Peer assessment
My peers said the the title is very good and has a good indie feel to it and they recognised the metaphor behind the title straight away. Another positive comment that my peers made was that the contents page looked very well laid out, clear and easy to read. They said it will allow them to navigate around the magazine with ease and find an article that interests them quickly. My peers also said that the genre of the magazine is easily recognisable because of the colour and the vibe the magazine gives. I also received positive reviews on my double page spread with people liking the positioning of the models and saying the article is also well laid out and will be easy to read.
Improvements
Some improvements my peers suggested was that i could space the sell lines on my front cover out more because some said that my magazine front cover looked to basic because all the sell lines are in the same place and too squashed together in one place. Another point my peer made was that the the models on the front cover could be positioned better and have different facial expressions instead of blank to show the band members individual personalities. I have took these suggestions and board and will work on improving in these areas.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Monday, 30 January 2012
Flat Plan
The front cover of my magazine will feature three models posing as band members. The lead singer of the band will be in the centre of the three with his body and head facing the camera, he will be slightly further forward than the other two because he is more important and more well known. The guitarist and drummer models will be positioned further back with their bodies facing away from the camera but head turned towards the camera. The magazine is called "The Pick" as pick relates to what you play a guitar with and guitars feature in the music this magazines specialise in. It's also caused "The Pick" because it offers you the pick of the best music. The title will go in the top right of the page so buyers are attracted to it when looking for a magazine to buy. The front cover will have a skyline and a space atthe bottom where extra information will go. The colour theme of the magazine is blue as you can see the title is coloured blue; this is because the magaziner is mainly aimed at a male audience and blue is a boyish colour.
The contents is very simple and laid out well so if the reader is looking for a certain article they can flick straight to it. Down the left sideof the page will be all the main featured articles and there page number. The majority of the contents page is taken up with an image of the lead singer of the band seen on the front cover and a large page number in the top right of the image so readers can see it as it is the main attraction of this weeks issue. Underneath that is a picture of a singer from a different band featured in the magazine. The colour theme of blue will be carried on in the contents page.
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Primary audience research
I have conducted this research to find out what appeals to my target audience and any improvements i could make .
1. What improvements would you make to the magazine?
2. Are the colours suitable for this magazine?
3. Does the front cover make you want to pick up the magazine?
4. What do you think of the layout of the magazine?
5. Are the pages consistent and do they follow a theme?
6. Is the contents page laid out clearly and do you find it useful?
7. Are the models appropriatly dressed to suit the genre of the magazine (pop, indie, rock)?
8. Is the title of the magazine good and effective?
9. Does the main sell line attract you to read that particular article?
10. Do you think the article on the double page spread is laid out well?
1. What improvements would you make to the magazine?
2. Are the colours suitable for this magazine?
3. Does the front cover make you want to pick up the magazine?
4. What do you think of the layout of the magazine?
5. Are the pages consistent and do they follow a theme?
6. Is the contents page laid out clearly and do you find it useful?
7. Are the models appropriatly dressed to suit the genre of the magazine (pop, indie, rock)?
8. Is the title of the magazine good and effective?
9. Does the main sell line attract you to read that particular article?
10. Do you think the article on the double page spread is laid out well?
Friday, 27 January 2012
Impact on my work
Impact on my own work
Because of the audience research i have done i now know who my target audience is and what i need to include in my magazine which will appeal to my target audience. It has influenced certain aspects of my magazine such as the colour, for example i know that my audience will be young and "happening" which means they will want a fun interesting magazine to read so i will include fun colours that stand out instead of dull, boring colours. My magazine would be read by a large amount of teenagers so i chose the colours carefully so they would appeal to them. The models need to be young and suited to the "alternative" genre of music and dressed correctly for example maybe a leather jacket. Also i have considered the background for my pictures and i thought a brick wall in a street would be suitable as it gives the picture a urban feel and will appeal to a younger audience as most of the teenagers reading will still be living with their parents in a similar street so they can relate to the artist. It also shows that the artist has not forgot where he/she came from, where their roots are which gives hope to aspiring young artists reading. The language of the magazine will be modern using common slang terms which the young audience can relate with for example the word "cool", if i used over complicated words the readers may see this as uncool and lose interest.
