatly throughout this project because at the start i'd barely used software such as photoshop in the years. Also I feel I have a greater understanding and knowledge on how to produce a music magazine and what sort of work goes into making one.
Thursday, 8 May 2014
Question 6
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of
constructing this product?
With the construction of my product, I have used many technologies to produce it. The first of all would be a Nikon camera. This was used to construct a photo shoot for images to use on my product. From the images, I used an app to create a filter that could benefit the photo to make is darker and more glossy.
After the filter was used on my images, I picked out the best ones that would attract the target audience. With the chosen image I then used photoshop. From this I had also added extra filters to suit the genre by adding a dark undertone for the rock vibe the image needed to give off. A vibrance effect was also used to enhance the colours of the clothing but keeping the dark under layer. This made the image appear bright but standing out from the page that was a vibrant red.
I then continued to use the magic wand tool that cut the image out automatically. Due to the sharp edges I then used the pencil tool to draw on the edges to blend them into the background. From this, the image has began to show pixelation. To fix this, I used the blur tool to blend out the skin to make is look smoother. From this, the image deformed where I had to use the paint tool to draw on other parts to reclaim the image.
This was also used with the contents main image and the double page spread. This is due to the same filters used to match the rest of the magazine product. The text was used by photoshop as well as it was only a simple text that I needed. The masthead of the magazine was also used in photoshop where I had used the pencil tool and a filter to create a glow, patterned effect and the cracks in the image.
constructing this product?
With the construction of my product, I have used many technologies to produce it. The first of all would be a Nikon camera. This was used to construct a photo shoot for images to use on my product. From the images, I used an app to create a filter that could benefit the photo to make is darker and more glossy.
After the filter was used on my images, I picked out the best ones that would attract the target audience. With the chosen image I then used photoshop. From this I had also added extra filters to suit the genre by adding a dark undertone for the rock vibe the image needed to give off. A vibrance effect was also used to enhance the colours of the clothing but keeping the dark under layer. This made the image appear bright but standing out from the page that was a vibrant red.
I then continued to use the magic wand tool that cut the image out automatically. Due to the sharp edges I then used the pencil tool to draw on the edges to blend them into the background. From this, the image has began to show pixelation. To fix this, I used the blur tool to blend out the skin to make is look smoother. From this, the image deformed where I had to use the paint tool to draw on other parts to reclaim the image.
This was also used with the contents main image and the double page spread. This is due to the same filters used to match the rest of the magazine product. The text was used by photoshop as well as it was only a simple text that I needed. The masthead of the magazine was also used in photoshop where I had used the pencil tool and a filter to create a glow, patterned effect and the cracks in the image.
Question 5
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
With my media product, I have addressed the target audience of teenagers and young adults by using certain conventions and imagery to appeal to them. For example, on the cover of my magazine I have used conventions that attract to the target audience. The first would be the main image. The image itself is an image of a teenager that is suggested to be a big star. I used this to attract to the target audience because it is relatable and someone to look up to. A big star would also be of someone that they follow.
Another conventions would be the context on the page. The subheadings contain other music related people that could attract younger people form their image or name. They appeal to the target audience in their own way which would benefit on the front of a teenage music genre magazine.
Thirdly, another would be the colour scheme used. This is relatable to the target audience of teenagers and young adults because of the boldness of the colours. My colour theme is red, white and black which are a trend of colours that are bold ad outgoing- relatable to the target audience as it is attracting the people with the trends and boldness of music- teenagers and young adults.
Overall, my magazine attracted it's audience by the context and the presentational conventions that would attract them. This if from imagery, colour and context.
With my media product, I have addressed the target audience of teenagers and young adults by using certain conventions and imagery to appeal to them. For example, on the cover of my magazine I have used conventions that attract to the target audience. The first would be the main image. The image itself is an image of a teenager that is suggested to be a big star. I used this to attract to the target audience because it is relatable and someone to look up to. A big star would also be of someone that they follow.
Another conventions would be the context on the page. The subheadings contain other music related people that could attract younger people form their image or name. They appeal to the target audience in their own way which would benefit on the front of a teenage music genre magazine.
