Thursday, 11 March 2010
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Evaluating my music magazine
Now i have finished my music magazine i have picked to write out my evaluation on my blog.
Any music magazine of today you would see would have the key conventions of a large masthead that stands out to distinguish one magazine from another, they are usually bold and have a colour that is different or stands out from the rest of the text on the page so they don't merge together. There is most commonly a large, main image on the front cover, of a band or artist. There is usually a banner underneath the main picture telling you why they are the main music icon of this issue, and what's inside about them. There is always a strapline based on a competition this brings the reader in as they are in for a chance of winning something. The strapline is usually on the top of the magazine or at the bottom and is bold and stands out, sometimes evan a different colour font to the rest of the text. Magazines tend to use the word "exclusive" sometime they put it on a the strapline or in the banner, they used the word "exclusive" to show the audience that it's only in this magazine and you can't get it any where else. The cover lines contain information about articles or what you can find in the magazine of different pages, the pages numbers are usually highlighted so you can find the pages easy and quick. The colours based for a music magazine are based on the genre e.g. if it was a rock magazine there would most probably be dark red and black colours but if it's a pop magazine the colours would be pinks and bright colours they do this to relate and adapted to the audience. Overall everything on the front cover of a music magazine is important and placed there for a reason.
The typical contents page has the list of page numbers and whats on each page to make it easy for the reader to find a page without frustration. There will be a letter from the editor giving you a brief know about the magazine as a whole, the editor comes across as friendly and informal to the audience. A double page spread would usually involve an interview with a band or artist, advertisements, reviews.
In my own magazine i have used these conventions in the same way. I have made my masthead stand out by making it bold and outlined. I have used an un-ordinary font for my masthead so that you can identify it quickly, when placed with many others magazines. My magazine has a large main image in the centre of the front cover and a banner attached telling you why they are the main picture. I have font colours that are similar in genre but have a contrast when out together so each coverline stands out itself. My front cover has a strapline at the bottom of the page that is highlighted from the rest of the text, also it's advertising a competition. My colours are based around my genre of pop teenage girl and the colours run throughout the magazine, to keep the theme running through. I don't think i have pushed the boundaries with the front cover as i have not done anything that's not aloud. My contents page has a letter from the editor that is friendly and informal, i also have a list of the page numbers and a brief know about whats on the pages. I have images to show who and whats in the magazine to make the reader want to buy and read it. I also have brief coverlines of what else is inside (Issues special offer) but not placed as a page number. My double page spread has an interview which is most commonly used for a double page spread s you can fit much information in with seeing both pages at the same time. I have tryed to make my media magazine look as professional as possible to the genre and age i am targeting. My pictures i have tryed to make look as if they have been taking professionally as they would have been done for a normal music magazine.
I have represented the social group for young teenage girls, who are interested in pop music. I have represented this by using colours that the teenage girls will connect to e.g. pink purple and yellow, my questionnaire helped me pick the colours. I have used images of a pop girl band they look glamours and stylish and perfect as that's how they would be representing in a professional pop girl magazine. The language i have used is very informal as young teenage girls would talk in this way. I have used chatty and fun language to engage with the audience, also so they don't get bored of reading the magazine.I have used a similar amount of images to text so this breaks up the text as it can be seen as boring in young girls eyes as they don't want to read lots.
The institution i think best fits and would want my magazine would be NatMag as they also have cosmopolitan which is a girl based magazine. They would want my magazine as it's different there isn't one like it on the market.
The age of the audience/readers for my magazine will be 13-16 female girls, this is shown by the colours and language of the magazine, and whats advertised in it. Also the magazine can be read by people who are generally interested in pop music. Also they will be interested in fashion as its a girl magazine fashion tips have been added to give an edge on the magazine.The audience will also like to share what they have read to other fans.
I included bright, eye catching colours to attracted the audience eye, the bright pink would attracted a teenage girls eyes and would make them want to buy the magazine. I used a bright large picture as my main picture on my front cover to make the audience see who is being involved in the magazine. Also i have used large text so you can see the short snappy coverlines when you are browsing through the different magazines. I used bold icons to make certain things stand out like "FREE CD" as this will make the customers wont to buy the magazine as they have seen theres something free available.
To create my magazine, i have used many different technologies, first of all i have used a blog which i have never used before i have learnt how to upload, edit on my blog. I used publisher as a base for my final constructing, i used it lay out all my different pieces and piece my front cover, contents page and double page spread. I used gimp to improve the quality of my pictures that i had taken myself, i used the smudge tool to take away any dirty marks on the wall and the electrical plug. I used the filter-lighting tool to add an effect of light coming from the top left hand side, this made the main front cover photo look more glamours. I used the contrast tool to make my picture for the contents page black and white to have a contrast in colour of pictures. I used a professional camera to take my photos for the first time i learnt of to put a timer on it so me and my models could re-arrange theself's to stand in situated places. I have learnt how to use a poll as i used one in my blog it was a very successful outcome and a successful type of research.
From the preliminary task to make my final designs, i have learnt to put more of my own ideas in rather than from existing magazines. I have learnt how to use more of a wider range of technologies. I have learnt about making my practical work look more professional as i have been progressing. Also what appeals to my target market e.g. glamours photos.
I have also learnt that the standard of the images taken has to be very high as the pictures play a big role and the magazine will not look professional as a whole. Also i have learnt more about what the target audience would like and what they are interested in, also what to put on my magazine and what not to.