Because of the audience research i have done i now know who my target audience is and what i need to include in my magazine which will appeal to my target audience. It has influenced certain aspects of my magazine such as the colour, for example i know that my audience will be young and "happening" which means they will want a fun interesting magazine to read so i will include fun colours that stand out instead of dull, boring colours. My magazine would be read by a large amount of teenagers so i chose the colours carefully so they would appeal to them. The models need to be young and suited to the "alternative" genre of music and dressed correctly for example maybe a leather jacket. Also i have considered the background for my pictures and i thought a brick wall in a street would be suitable as it gives the picture a urban feel and will appeal to a younger audience as most of the teenagers reading will still be living with their parents in a similar street so they can relate to the artist. It also shows that the artist has not forgot where he/she came from, where their roots are which gives hope to aspiring young artists reading. The language of the magazine will be modern using common slang terms which the young audience can relate with for example the word "cool", if i used over complicated words the readers may see this as uncool and lose interest.
Monday, 23 January 2012
Research into potential target audience- secondary
The target audience for my magazine is prodominately male around the ages of between 15-28. Particulary middle class as they would buy it at the local news agents for quite a cheap price between £2.50-£5.00.
My target audience would be interested in mainly alternative, indie or rock music.
Its aimed at people who are interested in going to gigs and festivals and enjoy music on television and radio which is where they access their music mostly, there will be a list of bands tour dates to the reader aware.
My magazine aims to get people to buy music legally by promoting bands new albums interviewing them
The audience for my magazine will be interested in bands such as Kings of Leon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kasabian, Two Door Cinema Club or Foo Fighters. The reader profile for this magazine will be people who enjot listening to music with their friends and are very much in tune with the modern age.
My target audience would be interested in mainly alternative, indie or rock music.
Its aimed at people who are interested in going to gigs and festivals and enjoy music on television and radio which is where they access their music mostly, there will be a list of bands tour dates to the reader aware.
My magazine aims to get people to buy music legally by promoting bands new albums interviewing them
The audience for my magazine will be interested in bands such as Kings of Leon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kasabian, Two Door Cinema Club or Foo Fighters. The reader profile for this magazine will be people who enjot listening to music with their friends and are very much in tune with the modern age.
Friday, 20 January 2012
Research into institutions that distribute similar products
http://www.bauermedia.co.uk/Friday 20th January 2012
http://www.mediauk.com/owners/88/bauer-media
http://www.mediauk.com/magazines/starting-with/q
As well as Q magazine Bauer Media also owns various magazines such as Empire, Kerrang, FHM, Heat, Zoo, Golf world and Closer
They also own various radio stations such as The Hits Radio, Kerrang radio, Magic 1170 Teesside and Metro radio
A distributor would publish more than one magazine so they appeal to a wider range of fans as having just one magazine with one music genre will only appeal to the fans of taht specific genre. I think this company will be interested in adding my magazine to their list of titles because magazines such as Q feature mainly popular mainstream music such as Cheryl Cole and already famous bands whereas my magazine will do this whilst concentrating on smaller bands who are just breaking into the industry. In my magazine you will see artists who wouldn't usually feature in Q such as Two Door Cinema Club and The Vaccines.
http://www.mediauk.com/owners/88/bauer-media
http://www.mediauk.com/magazines/starting-with/q
As well as Q magazine Bauer Media also owns various magazines such as Empire, Kerrang, FHM, Heat, Zoo, Golf world and Closer
They also own various radio stations such as The Hits Radio, Kerrang radio, Magic 1170 Teesside and Metro radio
A distributor would publish more than one magazine so they appeal to a wider range of fans as having just one magazine with one music genre will only appeal to the fans of taht specific genre. I think this company will be interested in adding my magazine to their list of titles because magazines such as Q feature mainly popular mainstream music such as Cheryl Cole and already famous bands whereas my magazine will do this whilst concentrating on smaller bands who are just breaking into the industry. In my magazine you will see artists who wouldn't usually feature in Q such as Two Door Cinema Club and The Vaccines.
Friday, 6 January 2012
Brief: Print
Post - Brief
I am going to cover the research and development of music magazines, creating a cover and contents for a magazine. All image and text must be original, produced by the candidate with a minimum of four images .
PRINT
Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program.
Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine.
All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate, minimum of FOUR images per candidate.
I am going to cover the research and development of music magazines, creating a cover and contents for a magazine. All image and text must be original, produced by the candidate with a minimum of four images .
Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program.
Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine.
All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate, minimum of FOUR images per candidate.
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