Thirdly, another would be the colour scheme used. This is relatable to the target audience of teenagers and young adults because of the boldness of the colours. My colour theme is red, white and black which are a trend of colours that are bold ad outgoing- relatable to the target audience as it is attracting the people with the trends and boldness of music- teenagers and young adults.
Overall, my magazine attracted it's audience by the context and the presentational conventions that would attract them. This if from imagery, colour and context.
Question 4
4. Who would be the audience for your media product?
The audience for my magazine would be teenagers and some young adults. I have done this by showing conventions on my media product that could appeal to the target audience. For example, on my media product I have included subheadings that have people such as Miley Cyrus, Coldplay and Paramore on the cover. This makes it clear to the target audience that it is for them as it includes people that they would want to read about.
It relates to them because of the way the magazine has been approached. The media product has an urban/ mature viewing by using the colours red, black and white. These are all harsh colours that stand out but could be the colours that teenagers and young adults could relate to.
The imagery used could also be seen as relating to teenagers because the main image is a teenager. The main image also shows the way a teenager could be represented by the clothing and the make-up.
Finally, the music genre itself can also relate to teenagers. With it being a pop and rock music genre, the top 40 is displayed on the front because it is mostly what teens and young adults listen to.
The audience for my magazine would be teenagers and some young adults. I have done this by showing conventions on my media product that could appeal to the target audience. For example, on my media product I have included subheadings that have people such as Miley Cyrus, Coldplay and Paramore on the cover. This makes it clear to the target audience that it is for them as it includes people that they would want to read about.
It relates to them because of the way the magazine has been approached. The media product has an urban/ mature viewing by using the colours red, black and white. These are all harsh colours that stand out but could be the colours that teenagers and young adults could relate to.
The imagery used could also be seen as relating to teenagers because the main image is a teenager. The main image also shows the way a teenager could be represented by the clothing and the make-up.
Finally, the music genre itself can also relate to teenagers. With it being a pop and rock music genre, the top 40 is displayed on the front because it is mostly what teens and young adults listen to.
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Question 3
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
My media product may be distributed by a media institution because of the conventions used that may relate to their selected theme. My media product would mainly attract a teenage audience so it may be best using a media institution that relates themselves to teenagers or young adults. This would be an advantage to the media product as it will be attracting the correct audience.
If the magazine product had been taken on by a media institution that didn't attract the audience then the magazine product may not get the audience it needs. My magazine may be distributed by a music media institution because if it's contents and view of the magazine. For example, my magazine cover has the image of a teenager that relates to the target audience that the media institution may be looking for. It also has music references such as the headings that include big names in the music industry that may attract the audience. To tell of it's music genre also, I have used a guitar in the title to show that it is of a music genre.
The contents is relatable to the target audience as well because of it's contents listed for the magazine. Each one represents a teenager and could attract them into the actual contents of it's pages.
My media product may be distributed by a media institution because of the conventions used that may relate to their selected theme. My media product would mainly attract a teenage audience so it may be best using a media institution that relates themselves to teenagers or young adults. This would be an advantage to the media product as it will be attracting the correct audience.
If the magazine product had been taken on by a media institution that didn't attract the audience then the magazine product may not get the audience it needs. My magazine may be distributed by a music media institution because if it's contents and view of the magazine. For example, my magazine cover has the image of a teenager that relates to the target audience that the media institution may be looking for. It also has music references such as the headings that include big names in the music industry that may attract the audience. To tell of it's music genre also, I have used a guitar in the title to show that it is of a music genre.
The contents is relatable to the target audience as well because of it's contents listed for the magazine. Each one represents a teenager and could attract them into the actual contents of it's pages.
Question 2
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
With my magazine, I have chosen the target audience of teenagers and young adults. I have used conventions on my magazine to represent the target audience. I have done this with the cover of the magazine by giving it headlines with artists that could appeal to them. For example, I have used people like Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Paramore to capture the target audience.
The main image I have chosen is suitable for the target audience because it shows direct address. The model has been picked to represent teenagers by clothing, make-up and the posing. The clothing on the model is something a teenager could relate to. She is also young which could attract the target audience as it is relatable. The make-up is darkened to suit the music theme of rock and pop, which are usually the type of music teenagers and young adults would go for.
