This is my Font cover, even though it looks finished I will probably change the image on the front to a group image, and change the colours of the masthead and text colour.
Thursday, 17 December 2009
My front cover
This is my Font cover, even though it looks finished I will probably change the image on the front to a group image, and change the colours of the masthead and text colour.
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Contents Analyis
Q Magazine - February - the contents page in this magazine runs across two pages with images placed all over the pages of relavant to articles which are featured in this magazine.The left page has the new features to this issue for example how to build the ultimate entourage. Next to the features are images relavant to the features. In the middle of the pages in the main image which is of U2 featured on the front page as well, this helps the reader know which article is the main one you should read.The right hand page features the regulars of Q music magazines, having this makes it easier for the reader to know whats new and whats a normal thing to have in a magazine. At the bottom of the magazine are images relavant to the articles and features.
Q Magazine - September 03- In this issue the contents is spread over two separate pages making you turn the page to find out what else is inside this issue. The first page of the contents area has one big image, this image is of The Rolling Stones as this is one of the most importent articles would like to see. Down the right hand side is the features list which has all the articles that will be in this months issue. On the second page is the area where the editors place the things that are always in the magazine, also the reviews that are in Q like DVD's and music related reviews. Along the right hand side of this page are images of bands and artists which are fetured throughout the rest of the magazine, and a brief idea of whats to come.
Q Magazine - September 03- In this issue the contents is spread over two separate pages making you turn the page to find out what else is inside this issue. The first page of the contents area has one big image, this image is of The Rolling Stones as this is one of the most importent articles would like to see. Down the right hand side is the features list which has all the articles that will be in this months issue. On the second page is the area where the editors place the things that are always in the magazine, also the reviews that are in Q like DVD's and music related reviews. Along the right hand side of this page are images of bands and artists which are fetured throughout the rest of the magazine, and a brief idea of whats to come.
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Cover Analyis
The magazine is named Rolling stones, this magazine has a target audience of the older generation, due to the music featured in this magazine being of the old days, but this magazine also features new music to try and capture the younger audience. Rolling stones is a Bi-weekly magazine., around the price of £5 an issue, but even at this price people will still buy because it's one of the most well known music magazine in the world.The masthead is placed at the top of the cover, like a lot of well known magazine the masthead is placed behind the maim image. Rolling stone doesn't have a selling line, this is because they don't need one, Rolling stone has been going for over 20 years so the publishers are confident that even without a selling line the magazine will sell plenty of copies.
The main cover image is of Kieth Richards and Johnny Depp, both featured in a friendly 'brotherly' pose. This image positioning links to the main article name 'Kieth Richards & Johnny Depp Blood Brothers' this is about the close bond that both of them share. Right at the top of the magazine cover, they are other cover lines featuring 3 bands, probably with new music news to be told to the audience. The barcode is placed at the bottom left of the cover but in this magazine doesn't feature the issue number, this is placed just above the main image along with the date of publication.
Cover Analyis
This magazine is called NME, which is well known for alternative music and indie music. The target audience for this magazine is like most music magazines, which are pointed towards the teenage years and mid twenty's. Each issue is a weekly issue selling around about £3 just like Kerrang. But even at this price many people will buy the weekly issues.The masthead is placed at the top left corner of the cover, and it is placed behind the main cover image, it's placed here and not in front of the image because NME is a well established magazine so the company who publish don't have to worry about not getting any sales, so basically it could be placed anywhere and most people would still realize its NME. The selling line of NME is what NME actually stands for which is 'New Music Express' which is the philosophy of NME to give the reader; information on what new music is coming out.
The main cover image in NME is of a band named The Automatic, the band are placed in a line with the front man placed in the middle, each band member are doing their own little pose, this shows that the band are quite friendly and are jokers. The cover line is about The Automatic's past of how they became who their are, and why they are a band. In the top right corner know as the ear we have another image of Liam Gallagher with someone else, relating to the other cover lines, there are more other cover lines at the bottom of the magazine featuring album reviews and brand new music thats coming out. The barcode is placed at the bottom of the cover, featuring the date and price of publishing. The colour of the font's are yellow and red, which are bright and recognizable to anyone who knows NME.
