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Final Magzine.

This is my final front cover. After showing the class we decided that the colour was not right with it being a dull grey, so i decided to put a powdery baby blue this would attract my audience more because it is more eye catching; it also help bring out the writing and the picture more.

This is my final contents page, after showing my class we decided that there was not enough attention on the edited picture, also there were suggestions about a subscription box to make it more like a music magazine. Also I thought the orignal pink was a bit bland so i decided to put a deeper pink as the background.

This is my final double page spread, after showing my class we decided that this was ok the way it had been done.

Final Magazine!!!

This is my final front cover!!

This is my Final Contents page!!

This is my Final Double page spread!!

Time Schedual

Mock photographs

These are my mock photographs for my magazine. I may decide to use some of these pictures for my actual magazine.

Double page mock ups.

These are two of my mock up for my double page spread. I think that by not overloading them with pictures of text will be effective. Also less can mean more, by using one big picture and then text can be very bold and making a statement.

Risk assessment.

These are my risk assessments i filled in for my pictures. I analysed the places and the equipment i used for my pictures.

Contents analysis 2.

This is my second contents analysis. I think that this is a very effective contents page because it is simple and not busy.

Contents Mock Up 2.

This is my second mock up of my contents page. It is still simple but can be effective with the right image and colour scheme again. I think that a contents page should not be very busy because it is only used to see page references, sometimes in some magazines i researched the page references where not clear which made it hard to use.

Contents Mock Up.

This is my first Mock up for my contents page. I think that it is simple and could be effective with the right colour scheme and maybe a pattern on the background.

Mock up of front cover 2.

This is another mock up for a front cover which i could use. I thought the best solution to decide how to present my front cover would be to do a couple of mock ups and then chose the best.

Mock up of Front cover.

This is a rough mock up for my own magazine front cover. I have looked at a variety of different magazines, including different genres. I think this cover is simple but then has enough information on it to be eye-catching.

Front cover analysis 3

This is a front cover from "Vibe" magazine. It's audience is mainly female but it does try to appeal to a male audience as well with the "sexual" images. The target age would be teenagers and young adults.

Double page spread analysis 2

This is a magazine article from "Radar" this is an indie band so it is not my chosen genre but i thought i could analyse different types of genre to get a wider range of knowledge and ideas. This magazine is aimed at teenagers and young adults, mainly male. The colour scheme is white, blue and black, these colours would suggestively represent boys. I would see the blue on the page being associated with the teenage band which the article is about. There is no colours that relate to girls on this page which would also suggest that the article is represented to males. There is one picture used which covers an entire page of the spread, this is effective because instead of having lots of small pictures it seems to make a statement by having one main picture. The article is very busy with puffs telling us different facts and information about the band, which is effective rather than putting it all into the one big block of writing the writers have broke sections of it off and spread it across the page. The edges of the puffs on these pages are scruffy and looked like they have been ripped, this could be associated with a teenage boy life and also the picture is very busy, looking like a "normal" teenage boys room. This double page spread is very stereotypical with an average teenage boys life.

Double page analysis

I can see that this article is simple but effective, The background is all white apart from one of the pictures background. This is an article from "Blender" magazine so it will be aimed and teenagers and young adults presumingly female because females may idolize these singers and aspire to be like them by following their fashion or their makeup or even their music. By the outfits the band is wearing it is trying to appeal to males as well; by wearing short skirts and dresses this is boosting their sex appeal. It can also try and be appealing to males by making the girl pose by a car, because a lot of males like girls and cars. "Electrik red" has been written in blue, by doing this is makes me reader think why? It would be very "normal" to write the title in red but they have chosen to write it in blue to be different and stand out. The writing is spread out across both pages, this is a good way in presenting a double pages spread because it may be off putting if a whole page of writing is there to read so but using the space wisely makes it seem like there is less to read which maybe a plus.

Photoshop attempt

These are two practice attempts at photoshop. It was my first time using photoshop and i found it quite easy to get used to it. I tryed two different pictures and i am confident that my final pictures on my magazine will be to a high standard.

Contents Analysis

This is a contents from "VIBE" magazine, it's audience is female and male, teenagers and young adults. It is a pop/R&B magazine.

Front cover analysis 2

This in another analysis of Blender magazine, i did two because i thought it was very interesting how they portrayed the title beind the image when a female is on the magazine and in front of the image when a male is on the cover.

Front Cover Analysis

Blender is a magazine aimed at teenagers and young adults, I see this by the stars that are used on the front covers and also the language that is used. This is the type of magazine i would like to make as my own.

Mood board for magazine cover.

Today i created a mood board to inspire the cover my magazine, I used images relating to the genre of the magazine i am going to create.

