Flat plan rational

Cover

For the front cover I chose just one main image. Its a close up of the feature girl just like on the NME magazine I researched. I like the style because it's very much in your face and because my magazine is for younger people , the image appeals more to them. The Image will be accompanied by a title below in the colour Black. 

The logo is in the top left hand side like most magazines so it is easily seen on shelves. The logo will be in white because it contrasts with the red hair and makes the title stand out more. The top will also be filled with a skyline containing extra information that may persuade someone to buy the mag.

To the left and right of the girls face , there will be other small images of other features and the captions and text will be in white which will stand out. 

At the bottom will be another sell line , competitions to entice readers and the usual barcode & price found on most other magazines.

As for the colour scheme , it is a traditional red white and black , these colour match the main picture well.

Contents

Images with captions and the magazine name will take up a large proportion of the left hand side. Lots of images appeal to readers which is why they are placed there. The colour scheme will remain the same (easy to read and attractive). 

The text will go down the left hand side for easy reading. The contents page is very simple and not too cluttered with information which is what the readers want. 

There will be small sell lines at the bottom too.

DPS 

The DPS is very simple , big image on the left , this is great for catching the readers eye and informs them who the artist is.  The image is followed with a quote which allows the reader to sum up their attitude. Information and text is on the left , accompanied by a title for easy reading. 

Feedback on my NME magazine

I asked 4 people to look at a magazine cover , contents page and DPS and answer questions about them , here are their responses :

What is your first impression of this magazine cover?

2: Gives the impression of being a rock magazine, not pop at all
1: it stands out with the bright colours and the artists is directly at you

Is It obvious what the magazine is about?
Yes
1:no
2:yes
3:yes
4:yes


Is it clear who the suggested audience is?

1:Yes
2:no
3:no
4:no


What do you like about the layout of the cover?

1:How there is a simple use of colour and the bright colour just stands out
2: By using only 3 main colours (red, white and black) the layout is very attractive.
3:quite plain with large image, is attractive and would stand out to me on a shelf.
Yes because its simple and easy to read

What don’t you like about the layout of the front cover?

1:The use of text and the shot of the image
2: there isn’t many sell lines or lists of other features within the magazine.
3:only focuses on one artist and would out buyers off if they weren’t particularly fond of this.
Might be abit no plain, nothing really eye catching apart from main image

Evaluation - The genre is not clear enough but layout and colour is good.

What do you like about the layout of the contents page?

1:The information is given clearly
2: The house style is very well laid out and eye catching.
Its clear and easy to read


What part of the contents page appeals to you most?

1:the image as it attracts the audience
2: the main image
3: colour scheme reflects the genre of music and a well structured layout.
The colour scheme and image


What doesn’t appeal to you about the contents page?

1: all the text
2: possibly the fact that the text at the right hand side is small and hard to read.
3: a subscription advertisement takes up most of the bottom of the magazine, making less room for content
4: the text looks like it would be quite difficult to read


Evaluation - Clear information but with a not so good layout , colour is good.

What do like about the layout in the Double Page Spread?

1: There is a larger image and less text
2: the main image spreads across both pages.
3: the main image reflects the personality of the band member and would encourage me to read more about the artist.
4: Looks like the artist is looking at you so its engaging

What does or doesn’t appeal to you about the DPS?

1: How bland the colour scheme is
2: The colours used as it is very dull
3: the lack of text and information about the artist
4: the text looks really small

overall :

Do you think there is anything unique/appealing about this magazine?

1: It’s specific genre
2: It reflect the type of music
3: you can tell what genre it is aimed at


What appeals most to you about this magazine?

1: the image as it tells the audience what I is about
2: its unique and would attract me due to the genre of music.
3: The layout as it isn’t to cluttered




Would do consider buying this magazine?
1:no
3:no
no
If so why?

If not why?
1|:it is very dull and there is too much text squashed
3: no because the featured artist doesn’t appeal to me.
Not my type of music


Not my style of music



Do you like the colour scheme?
Yes, simple and not too in your face
No it is very dull and the only use of diffrent colours are the images
yes


What do you think would make the magazine appeal more?
More images
1:Less text and more colours
brighter colours

Distribution

Distribution research

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My magazine

After researching magazine covers , content pages and DPS's I have now decided to make a music magazine based around indie rock and artists that appear on festival line up's. I will use NME and Q music as my research. My magazine will concentrate on new , up and coming artists that are likely to play festivals , gig's , new album's , band Q & A's and a big section for audience feedback on songs , albums and most importantly gigs. It will have the typical layout with my own tweeks to make it appeal more.

research into similar products

Print brief

PRINT brief

From your research into distributors of similar products use the link to the owner's website.

1. On their site, look for information about their magazine titles. Each owner's site is designed differently, but on BauerMedia's there is a link at the top to Brands (= their magazines and radio stations).
2. Look for your chosen magazine and seek something like a reader profile. This may be a brief paragraph or a sentence describing their average reader. It may be visual as well as verbal. BauerMedia also offer a media pack for download. If you're having trouble, Google(magazine name) + media kit in a web search or try (magazine name) + reader profile in a web search or an image search. See what you can find and copy.
3. In your post "Research into a potential target audience - secondary", copy and paste the URL into your research and the date you accessed it in order to reference the source.
4. Note the title of the magazine, then enter their reader profile in an appropriate format (text, image).

Extend your research:

1. Repeat steps 1-4 above for other music magazines.

The thinking part:

1. Reader profiles are provided by the publishers in order to encourage potential advertisers to buy advertising space in this magazine because its reader profile matches the target market of the potential advertiser. (But it's really handy for media students.) Study how they present their reader profile (bullet points, collage).
2. How would you describe your target audience? Create a reader profile of them.
3. Insert it in the same post.
4. Comment on why you are targeting this group.

My coursework choice

I have chosen to do moving image for my coursework.

Moving image example

moving image example