With the contents page and the double page spread, the theme has been kept consistent. The colours relate back to the main cover image. The style of the double page spread is meant to relate to the audience by capturing a teenage mind in the industry. The contents page is used to give the reader an insight of what is included in the magazine which could relate to the reader and interest the teenage and young adult audience. This is also used by the image. The image is of the person looking towards the contents suggesting that is readable by the age group and that even someone that age likes it. The red running down the page is edgy and used to attract the target audience by this.
Question 1
1. In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
I have ensured that my media product has included as many conventions from a real media product as I have listed. Due to previous research of the magazine industry, I have given my magazine the conventions of magazines that are frequent with every issue. However, I have also addressed conventions that may only be familiar in singular issues or differentiate from other magazine issues. For example, in one of my presentations, I have shown the conventions of the music magazine 'Q'. Q had included many typical music magazine conventions but also has it's perks of showing originality.
For my magazine, I wanted to incorporate originality by using Q as a style model. From the magazines I have analysed, my magazine was going to be based with certain aspects that have made the magazine stand out more than others. To do this, I had included the idea of giving the magazine a music feel. Usually, most music magazines are only told by the artist. If a well known artist is used as the cover image, the reader will assume it is a music magazine. For my magazine, I had decided to show this in a different way. Instead of having a well known artist, I have used an artist that is non-existent and upcoming as stated in the double page spread. I have shown that it is a music magazine by making the actual conventions include an understanding of how it is a music magazine. The title 'CRUSHED' has been shown with an image of a guitar that has been put in the title.
For the main image on the front cover I have based it on a fashion magazine but have decided to use the pose for my magazine for the rock/ pop vibe I want to give off from the model.
From this I have taken the pose and decided to recreate it. In this image the model is looking directly into the camera which creates an effect of them looking right at the reader and wanting them to buy it. This is relatable to every other magazine because each one has its own way of attracting its audience.
For the colour scheme I have used the red, black and white to show the rock genre. Because if this, I have based the costume on the colour scheme to help the model stand out from the page. I have used the black shirt and the red lipstick to shadow the red on the background.
For my contents page, I wanted to carry on the theme by keeping the colour scheme and genre of rock/ pop. I did not have an image to recreate because this was an image taken originally. For the image I used a blue dress that would separate the model from the colour scheme. The model is not facing the camera this time because it is not on the cover. However, her eyes are directed towards the contents, suggesting that it is worth reading.
I used the image in my contents page with red running down. This contrasts the colour scheme and for the main image to stand out. It also suggests the genre of rock/ pop by making it look edgy.
With my double page spread I also used an original image and edited it to fit the genre and theme of the page. I did this by taking other shots of the dress used and cropping them and blending them to create the effect of the dress floating across the page.
I first composed my double page spread with a grey theme. I did this to create a different background for the model.
However I them realised that it wasn't constant with my colour scheme of black, red and white. I then changed the colour scheme to show that it is apart of the magazine.
I have ensured that my media product has included as many conventions from a real media product as I have listed. Due to previous research of the magazine industry, I have given my magazine the conventions of magazines that are frequent with every issue. However, I have also addressed conventions that may only be familiar in singular issues or differentiate from other magazine issues. For example, in one of my presentations, I have shown the conventions of the music magazine 'Q'. Q had included many typical music magazine conventions but also has it's perks of showing originality.
For my magazine, I wanted to incorporate originality by using Q as a style model. From the magazines I have analysed, my magazine was going to be based with certain aspects that have made the magazine stand out more than others. To do this, I had included the idea of giving the magazine a music feel. Usually, most music magazines are only told by the artist. If a well known artist is used as the cover image, the reader will assume it is a music magazine. For my magazine, I had decided to show this in a different way. Instead of having a well known artist, I have used an artist that is non-existent and upcoming as stated in the double page spread. I have shown that it is a music magazine by making the actual conventions include an understanding of how it is a music magazine. The title 'CRUSHED' has been shown with an image of a guitar that has been put in the title.
For the main image on the front cover I have based it on a fashion magazine but have decided to use the pose for my magazine for the rock/ pop vibe I want to give off from the model.
