Lesson Objective

Create an intro page for my double page spread.

Lesson Objective 2nd Period..

to start a contents page for the music magazine.

Front Cover Comparison

Comparison between chosen draft idea and final version of front cover.

Looking at my inital idea and my final version i believe them both to be very similar and that i have followed the generic conventions of a Mainstream music magazine such as NME, i think this design and set up worked well to create a believable front cover such as this.

Third Photoshoot Pics

My third and final photoshoot for photos that i could use in my magazine.

Note. this camera was on a self timer as i feature in it.

Second Photo Shoot Pics

Here are more from my second photoshoot, all these pictures i took myself.

First Photo Shoot Pics

Here are some of the various photos i took of college students to appear in my college magazine from my first photo shoot.

First Objective Complete..

After a quick survey of the people around me, the band name The Unwanted was chosen as the most suitable for my genre of magazine.

Band Name Research

I used a random band name generator to come up with a band name that i could use in my media article. Heres a few i thought would work well.

Binary Flight

The Confused

Plain Obsessive

Revoked Leader

Blue Destruction

Faint Society

The Unwanted

Study Period Objective..

To finish my media article and to research band names.

More Changes

Slight Changes to last attempt

Front Cover attempt with own pictures.

6 Generic Elements of a double page spread.

Page Numbers & Masthead
Pull Quotes underneath Title/ Picture
By-Lines
Text in Columns
Drop Capitalss
Images

Front Cover Practice Second Attempt

I improved on the last version and came up with this.
This is still a practice as the photos are not my own.

Front Cover Practice First Attempt

This was my first attempt at a front cover

Improved Masthead Idea

This is my final improved masthead.

I chose the colour red in this masthead as this is a common colour associated with mainstream magazines such as my intended genre. The combination of red and white i chose as it is eye catching and the five white lines in the background are to simulate the lines on a score of music. A simple "MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE" under the abbreviated version once again makes it appear as a music magazine to the intended reader from a distance, which is how mast heads work.

Initial MastHead Idea

This was my first masthead that I designed for my Mainstream Music Magazine, as this is the choice of music magazine that i went for.

Rules for good photography.

Dont have cluttered backgrounds, make it as empty as possible, make sure it is portrait rather than landscape for the front cover.

Make sure you focus on the most important person in the picture as this brings the readers attention to them sooner.

Dont put text or images over the masthead as the masthead is what potential readers identify the magazine by at a glance.

Dont use high angle shots, as this can distort images and give the wrong perspective.

Mediate the band or subjects pose as this will look better in photos.

Glossary of key terms

Masthead – The name and logo of the magazine.

The Lead – The introductory paragraph of an article.

Body copy - Refers to the text of your written articles, which should be produced as a printed presentation to accepted industry standards.

Serif font – Fonts like Times New Roman, or Baskerville Old Face, which have little bars on the end of the letters.

Sans serif font – Fonts like Impact, or Agency FB, which do not have little bars on the end of the letters.

Drop Capitals – Really big letter, which start off an article.

Cross Head – Small sub-heading used to split up a large block of text.White Space – White parts of a page other than text or pictures.

Mode Of Address – How the magazine talks to the audience.

Sell Lines – Text on the cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience.

Banners – Text which stands out because its on a coloured background.

House Style – A magazines distinctive design that distinguishes it from its competitors.

Borders – The gaps at the edges of the page.

Gutters – The gaps between the columns of text.

Leading - The space between lines of text.

Kerning - The space between letters.

Strap Lines – A smaller headline, printed above the main headline.

Anchorage – The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and visa versa.

3rd Idea

Teen Music Magazine


Target Audience
Teen music magazine, aimed at mid teens to early twenties.

Sub Genre
Pop Music

Title of Magazine

POP MAGAZINE

Splash Page
Involves interview with new band

2nd Idea

Niche old rock magazine

Target Audience
Aimed at middle aged audience who remember when these rock bands came out, mainly men but may interest some women. Style of magazine will be influenced by this.

Sub genre
Heavy Metal, involving interviews with old bands and current bands.

Title of magazine
connotations of a cymbal being struck.

Splash article on how a certain band has “risen from the dead “ and has made it into the charts

1st Idea

MainStream Music Magazine

Target Audience Aimed at teenagers to early twenties interested in a variety of music news and new bands, no gender specific.

Sub Genre
New Music, Existing music news, Band interviews and More.

Title of Magazine MFTP – Music for the people
- Connotations of no specific genre



Splash Article on – New and upcoming band make it into the charts, an unprecedented success.

3rd Magazine Idea

This idea for a magazine was a pop magazine, featuring pop artists which is similar to Top of the Pops.

2nd Magazine Idea

This magazine idea was a rock magazine, featuring newbut mostly old rock bands, similar to Kerrang.

1st Magazine Idea

This was my first idea of music magazine, which would be a mainstream magazine featuring new music, similar to NME.