Magazine Update

I have added a barcode and more text to the cover. I have also changed some of the fonts to make them stand out more.

Magazine Update

I have changed the font and added some coverlines to the cover. I had to change the shape of the competition puff as I had some difficulty adding text to it.

Front Cover In Progress

This is the start of my magazine front cover. I think that the font will be changed to fit the genre more and to come up with a name for the magazine.
I need to add coverlines, a puff, images etc onto the cover to make it look more like a magazine.

Typography

Sans-Serif - A font type without a serif
For example:


Serif:  
Sans-Serif: 

Magazine Images

Here are the images that I am going to use for the posters in my magazine.
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Magazine Images

Here are the images that I am going to use for the posters in my magazine.
         Original                                                                                                         Edited

Magazine Images

Here are the images that I am going to use for the posters in my magazine.

 

Magazine Images

For my magazine I have taken pictures of posters of well known musicians to add to my magazine.                                                                                                                                                                          
This image I will put on my front cover in contrast with my other photograph.

I edited this image because I only needed the one person. I edited the background colour to match my other images background so that the backgrounds blend in on my front cover.
                                   
                                                                                                             



                                                                                                                                   




                                                                                                             

                                                   Here is a photo of someone which I will put on my contents page as the editor.

                                                                   

Magazine Photoshoot

For my photograph of the band which the double page spread will be about, I had to edit the three separate images together. This is my fist attempt which I didn't like. The models are all different sizes so the photo looks weird.

This is my second attempt. I tried to make the models similar sizes, however the model on the right is still slightly bigger than the others. I didn't have enough time to re-edit this image, so this is the image that I will use for my double page spread.

Magazine Photoshoot

This is the photograph which I will use for my front cover.

- Original               Edited-

Magazine Photoshoot

- Original                           Edited-

Magazine Photoshoot

This is one of my models.

 I had my models wear non 

branded clothing that wasn't 

overly colourful to fit in with

 my target audience. 

- Original 

                              Edited-

Photography Inspiration

The majority of the photographs that I have looked at of bands have been posed and taken in a studio. Although there are quite a few photographs taken outside of the studio and some naturalistic shots. These naturalistic shots are usually of the band performing live. The photographs of the artists I have looked at tend to be low key - it depends on what area of rock the bands are.

• Shot - medium shot. This photograph is a typical band shot as it's a medium shot and the entire band are doing similar things to make the photograph look tidy and not all over the place. The photograph is in black and white. 

• Shot - Medium Long Shot. Like the previous photograph the background is plain which creates no distractions from the band. Also the clothing items are colour coordinated so there aren't any clashes in the photo.                                                                                                                                                  

• Shot - Long Shot. Unlike the previous images, this photograph is a naturalistic one (not posed for). The background links in with the image so it's not entirely distracting.       

• In Kerrang! magazine they have a shots page where it shows you the images of the posters. You can see that the majority of the photographs have a plain background and are mostly posed for but there are some naturalistic shots. Most of the these images are a medium shot.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Music Magazine Pitch

Mock Up of Double Page Spread

Mock Up of Contents Page

Mock Up of Front Cover

Analysis Of A Double Page Spread - Kerrang!

DPS Analysis - Rock Sound

Analysis Of A Contents Page - Rock Sound

Contents Page Analysis - Kerrang!

Analysis Of Two Front Covers: Kerrang! & Rock Sound

Institution Research - Rock Sound

Montage Of Music Magazines

Music Genre Wordle

Initial Ideas For Music Magazine

Action Plan

Main Task: the front cover, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine.

Action Plan
6th October -

•  Music genre wordle.
• Montage illustrating range of music magazines on sale in the UK.
• Initial ideas for music magazine.
•  Institution research of a music magazine on sale in the UK.
• Analysis 2 X front covers.

13th October -

• Analysis 2 X contents page. 
• Analysis 2 X double page spreads.

20th October

• Pitch
• Pitch feedback. 
• Summery of pitch feedback.
• Style sheet.
• Mock up of front cover.
• Mock up of contents page.
• Mock up of double page spread.

3rd November

• Contents page photo-shoot.
• Front cover design work in progress.

10th November

• Front cover design work in progress.

17th November

• Contents page photo-shoot.
• Contents page design work in progress.

24th Novemeber

• Double page spread photo-shoot.
• double page design work in progress.

1st December

• Audience feedback on all pages.
• Design development in response to feedback.

8th December

• Final design development.
• Final magazine pages.