From this I have taken the pose and decided to recreate it. In this image the model is looking directly into the camera which creates an effect of them looking right at the reader and wanting them to buy it. This is relatable to every other magazine because each one has its own way of attracting its audience. For the colour scheme I have used the red, black and white to show the rock genre. Because if this, I have based the costume on the colour scheme to help the model stand out from the page. I have used the black shirt and the red lipstick to shadow the red on the background.For my contents page, I wanted to carry on the theme by keeping the colour scheme and genre of rock/ pop. I did not have an image to recreate because this was an image taken originally. For the image I used a blue dress that would separate the model from the colour scheme. The model is not facing the camera this time because it is not on the cover. However, her eyes are directed towards the contents, suggesting that it is worth reading.
I used the image in my contents page with red running down. This contrasts the colour scheme and for the main image to stand out. It also suggests the genre of rock/ pop by making it look edgy.
With my double page spread I also used an original image and edited it to fit the genre and theme of the page. I did this by taking other shots of the dress used and cropping them and blending them to create the effect of the dress floating across the page.
I first composed my double page spread with a grey theme. I did this to create a different background for the model.However I them realised that it wasn't constant with my colour scheme of black, red and white. I then changed the colour scheme to show that it is apart of the magazine.Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Audience research
For my audience research, I stuck to my main target audience of being teens and mainly female. I asked 20 people a few questions on my magazine to get feedback and suggestions for improvements. As my magazine is mainly for female, I asked 15 girls and 5 boys to answer the questions so I can get answers from both but extra answers from my target audience.
The main questions I asked were;
1. What target audience do you think the magazine has?
2. What genre do you think the magazine is and how?
3.What improvements could be made?
For the first question I was given a mixed response. 25% of the 20 had said that the magazine would attract a young adult target audience. However, 50% had said that it attract a teenage audience. The twenty five percent included 5 people, two of which where boys. The other 25% said that they just though it was a younger audience.
For the second question, the response was all the same which was that the genre of the magazine was music. I was told how they could tell and 10% said that it was because of the guitar that is included within the mathead. The other 90% said that it was the artists used for the subheadings as they themselves attract a younger audience and are related to music.
The third question was mainly minor things that I have since improved on. The main one was the text size on the double page spread, in which it was too big. Since then I have made the text smaller and added the rest of the text onto the page as it could fit then.
The main questions I asked were;
1. What target audience do you think the magazine has?
2. What genre do you think the magazine is and how?
3.What improvements could be made?
For the first question I was given a mixed response. 25% of the 20 had said that the magazine would attract a young adult target audience. However, 50% had said that it attract a teenage audience. The twenty five percent included 5 people, two of which where boys. The other 25% said that they just though it was a younger audience.
For the second question, the response was all the same which was that the genre of the magazine was music. I was told how they could tell and 10% said that it was because of the guitar that is included within the mathead. The other 90% said that it was the artists used for the subheadings as they themselves attract a younger audience and are related to music.The third question was mainly minor things that I have since improved on. The main one was the text size on the double page spread, in which it was too big. Since then I have made the text smaller and added the rest of the text onto the page as it could fit then.
Friday, 28 February 2014
Double Page spread Improvements
For my double page spread, I have decided to add some improvements with it. Due to feedback on not keeping the colour scheme throughout, I have changed the colours so that they are apart of the magazine issue and the theme is constant throughout. I have also included a banner across the top that advertises the Crushed! interview more so that it is directed towards my magazine. The image above is the improved double page spread.
Contents page improvements
With my contents page, I had decided to add improvements to it. I have added a small bar at the bottom which shows online options and how to get to the page. I have also included an editors note that will tell the reader about the issue and what to expect. The image above is the contents page that I have improved.
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Double page spread
With the double page spread, I didn't include the same colour scheme as the front cover and contents page because I wanted the page to relate to the artist of the article.
For the image I have made it so that it is going across the two pages. With this I got the normal image which didn't have the dress floating behind. I had taken images of the dress in the air and have photoshopped it onto the end of the dress. I used a smudge tool to blend the two together to make one image. With the image I then added a shadow effect on it for it to stand out from the background.
