My contents page will be on the right hand side of the double page. This is because the left hand page will be available for adverts and also, like the picture on the double page spread, the right hand page will be the first thing the reader sees. This means that straight after looking at the front cover, if something had really caught the audiences eye and they wanted to go straight and read it, the contents page would be the first thing they see and they can look up whatever it is they wanted to read about straight away. Also, being the first thing that the reader sees after opening the magazine, it straight away informs the reader what is in the magazine. This is good and helpful because if anything catches their eye, they will be able to look it up easily.
On the contents page, there will be pictures and quotes that are highlighted and made more obvious to stand out. These pictures and quotes will be of things on some of the pages featured in the magazine. I will do this because this will be eye catching to the audience and attract them to things featured on some pages.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Double Page Spread.
For my double page spread, i am going to have the main big picture on the right hand side. This is because when the reader turns the page before, onto the double page spread, the first thing they will see is the picture. This will grab their attention more than a page full of writing will. The picture will be of a more close up picture. It will be a medium close up of the band together. This is because the main picture on the front cover will be a long shot of the band, so the inside picture will have to be a different shot so there is more variety.
The writing will be mainly set on the left page, but will run over onto the right if there is room. It will print around the artists and not just be set out out in chunk form, this is because it will look more interesting if it is different and goes around the band.
The two pages will have to have some sort of design going around the outside of the page. This is because it will add more to the page and look better and less plain. The colours of the design however will have to be a colour that will work for both males and females because the band is a mixed gender band.
The title of the page will have to be catchy, to make the readers want to read on into the whole interview and not just either look at the pictures or scan through it. The title will probably have a sub-title which will be a quote from the interview. This is because it will be either a humorous part of the interview or an interesting part. Once the reader sees this they will want to read on.
The writing will be mainly set on the left page, but will run over onto the right if there is room. It will print around the artists and not just be set out out in chunk form, this is because it will look more interesting if it is different and goes around the band.
The two pages will have to have some sort of design going around the outside of the page. This is because it will add more to the page and look better and less plain. The colours of the design however will have to be a colour that will work for both males and females because the band is a mixed gender band.
The title of the page will have to be catchy, to make the readers want to read on into the whole interview and not just either look at the pictures or scan through it. The title will probably have a sub-title which will be a quote from the interview. This is because it will be either a humorous part of the interview or an interesting part. Once the reader sees this they will want to read on.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Font Title.
I have done some research on the type of font i should make the title of my magazine. I looked at fonts on magazines for males, aka 'lads mags' and found that the majority of them are pretty much the same. I looked at 'FHM' , 'Nuts' and 'Zoo' magazine, and each font is very similar and is red. The font is also 'sharp', as in it doesn't have any soft corners. This could show that it is for an older audience and not for younger people aka children.
Children's magazines such as 'The Beano' and 'The Dandy' have soft rounded corners, to show that it is for younger audiences and also makes it look more like a 'fun' magazine.
Magazine titles that are for women are a little bit different than the ones for men. 'Heat' magazine is quite similar to 'Zoo' etc magazines but has a slight difference in the font. Some of the edges are pointed but some are also soft edges. This could give the impression that the magazine is for an older audience such as teenagers and adults rather than children, but has a fun side to it and is not a more 'sophisticated' magazine. The same as women's magazine 'Closer'. However 'Closer' has different colours, instead of using red for the font or the fonts background, it has used a pink background and white for the font. This gives off a very female look to the magazine and tells the audience straight away that it is a females magazine.
Most magazines use red and white for the colour of the background or font. This is because it stands out a lot but keeps it bright, instead of using black and white which are also a good contrast. Because doing this gets lots of attention, i will think about what the colour my font will be. Whether i should copy this idea so my magazine stands out, or think of another way to make it eye catching, but also making it obvious what the target audience is.
Children's magazines such as 'The Beano' and 'The Dandy' have soft rounded corners, to show that it is for younger audiences and also makes it look more like a 'fun' magazine.
Magazine titles that are for women are a little bit different than the ones for men. 'Heat' magazine is quite similar to 'Zoo' etc magazines but has a slight difference in the font. Some of the edges are pointed but some are also soft edges. This could give the impression that the magazine is for an older audience such as teenagers and adults rather than children, but has a fun side to it and is not a more 'sophisticated' magazine. The same as women's magazine 'Closer'. However 'Closer' has different colours, instead of using red for the font or the fonts background, it has used a pink background and white for the font. This gives off a very female look to the magazine and tells the audience straight away that it is a females magazine.
Most magazines use red and white for the colour of the background or font. This is because it stands out a lot but keeps it bright, instead of using black and white which are also a good contrast. Because doing this gets lots of attention, i will think about what the colour my font will be. Whether i should copy this idea so my magazine stands out, or think of another way to make it eye catching, but also making it obvious what the target audience is.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Mise-En-Scene
Background.