Cover Analysis
This magazine is called Kerrang, which is a well known rock and heavy metal styled magazine. The target audience for this magazine is for teenagers to mid 20's, it's quite an expensive weekly magazine selling for about £3 an issue, but it will get costumers buying it because it's a well known brand.The masthead is placed at the top of the cover, like most magazines and is placed behind the main cover image, it's placed here and not in front of the image because kerrang know where ever they place it, people will buy the magazine. The selling line of kerrang is 'Life is loud' this is kind of a rock/metal saying because that type of music is best played very loud.
The main image is of a band called 30 Seconds To Mars, the actual image is of the whole band facing towards the reader. The main article is linked to the main image because it's about the making of the album, with the main cover line "The making of a modern masterpiece". On the left hand side they are more images of bands also featured in the magazine, with them extra cover lines indicating the main point of each image. The barcode is placed at the bottom of the page along with this is the date is was published and what number issue it was. At the top and bottom of the cover are other band names that are featured in the rest of the magazine but are not as important as the main bands featured. The company know that who ever they place on the magazine cover, a lot of fans will end up buying the magazine. The colours in Kerrang are very effective and recognizable straight away, the font is unique to Kerrang so people know that it is Kerrang not any other magazine.
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Coventions of a Magazine
Masthead title piece: Basically the name of the magazine itself, usually place at the top of the magazine.
Price: Cost of magazine.
Date: When it was published can be weekly or monthly.
Issue number: The actual number of magazine issued since launch. e.g since the launch in 2005-2009 'The Music Magazine' has published 100 issues
Barcode: Electronically code used to determine what magazine it is and at what retail price.
Teaser: Usually phrases which grabs the readers attention.
Main Feature: Headline: summarizing the main point of the main feature. In large print, different style, bold colours in order to catch the attention of the reader. Usually connected with the image.
Subtitle: Smaller headline that summarizes another feature.
Smaller Feature: Features include in the magazine.
Images: Size: Close up to meduim close up. Image sizes help promote the magazine better.
Font: Style and size of type face.
Colour: Specific.stylistic/thematic types.
Graphics: Graphical shapes to highlight features.
Offers/Adverts Blurb: Banner-style shape featurig free poducts/promotions.
Price: Cost of magazine.
Date: When it was published can be weekly or monthly.
Issue number: The actual number of magazine issued since launch. e.g since the launch in 2005-2009 'The Music Magazine' has published 100 issues
Barcode: Electronically code used to determine what magazine it is and at what retail price.
Teaser: Usually phrases which grabs the readers attention.
Main Feature: Headline: summarizing the main point of the main feature. In large print, different style, bold colours in order to catch the attention of the reader. Usually connected with the image.
Subtitle: Smaller headline that summarizes another feature.
Smaller Feature: Features include in the magazine.
Images: Size: Close up to meduim close up. Image sizes help promote the magazine better.
Font: Style and size of type face.
Colour: Specific.stylistic/thematic types.
Graphics: Graphical shapes to highlight features.
Offers/Adverts Blurb: Banner-style shape featurig free poducts/promotions.
Coventions of a Magazine plus analysis
This magazine is called PSM3, which is a gaming magazine directed towards those who play video games and only for people who like playing PlayStation 3 games. The magazine is aimed to the over 15's as there is a age rating in the bottom right of the cover, this will be due to the fact that most video games now usually are over the age of 15 as a rating, and also because theirs a wider audience of gamers over the age of 15. PSM3 is a well known PS3 magazine so the company know that even if they conceal their Masthead, they will still get plenty of magazine sales. Their selling line 'Uk's No.1 PlayStation 3 magazine' proves to the readers that this magazine is well known so it's probably a good magazine to pick up and read to find out all the information you need on PS3 games.
There main image is of an up-coming game named Bioshock 2, and that's all what PSM3 want the reader to know that's inside the magazine, this isn't because the other games in the magazine are rubbish, it's because this game is a big game and know that readers will see the cover and buy it just because of that game. the cover line is just below to tell the reader just a little bit about Bioshock 2. With the image it fills up all of the cover this helps readers or new readers from the distance recognize it's about the game and then find out which magazine it's previewed in, this also helps with the size of the Masthead which is pretty big and noticeable from a far, the colour of the font matches with the actual game. In the bottom left corner is the date of publishing which in the case of this magazine is every month, also with the date is the bar code and then finally who actually publishes the magazine, in this case 'Future Publishing' who own quite a few gaming magazines.