For the colour scheme, I didn't base it from the colour scheme that I used for my front cover and my contents page because I wanted the double page spread to be separate from them and to focus on the artist. Most of the double page spreads I have researched all have a different colour scheme for their double page spread, dependant on the person they are using as the headliner.
In the background, 'BRIT' is used to show the reader that it is a british artist and it shows that is going to be somewhere explained further in the actual article.
Fot the article, I didn't wan't the writing to overlap the image so I did it as a starting point for the article. The rest of the article will be carried on to the next pages. People will know to do this due to the arrow located at the end of the last paragraph. If I was continuing with the article, I would put...
Oprah Winfrey is like a grandmother to me!" Hannah Roberts comes spinning into our interview room in a stunning black dress, completed with a gold necklace and classy black heels. She has spent the last hour answering your burning questions that you had sent in from twitter.
With summer rolling in and the BBQ finally coming out, she tells us what makes her summer special. "Like anybody else would! Get a pool out, throw some beef on the grill and it's the perfect summer!"
And what better to start the summer with her brand new album! 'Cripted' will be available on the 22nd of June. "I have big plans for this album. It's something personal to me and for all my fans. Much of my time has gone into this. I hope that people can see the real me" she says. "Not just the puppet in the headlines".
As Hannah spills more secrets and the truth finally comes out. Do the public really know the real Hannah Roberts? Because our juicy new interview tells us all there is to know about the Hannah that nobody else can see and who is the real girl in the charts is really about.
In recent interviews, Hannah has spoken out to the public after rumours got fired towards her within the last couple of the months.We cleared some of these up just for our readers.
We asked, 'Rumours have been spreading for a few weeks now, any in's and out's you would like to share?'. Hannah didn't hesitate to tell us about her crazy lifestyle.
'Every rumour is false. That's all there is too it. People see me as a star in the dumps that will end up like every other star out there. People just need to accept that i'm very young in the business and that i'm still learning the in's and out's of life' she said.
Hannah continued to 'wow' our studio throughout the time that she was there. Finalising with an exclusive photo shoot for our magazine.
The photo shoot consisted of three pictures. Two of which you will get free in this weeks issue (pages 71-72).
For the rest of the day, we sat down with her and looked into her crazy life. With the Brit awards coming up, we asked her the plans of her performance and what it is like to be nominated.
'I have things planned for the performance. I can't tell anyone what I am planning but hopefully it is going to go well' she said. She continued by adding, 'I am so thankful to be nominated for an award. When I first got signed to my contract, I had never thought I would be here'.
Don't forget to watch Hannah's performance saturday the 29th of June and vote for her as the 'best uprising star' of 2014.
Finally, we asked Hannah about a future tour that could be put in place.
'Yeah, I plan to do a tour' she started. 'I plan to do a little UK tour and hopefully in 2015 I will be going over to the states and starting a worldwide tour. It's all dependant on the album'.
The album is not far of from it's release date and the staff in the studio are more than excited. Can this new album be the big starting point for the star?
With the upcoming album and the (just announced) tour, Hannah is ready to travel the world with her music. The Crushed staff have no doubt in the studio that she will soon be taking over the charts and the star in the rising will soon be known in every household.
For the image I have made it so that it is going across the two pages. With this I got the normal image which didn't have the dress floating behind. I had taken images of the dress in the air and have photoshopped it onto the end of the dress. I used a smudge tool to blend the two together to make one image. With the image I then added a shadow effect on it for it to stand out from the background.
For the colour scheme, I didn't base it from the colour scheme that I used for my front cover and my contents page because I wanted the double page spread to be separate from them and to focus on the artist. Most of the double page spreads I have researched all have a different colour scheme for their double page spread, dependant on the person they are using as the headliner.
In the background, 'BRIT' is used to show the reader that it is a british artist and it shows that is going to be somewhere explained further in the actual article.
Fot the article, I didn't wan't the writing to overlap the image so I did it as a starting point for the article. The rest of the article will be carried on to the next pages. People will know to do this due to the arrow located at the end of the last paragraph. If I was continuing with the article, I would put...