The background of my magazine is going to be either a plain background that is only one bold but bright colour, or it is going to be a background with something such as a sunset or the sea behind the group. This is because with the one bold colour, it will make everything else on the page stand out and will almost highlight the group because it will be a bright colour behind them. It will also look happy and relaxed because it will not be a dull colour. Having one colour will also stop anything else in the background from taking the attention away from the main article or group on the front. However having a cover with an interesting background such as a sun set or the sea could add more interest from the audience and result in grabbing more peoples attention. I will try out both ideas and see which one turns out looking the most impressive and works best with the type of magazine i am planning on creating.
Lighting.
The lighting on the band and background will be quite bright at the front and a little less bright in the background. This will highlight the band and make them stand out more, catching audiences eyes. Having the background in less light will also make it more interesting because the reader will have to look past the band and focus on it slightly more. The lighting on the band will also make the magazine look more colourful because all their bright clothing will be picked out by the light and be sort highlighted, making the magazine look more relaxed.
Clothes.
The clothes worn by the band on the front cover will be fashionable but also revealing. They will be fashionable because it will attract a younger audience who wear similar clothes as them and have a similar fashion sense. The clothes are also an important part of the bands image, and show the audience what type of group they are. So because the group on my front cover will be a hip hop, rap and pop mixed genre, they will wear clothes that show this. The clothes will be revealing however, because this will attract the 'male gaze' off males and will also attract attention off females.
The background of my magazine is going to be either a plain background that is only one bold but bright colour, or it is going to be a background with something such as a sunset or the sea behind the group. This is because with the one bold colour, it will make everything else on the page stand out and will almost highlight the group because it will be a bright colour behind them. It will also look happy and relaxed because it will not be a dull colour. Having one colour will also stop anything else in the background from taking the attention away from the main article or group on the front. However having a cover with an interesting background such as a sun set or the sea could add more interest from the audience and result in grabbing more peoples attention. I will try out both ideas and see which one turns out looking the most impressive and works best with the type of magazine i am planning on creating.
Lighting.
The lighting on the band and background will be quite bright at the front and a little less bright in the background. This will highlight the band and make them stand out more, catching audiences eyes. Having the background in less light will also make it more interesting because the reader will have to look past the band and focus on it slightly more. The lighting on the band will also make the magazine look more colourful because all their bright clothing will be picked out by the light and be sort highlighted, making the magazine look more relaxed.
Clothes.
The clothes worn by the band on the front cover will be fashionable but also revealing. They will be fashionable because it will attract a younger audience who wear similar clothes as them and have a similar fashion sense. The clothes are also an important part of the bands image, and show the audience what type of group they are. So because the group on my front cover will be a hip hop, rap and pop mixed genre, they will wear clothes that show this. The clothes will be revealing however, because this will attract the 'male gaze' off males and will also attract attention off females.
Planning Cont.
Text And Images
The text on the front cover, for example the name of the magazine and the subheadings with short quotes and paragraphs about what is featured in the magazine can't be to intellectual as the target audience is quite a young one, so the audience won't be to fussed about the wording. It will also relate to them more and give a more laid back feel, grabbing more attention from its audience. The type of text as in the style, for example the font and colour, will not have any plain fonts but fonts that are quite fun and young. The colours will also be quite bright and colourful, to give the magazine a better look to it.
The images on the front cover will be bright colourful pictures with people on it who are fashionable in young adults sense, which will attract the young adults to look at it. The people on the front cover will also be good looking people, which will be the type of people that attract attention from both males and females.
The text on the front cover, for example the name of the magazine and the subheadings with short quotes and paragraphs about what is featured in the magazine can't be to intellectual as the target audience is quite a young one, so the audience won't be to fussed about the wording. It will also relate to them more and give a more laid back feel, grabbing more attention from its audience. The type of text as in the style, for example the font and colour, will not have any plain fonts but fonts that are quite fun and young. The colours will also be quite bright and colourful, to give the magazine a better look to it.
The images on the front cover will be bright colourful pictures with people on it who are fashionable in young adults sense, which will attract the young adults to look at it. The people on the front cover will also be good looking people, which will be the type of people that attract attention from both males and females.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Examples Of The Front Cover
This is an example of what my font cover will be like, based on the band who are featured on it.
I have got this image off google and it is from a magazine called ' Blender'.
This is the sort of image i will construct as it has both genders on it and people from different cultures. It also brings sex appeal as the female is wearing revealing clothes and the males are dressed nicely. This would be the sort of message i will have my magazine showing because it doesnt show any racism or sexism.
I have got this image off google and it is from a magazine called ' Blender'.
