Research - Q

Both images that have been used are similar poses but from different angles. They're both good photos to have on the front cover as they both have wide eyes to look directly at the consumer. The layout and colour schemes used are very simple and easy to understand, I have also noticed that the artist never has text on their face so they aren't in any way covered up.  Line spacing and text lettering justification has been used in order to make all the text fit in a certain area, for example on the left hand collumn on the 'Adele' version and at the top right on the 'Lily Allen' version. The name of this magazine is simple and clean cut, the white text on the red background stands out and this is what I aim to do when creating my name.

Research - MOJO

Research - Kerrang

Kerrang is currently the worlds biggest seeling weekly magazine. The genre of music is Rock therefore it will appeal to audiences who like and listen to this style of music. This then allows them to target the audience so the advertisements, colours and content is appropriate and appeals to the consumer. The above images are examples of 2 front covers, a contents page and a double spread. THe contents page has a similar lay out to 'NME' as they lay the contents of the magazine out similarly. The use of bright colours throughout the magazine relates to the loud and outgoing genre of music, therefore they compliment each other nicely.

Research - NME

These are 2 examples of the popular music magazine 'NME'. It's well known and features many famous musicians. It's issued monthly and has similar elements such as images, title, font and layouts that are always the same. For example, the main artist is also on the front cover, the name is aways in the top left, along with subtext which mentions stories and other artists which are included in that months issue. The magazine also uses the name of the artist and never lays text over the front image, this is so the face of the artist can always be seen. This magazine is aimed at both male and female of any age who are interested in current music, hence why there isn't a dominant stereotypical colour scheme for example, pink for girls, blue for boys as it appeals to everyone.

The contents page shown here is similar to every contents page which appears within NME. The colour scheme is always the same with the white text over a black rectangular shaped box. An advertisement is also included and this will provide funding for the magazine to be made and will also involve the audience more as they feel they're getting something back from the magazine, allowing the creators to maybe increase the price. A 'band index' is displayed so the consumer can see which bands are included within that months issue, without having to look through the whole magazine.

This double page spread is based around The Vaccines and this can instantly be seen by the audience as it's the first thing you see on the page. The page seems to have a dominant sepia effect on the images and text and the shots and strokes of blue brighten it up and give it more personality.

My Aim

The brief of my AS Coursework is to create the front page, contents and double page spread for a new music magazine. On my blog I will post my research, planning and creation of this magazine.

Preliminary task

This is my preliminary task I made when the brief was to make a new college magazine. I chose to photograph one of my friends and have her as the main image, the colour scheme is minimal so it doesn't over face the audience. I have used the same font and different size text so that it all matches and is the most effective that it can possibly be.