Oprah Winfrey is like a grandmother to me!" Hannah Roberts comes spinning into our interview room in a stunning black dress, completed with a gold necklace and classy black heels. She has spent the last hour answering your burning questions that you had sent in from twitter.
With summer rolling in and the BBQ finally coming out, she tells us what makes her summer special. "Like anybody else would! Get a pool out, throw some beef on the grill and it's the perfect summer!"
And what better to start the summer with her brand new album! 'Cripted' will be available on the 22nd of June. "I have big plans for this album. It's something personal to me and for all my fans. Much of my time has gone into this. I hope that people can see the real me" she says. "Not just the puppet in the headlines".
As Hannah spills more secrets and the truth finally comes out. Do the public really know the real Hannah Roberts? Because our juicy new interview tells us all there is to know about the Hannah that nobody else can see and who is the real girl in the charts is really about.
In recent interviews, Hannah has spoken out to the public after rumours got fired towards her within the last couple of the months.We cleared some of these up just for our readers.
We asked, 'Rumours have been spreading for a few weeks now, any in's and out's you would like to share?'. Hannah didn't hesitate to tell us about her crazy lifestyle.
'Every rumour is false. That's all there is too it. People see me as a star in the dumps that will end up like every other star out there. People just need to accept that i'm very young in the business and that i'm still learning the in's and out's of life' she said.
Hannah continued to 'wow' our studio throughout the time that she was there. Finalising with an exclusive photo shoot for our magazine.
The photo shoot consisted of three pictures. Two of which you will get free in this weeks issue (pages 71-72).
For the rest of the day, we sat down with her and looked into her crazy life. With the Brit awards coming up, we asked her the plans of her performance and what it is like to be nominated.
'I have things planned for the performance. I can't tell anyone what I am planning but hopefully it is going to go well' she said. She continued by adding, 'I am so thankful to be nominated for an award. When I first got signed to my contract, I had never thought I would be here'.
Don't forget to watch Hannah's performance saturday the 29th of June and vote for her as the 'best uprising star' of 2014.
Finally, we asked Hannah about a future tour that could be put in place.
'Yeah, I plan to do a tour' she started. 'I plan to do a little UK tour and hopefully in 2015 I will be going over to the states and starting a worldwide tour. It's all dependant on the album'.
The album is not far of from it's release date and the staff in the studio are more than excited. Can this new album be the big starting point for the star?
With the upcoming album and the (just announced) tour, Hannah is ready to travel the world with her music. The Crushed staff have no doubt in the studio that she will soon be taking over the charts and the star in the rising will soon be known in every household.
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Contents Page
For my contents page I have used the same theme as the front cover so that it is all related to the one magazine.
The image I used was to keep a condensed feel to the magazine and to have the models eyes directed towards the features to the magazine. I have also put a shadow on her to bring the image out from the page. Because of the single image, it relates to the special which is stated to the side of the page.
With the background, I included a dropping wall of red which I have used to connote to the 'rock' style of the magazine.
With the features to the magazine, I used blocks of white for the writing to be able to stand out from the page without the background interfering. Page numbers are next to the features to show the reader how to find the top features in the magazine. An extra headings is used to cut a different section of the magazine away from the others. In this case, there is a 'Hannah Special' which will include everything about the artist that is inside the magazine. An extra side headings has been used opposite it. I have used this to include features that are recurring every issue of the magazine.
Above it all is a heading to relate to the image. I have included the quote to give off the impression that the reader has to read on if they want to find out what the artists is talking about.
At the top of the page I have used a blank black box to keep information and the title of the page in view. At the top of the page I have put the page name 'Contents' in bold, white and capitalised to make it stand out from the rest of the page. The magazine masthead is included to the side of it.
On the right of it I have included the issue number, date and magazine webpage. This is so the reader is reminded of what they are reading and how to be able to get in contact.
The image I used was to keep a condensed feel to the magazine and to have the models eyes directed towards the features to the magazine. I have also put a shadow on her to bring the image out from the page. Because of the single image, it relates to the special which is stated to the side of the page.
With the background, I included a dropping wall of red which I have used to connote to the 'rock' style of the magazine.