This is the sort of image i will construct as it has both genders on it and people from different cultures. It also brings sex appeal as the female is wearing revealing clothes and the males are dressed nicely. This would be the sort of message i will have my magazine showing because it doesnt show any racism or sexism.
Planning
We have been asked to produce a music magazine for are work, so i have begun planning certain things about my magazine such as who the audience is going to be, what genre of music is going to be in the magazine, magazine features, who is going to be on the front cover and why.
Audience
I have decided that the audience for my magazine is going to be teenagers and young adults. This is because i will be able to relate to it more and will know what sort of stuff to put into it instead of trying to fit in with a different age group and risk getting information wrong. A younger audience will also involve the people who are interested in new music and recently successful artists. The gender of the audience is aimed mainly at females, but will have parts that will interest males, such as information on mixed gender bands, on rap artists etc.
Genre
The genre of music that my magazine will be based on will be hip hop, rap, and pop. This is the sort of music type that the band 'The Black Eyed Peas' produce, which is where i got my idea from. This is because it doesn't have only one specific genre but a mix of them, and ones that go together well. Having a mix of genres like this will be able to appeal to a bigger audience because different people like different types of music, so this will get attention to a bigger range of people. People who like hip hop, people who like rap and people who like pop.
Features Of Magazine.
The features inside the magazine are a big part of the front cover, as this is what attracts people to look at the magazine and buy it if they seem interested on what is featured inside. So on the front cover i have decided i will put the features as, competitions, interviews, best songs of 2008, etc. Having competitions as one of the features will attract attention because the prize will be something that the reader is interested in as they have bought this type of magazine. This means the prize could be free concert tickets, band merchandise, a bunch of new C.D's, etc. If someone sees this on the front of a magazine and wants a chance to win this prize they will buy the magazine. Interviews will also be a feature on the front cover because somebody who buys this type of magazine is going to be interested in the type of artist/band who is being interviewed so will want to read what is being said. The best songs of 2008 could also be a main feature on the front cover because they will be the audiences favorite songs at the moment because they are quite recent, and the audience may want to remember all of them.
Band on front cover
The band featured on the front cover will be a mixed gender group. This is because it will show the audience that the magazine can be for males and females and will also bring sex appeal to the magazine. By having a band on the front cover and not an artist allows the magazine to appeal to both males and females because it won't have just one gender on it. By having females on the front cover will attract males because the 'male gaze' will take place attracting them to the magazine cover. Having males on the cover will do the same to females but the other way round, attracting them to the males. Also having more than one person on the front cover means more than one race can be featured to show that it is friendly to all different cultures.
Audience
I have decided that the audience for my magazine is going to be teenagers and young adults. This is because i will be able to relate to it more and will know what sort of stuff to put into it instead of trying to fit in with a different age group and risk getting information wrong. A younger audience will also involve the people who are interested in new music and recently successful artists. The gender of the audience is aimed mainly at females, but will have parts that will interest males, such as information on mixed gender bands, on rap artists etc.
Genre
The genre of music that my magazine will be based on will be hip hop, rap, and pop. This is the sort of music type that the band 'The Black Eyed Peas' produce, which is where i got my idea from. This is because it doesn't have only one specific genre but a mix of them, and ones that go together well. Having a mix of genres like this will be able to appeal to a bigger audience because different people like different types of music, so this will get attention to a bigger range of people. People who like hip hop, people who like rap and people who like pop.
Features Of Magazine.
The features inside the magazine are a big part of the front cover, as this is what attracts people to look at the magazine and buy it if they seem interested on what is featured inside. So on the front cover i have decided i will put the features as, competitions, interviews, best songs of 2008, etc. Having competitions as one of the features will attract attention because the prize will be something that the reader is interested in as they have bought this type of magazine. This means the prize could be free concert tickets, band merchandise, a bunch of new C.D's, etc. If someone sees this on the front of a magazine and wants a chance to win this prize they will buy the magazine. Interviews will also be a feature on the front cover because somebody who buys this type of magazine is going to be interested in the type of artist/band who is being interviewed so will want to read what is being said. The best songs of 2008 could also be a main feature on the front cover because they will be the audiences favorite songs at the moment because they are quite recent, and the audience may want to remember all of them.
Band on front cover
The band featured on the front cover will be a mixed gender group. This is because it will show the audience that the magazine can be for males and females and will also bring sex appeal to the magazine. By having a band on the front cover and not an artist allows the magazine to appeal to both males and females because it won't have just one gender on it. By having females on the front cover will attract males because the 'male gaze' will take place attracting them to the magazine cover. Having males on the cover will do the same to females but the other way round, attracting them to the males. Also having more than one person on the front cover means more than one race can be featured to show that it is friendly to all different cultures.
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