5th January

• Evaluation questions 1,2 & 3

12th January

• Evaluation questions 4, 5 & 6

Introduction To The Main Task.

The main task is to create the front page, the contents and double page spread of a new music magazine.

Evaluation

Question 1 -  In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Before I created my media product, I researched student magazines to get an idea of what my product will need. After researching many magazines I found out that the student magazines were following the same sort of house style. This house style was bright colours, usually a happy student(s) as the central image, different interesting fonts and a masthead. I think these type of magazines follow this type of house style because it would attract the right readers into buying the magazine. The mode of address in almost all of the magazines that I researched were informal and chatty which would match the readers (younger generation). My media product uses some conventions of real media products.  My media product includes a masthead, a central image, a splash and some cover lines. The central image is of a happy student to portray the magazine in a positive way. The masthead is a student related name which should help present the product as a student magazine.

Question 2 - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The social group that my media product represents is students between the age of 16 to 24 years. I have attempted to do this by keeping the text informal to keep the magazine friendly and readable. My central image is of a happy student which steers away from the typical 'wild' teenager. This would hopefully portray students as pleasant, happy people. Because I have kept the colour scheme simple, the student magazine should appeal to both male and female students.

Question 3 - What kind of media institution might distribute your media product?

I think that my student magazine would be distributed in local colleges as that is what my media product is targeted at. This is because my media product includes information about local areas and wouldn't benefit being distributed far away from the area.

Question 4 - Who would be the target audience for your media product?

My media product is specifically aimed at teenagers and young adults between the ages of 16 to 24. This is because my media product includes revision tips, student related news, reviews, competitions and discounts that students would be interested in.

Question 5 - How did you attract/address your audience?

To attract an audience I used a student for the central image. This is because it will be someone they recognise and can relate to the image as it's someone in their age group. I used simple bright colours which the students I asked in my research said they preferred.  I placed my masthead at the top of the cover which made it noticeable and would hopefully attract students. I also used readable fonts and informal language to help address the audience.

Question 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

At the start of the preliminary task we had to set up a blogger account. We did this for somewhere to keep and post our work. Blogger is simple and easy to use.

To design and put together the magazine we used Indesign. I had never used Indesign before and found it confusing to start off with. After a while I got used to creating layers to add something new to the design and learned the basics of the programme.

I also used a camera to take pictures for my contents and cover page. Using the camera was simple as I have used them many times before.

Final Student Magazine

Mock Of Magazine Front Cover And Contents Page

Fonts

Colour Schemes

Research: Target Audience

Before I begin designing my student/college magazine I need to research and find out what the audience want the magazine to look like and what content they want in the magazine.

1. How much would you be willing to pay for a student/college magazine?

• Everyone that I asked suggested that the magazine should be free.

2. Would you prefer bright colours or pale colours for the colour scheme?

• Everyone suggested that bright colours would be better than paler ones because the brighter colours would stand out.

3. Would you prefer the magazine to use informal language, or formal language?

• They would prefer informal language.

4.What images/photographs would you like to see?

• Photographs of students and the college. Also any photographs/image that relate to any of the content (films, artists, events).

Initial Ideas For Student Magazine

House Style

I think the background of my magazine will be black, and I will use bright images and bold colours to help make the magazine stand out. 

Mode Of Address

The mode of address will be informal, chatty and direct to aim more towards my target audience (students).

Central Image

The central image will be the entire background of the cover. On top of the central image there will be a splash, the headline (top left hand corner) and some cover lines. The central image will be a photograph of students to help engage the target audience.

Content

The content will include information like any local job offers, university information, polls, and any advice. The magazine will also include film reviews, music, festivals, vouchers, any events that might/will interest the students.

Fonts

The font will be clear, easy to read and informal.

Masthead

For the masthead I would want it to be bold and bigger than the over font on the page (to make the masthead stand out). The colours would be bright and the colour maybe either red or a blue.

Textual analysis of a student/college magazine.

Textual analysis of a student/college magazine

Introduction to Preliminary Task and Action Plan

The preliminary task is to create the front cover and contents page for a college student magazine.

Action Plan

Week 1: 15th September.

• Research & Planning - Analysis of magazines and how they target audiences
• Research of target audience
• Planning for production

Week 2: 22nd September

• Production
• Photo Shoot
• Design Front Cover
• Design Contents Page

Week 3: 29th September

• Production
• Design Contents Page
• Evaluation

Week 4: 6th October

• Evaluation