With the features to the magazine, I used blocks of white for the writing to be able to stand out from the page without the background interfering. Page numbers are next to the features to show the reader how to find the top features in the magazine. An extra headings is used to cut a different section of the magazine away from the others. In this case, there is a 'Hannah Special' which will include everything about the artist that is inside the magazine. An extra side headings has been used opposite it. I have used this to include features that are recurring every issue of the magazine.
Above it all is a heading to relate to the image. I have included the quote to give off the impression that the reader has to read on if they want to find out what the artists is talking about.
At the top of the page I have used a blank black box to keep information and the title of the page in view. At the top of the page I have put the page name 'Contents' in bold, white and capitalised to make it stand out from the rest of the page. The magazine masthead is included to the side of it.
On the right of it I have included the issue number, date and magazine webpage. This is so the reader is reminded of what they are reading and how to be able to get in contact.
Front cover
For my music magazine front cover, I picked a theme that would stay constant throughout the contents page and the double page spread.
I chose the image for the cover because it has a direct link with the audience. The image was directed towards teens and young adults so I used a young model for the main image to connect with the audience. The colour scheme was dependant on the image with the use of red and black. I included white so it can make the image stand out with its bolder colours.
As using a various range of style models, I decided to incorporate different features from each magazine. The model is shown on top of the masthead of the magazine because it could connote that the magazine is well known.
The main headline is the largest with the name of the artist almost as big as the title. The smaller headlines are in different colours but all resembling back to the main image. I have used buzz words to capture the audiences attention and to make the articles, competitions and interviews seem as though they are worth the read. I have also used quotes to give an insight on what it could be about.
I have used the colours of red and white on the background to give the page some depth with the blurring of the two colours together. With the red at the top, it also helps to make the masthead stand out as it is in white.
The date, price and issue number are located below the masthead, also corresponding with the magazines colour scheme.
A barcode is located in the bottom left hand corner. This is a general convention that is used on every magazine cover but can be anywhere on the page. I have kept it in the corner to keep everything else a centre image.
On the main image, I have added a shadow effect to make the image seem as though it has depth and to look like it is popping out from the page.
With the masthead, I painted a guitar camouflaged into the 'D'. I have done this to relate the image to a music magazine and so it is easy to tell what kind of magazine it is.
With the competitions, I have added a faint red glow to the black to make them stand out to the rest of the subheadings. I have done this because it sits at the bottom of the page with the glow around and it stands out.
At the top of the page I have put a slogan to the magazine and have used 'The UK's number one music magazine' so it can engage readers with it being on of the best music magazines to buy, This can tempt them to buy it over every other music magazine.
I chose the image for the cover because it has a direct link with the audience. The image was directed towards teens and young adults so I used a young model for the main image to connect with the audience. The colour scheme was dependant on the image with the use of red and black. I included white so it can make the image stand out with its bolder colours.
As using a various range of style models, I decided to incorporate different features from each magazine. The model is shown on top of the masthead of the magazine because it could connote that the magazine is well known.
The main headline is the largest with the name of the artist almost as big as the title. The smaller headlines are in different colours but all resembling back to the main image. I have used buzz words to capture the audiences attention and to make the articles, competitions and interviews seem as though they are worth the read. I have also used quotes to give an insight on what it could be about.
I have used the colours of red and white on the background to give the page some depth with the blurring of the two colours together. With the red at the top, it also helps to make the masthead stand out as it is in white.
The date, price and issue number are located below the masthead, also corresponding with the magazines colour scheme.
A barcode is located in the bottom left hand corner. This is a general convention that is used on every magazine cover but can be anywhere on the page. I have kept it in the corner to keep everything else a centre image.
On the main image, I have added a shadow effect to make the image seem as though it has depth and to look like it is popping out from the page.
With the masthead, I painted a guitar camouflaged into the 'D'. I have done this to relate the image to a music magazine and so it is easy to tell what kind of magazine it is.
With the competitions, I have added a faint red glow to the black to make them stand out to the rest of the subheadings. I have done this because it sits at the bottom of the page with the glow around and it stands out.
At the top of the page I have put a slogan to the magazine and have used 'The UK's number one music magazine' so it can engage readers with it being on of the best music magazines to buy, This can tempt them to buy it over every other music magazine.
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