Any music magazine of today you would see would have the key conventions of a large masthead that stands out to distinguish one magazine from another, they are usually bold and have a colour that is different or stands out from the rest of the text on the page so they don't merge together. There is most commonly a large, main image on the front cover, of a band or artist. There is usually a banner underneath the main picture telling you why they are the main music icon of this issue, and what's inside about them. There is always a strapline based on a competition this brings the reader in as they are in for a chance of winning something. The strapline is usually on the top of the magazine or at the bottom and is bold and stands out, sometimes evan a different colour font to the rest of the text. Magazines tend to use the word "exclusive" sometime they put it on a the strapline or in the banner, they used the word "exclusive" to show the audience that it's only in this magazine and you can't get it any where else. The cover lines contain information about articles or what you can find in the magazine of different pages, the pages numbers are usually highlighted so you can find the pages easy and quick. The colours based for a music magazine are based on the genre e.g. if it was a rock magazine there would most probably be dark red and black colours but if it's a pop magazine the colours would be pinks and bright colours they do this to relate and adapted to the audience. Overall everything on the front cover of a music magazine is important and placed there for a reason.
The typical contents page has the list of page numbers and whats on each page to make it easy for the reader to find a page without frustration. There will be a letter from the editor giving you a brief know about the magazine as a whole, the editor comes across as friendly and informal to the audience. A double page spread would usually involve an interview with a band or artist, advertisements, reviews.
In my own magazine i have used these conventions in the same way. I have made my masthead stand out by making it bold and outlined. I have used an un-ordinary font for my masthead so that you can identify it quickly, when placed with many others magazines. My magazine has a large main image in the centre of the front cover and a banner attached telling you why they are the main picture. I have font colours that are similar in genre but have a contrast when out together so each coverline stands out itself. My front cover has a strapline at the bottom of the page that is highlighted from the rest of the text, also it's advertising a competition. My colours are based around my genre of pop teenage girl and the colours run throughout the magazine, to keep the theme running through. I don't think i have pushed the boundaries with the front cover as i have not done anything that's not aloud. My contents page has a letter from the editor that is friendly and informal, i also have a list of the page numbers and a brief know about whats on the pages. I have images to show who and whats in the magazine to make the reader want to buy and read it. I also have brief coverlines of what else is inside (Issues special offer) but not placed as a page number. My double page spread has an interview which is most commonly used for a double page spread s you can fit much information in with seeing both pages at the same time. I have tryed to make my media magazine look as professional as possible to the genre and age i am targeting. My pictures i have tryed to make look as if they have been taking professionally as they would have been done for a normal music magazine.
I have represented the social group for young teenage girls, who are interested in pop music. I have represented this by using colours that the teenage girls will connect to e.g. pink purple and yellow, my questionnaire helped me pick the colours. I have used images of a pop girl band they look glamours and stylish and perfect as that's how they would be representing in a professional pop girl magazine. The language i have used is very informal as young teenage girls would talk in this way. I have used chatty and fun language to engage with the audience, also so they don't get bored of reading the magazine.I have used a similar amount of images to text so this breaks up the text as it can be seen as boring in young girls eyes as they don't want to read lots.
The institution i think best fits and would want my magazine would be NatMag as they also have cosmopolitan which is a girl based magazine. They would want my magazine as it's different there isn't one like it on the market.
The age of the audience/readers for my magazine will be 13-16 female girls, this is shown by the colours and language of the magazine, and whats advertised in it. Also the magazine can be read by people who are generally interested in pop music. Also they will be interested in fashion as its a girl magazine fashion tips have been added to give an edge on the magazine.The audience will also like to share what they have read to other fans.
I included bright, eye catching colours to attracted the audience eye, the bright pink would attracted a teenage girls eyes and would make them want to buy the magazine. I used a bright large picture as my main picture on my front cover to make the audience see who is being involved in the magazine. Also i have used large text so you can see the short snappy coverlines when you are browsing through the different magazines. I used bold icons to make certain things stand out like "FREE CD" as this will make the customers wont to buy the magazine as they have seen theres something free available.
To create my magazine, i have used many different technologies, first of all i have used a blog which i have never used before i have learnt how to upload, edit on my blog. I used publisher as a base for my final constructing, i used it lay out all my different pieces and piece my front cover, contents page and double page spread. I used gimp to improve the quality of my pictures that i had taken myself, i used the smudge tool to take away any dirty marks on the wall and the electrical plug. I used the filter-lighting tool to add an effect of light coming from the top left hand side, this made the main front cover photo look more glamours. I used the contrast tool to make my picture for the contents page black and white to have a contrast in colour of pictures. I used a professional camera to take my photos for the first time i learnt of to put a timer on it so me and my models could re-arrange theself's to stand in situated places. I have learnt how to use a poll as i used one in my blog it was a very successful outcome and a successful type of research.
From the preliminary task to make my final designs, i have learnt to put more of my own ideas in rather than from existing magazines. I have learnt how to use more of a wider range of technologies. I have learnt about making my practical work look more professional as i have been progressing. Also what appeals to my target market e.g. glamours photos.
I have also learnt that the standard of the images taken has to be very high as the pictures play a big role and the magazine will not look professional as a whole. Also i have learnt more about what the target audience would like and what they are interested in, also what to put on my magazine and what not to.
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Weekly Review
This week i have finished my final front cover, final contents page, final double page spread. I am very pleased with them as the outcome looks professional and suits the genre i was aiming for. Next week my plan is to do my evaluation and check over all my work.
Monday, 8 March 2010
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Monday, 1 March 2010
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Weekly Review
Last week i started to do my mock designs for front cover and contents page. This week i have already finished of my double page spread design and i am going to start designing my front cover.
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