As you can see it is aimed at a female audience, with the colours pink and all the accessories. I plan to make another mood board to get some more inspiration for my magazine.

My chosen Genre.

I have chosen to create a pop/R&B magazine. I listen to a large variety of music but i chose this because this is the music i probably listen to the most so i am interested in this type of genre. Plus the music i listen to can give me inspiration for my own magazine.

Bands and singers that will influence my magazine will be:

• Miley Cyrus
• Taylor Swift
• Selena Gomez
• Cheryl Cole
• Demi Lovato

Analysis of the Media Language.

Semiotics: Is the study of different conventions such as colours, gestures, photography and words.

Pictures can influence how we feel and what we think, for example:

A rainy day can represent anger, sadness or bad days but it can also represent love and romance.

Sunny Day can represent happiness with friends, late nights, hot, fun and romance.

Also colours can effect the way that we see different things, for example:

Red can be seen as,

• Lust
• Love
• Romance
• Anger
• Death
• Danger
• Blood

Blue can be seen as,

• relaxed
• boy colour
• illness
• coldness
• sadness

College contents mock up.

This is a mock up for what my contents would look like in my College magazine. I think it is simple but includes the appropriate information. The mast head is located at the top of the page so it is the first thing you look at when you open it. Also i thought it would be right to have a picture of the school in the contents just for recognisation.

Archbisoph becks newsletter analysis.

I believe that this newsletter is more attractive and eye catching than the Deyes High School newsletter, i think this because:

• More colours, the colours contrast and stand out
• Main picture, it has a new picture each newsletter to show what new things are happening in the school.
• The layout is spaced out and everything has not been squashed together.
• There is a lead on the cover, about the main new activity that took place, which makes you read more.

I believe this is more of a magazine rather than a newsletter, it seems that Archbishop becks newsletter is more to entertain and inform compared to the Deyes newsletter which is just to inform.

Analysis of Deyes High School newsletter

This is the front cover for Deyes high school newsletter. During analysing this article i found that the whole cover is poor, due to conventions such as

• No colouring



• Faded logo



• Nothing eye catching e/g no big pictures



• There is no shape to the cover

Reasons for this cover being "boring" as such could be because it is more on a booklet presenting information rather than an actual magazine, it is designed to get important information to students and parents/guardians and not for entertainment. Also it is cheaper, because if these newsletters are being produced in mass production then it is cheaper rather than printing big colourful newsletters.

Mock up of college magazine

This is the Mock up for my own college magazine. I think it would be popular because it has bright colours, and eye catching pictures, it relates to what has been happening with the school rather than just a plain black and white image. This is more of a magazine rather than a newsletter.

I think this is more eye catching than the original for reasons such as:

• There are bright eye catching colours


• The picture is the main image


• The masthead stands out


• The relevant information stands out in brightly coloured backgrounds


• The colours contrast so it makes everything stand out from eachother

Useful Vocabulary

Recently i have been studying different types of vocabulary for music magazines; The main ones will be shown below. It is important to use the correct vocabulary when talking and creating my music magazine because it seems more professional.

Buzz words: "Wow", "Free", "Exclusive"
Puffs: Colourful boxes promoting other things inside them.
House style: A design used every time, distinguishes from other magazines.
Strap line: A slogan
Banner: Text which stands out on a coloured background, usually at the bottom of the mag.
Copy: The main story.
Sell lines: Text which helps sell the magazine, usually on the front cover.
Masthead: The name of the magazine.
Drop capitals: Large letter at the beginning of an article.
Lead: First paragraph of a article, usually in bold and slightly bigger font than the rest.

The Questionnaire...

I have now created a questionnaire for my research section of my portfolio; it helps find your opinion and other people's opinions in what they look for in magazines. This will help me because i can then take the information i find into account when i am creating my own music magazine.

Click here to answer my questionnaire...

If you are reading and still have not done, please complete my questionnaire, you opinion will be taken into account in the process of making my music magazine.

The task & plan...

I was recently given my media task by L31 productions to create my own music magazine which includes...

• A cover
• Contents page
• Double page spread

This is the first of many blogs i will be posting to log all of my progress through out my task.

Before doing my final task i will be doing various practices using the equipment that i will need, these will include...

• Front cover of a college magazine (including a medium long shot only)
• A mock up contents pages for a college magazine

By doing these two tasks it will give me the knowledge of using the equipment i need for example Photoshop.

Ad part of my research i need to analyse two music magazines of my own choice; I need to analyse...

• 2 front covers
• 2 contents pages
• 2 double page spreads

By doing the research and the mock up of a college magazine will both help me create my own magazine to a high standard because i will know what people look for in magazines and what attracts readers to buy them etc.