My Target Audience
My target audience for the music magazine will be;
- People who enjoy music
- Especially the genre D'n'B genres like that
- Aimed towards 17+ to about 30 years old
- Aimed at both males and female
- Available to anyone who could afford it. (£1 issue)
- Monthly issue's
With this target audience I hope I will be able to cater to a lot of people musical needs. Due to a lot of people liking that type of music. I will hopefully be able to present the magazine in a way that is eye catching for the audience and is easily recognisable.
Uncut- Bob Dylan
In this double page spread the main image in Uncut is Bob Dylan, this has been placed on the right hand side, the image is in black and white this gives more detail to Bob Dylan's old face, he's looking forward giving the reader eye contact, this gives the look the Bob is a bit of a confrontational look, his stubbly beard also gives this impression of a confrontational man.
The background colour is more of a bright formal feel to it, but it doesn't really go with the black and white background, it doesn't really fit in with the whole confrontational feel to the photo. The actual article itself is written in a formal 'catching up' type way with how he is with Bob Dylan making the reader feel like both the writer and Bob are having a relaxing time. A small title which says Bob Dylan in a little black box is placed at the top of every page to ensure that the reader knows what article they reading.
The background colour is more of a bright formal feel to it, but it doesn't really go with the black and white background, it doesn't really fit in with the whole confrontational feel to the photo. The actual article itself is written in a formal 'catching up' type way with how he is with Bob Dylan making the reader feel like both the writer and Bob are having a relaxing time. A small title which says Bob Dylan in a little black box is placed at the top of every page to ensure that the reader knows what article they reading.
The Word- John Martyn
In this double page spread the image is placed on the left, the image is of John Martyn and is a close up on his face, making you only pay attention to his face and nothing else. The image relates to the article because he's posed in a sad teary way due to having lost his legs.
The text is more formally laid out on the page due to the article being more of a serious tone. The article is placed on a black and white set out making it easy to read but also proving more how formal the article is.
Also on the image is a number of quotes from the article giving you an outline of the content. On the bottom of the magazine is the magazines website which could mean that if you visit the website you could find extra information about the article and other music related information. Also the date is placed to tell us which issue we are reading.
The text is more formally laid out on the page due to the article being more of a serious tone. The article is placed on a black and white set out making it easy to read but also proving more how formal the article is.
Also on the image is a number of quotes from the article giving you an outline of the content. On the bottom of the magazine is the magazines website which could mean that if you visit the website you could find extra information about the article and other music related information. Also the date is placed to tell us which issue we are reading.
MOJO- Double Page Spread
In this double page spread the main image is placed mainly on the left, but it does carry on to the next page, only a little bit though. The image is of Bob Marley the photo looks to have been placed on an old looking photograph, kind of like a memorey. Bob Marley has a sort of relaxed look to him, as though he's chilling out with his friends ands hasn't reliased that someone has took a photo of him.Bob seems really friendly ln this image, like you could go up to him and have a chat.
The articles title is placed on the right page and has very bold and big font, with the title 'A change is gonna come', this is actually one of Bob Marley's songs he had written. The font itself feels stamp 'like'. The little paragragh at the bottom of the page seems to take a serious tone for the article meaning that the rest of the article is probably going to be more of a informal way rather then formal like the photograph. The words 'Bob Marley' and 'Andy Gill' are highlighted in the paragraph to show who that article is about and who actually wrote it.
The articles title is placed on the right page and has very bold and big font, with the title 'A change is gonna come', this is actually one of Bob Marley's songs he had written. The font itself feels stamp 'like'. The little paragragh at the bottom of the page seems to take a serious tone for the article meaning that the rest of the article is probably going to be more of a informal way rather then formal like the photograph. The words 'Bob Marley' and 'Andy Gill' are highlighted in the paragraph to show who that article is about and who actually wrote it.
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