Contents Research - A Good Example

This is a contents page of the 'VIBE' music magazine it really stood out to me, the dark red colours really contrast with the main subject picture. The way the contents is worded also looks very funky and cool, and I wish to use a similar style to how it is used on this example.

I also like how the information is on the left hand side, to my preference I would like the text a little bit larger as it would then be a lot easier to read, but overall this is a pretty strong and sharp contents page.

Double Page Spread - A Good Example

This is another double page spread I found online, like all the others I liked, this also drew me in straight away... Having the image of GAGA to the left in sexy clothes drew me in, but what makes that picture even more appealing to look at is the fainted text behind it... this makes you look at the picture even harder as you want to see what the fainted text says... a very good skill used to draw decoders in to read more of the magazine! I really like this skill used and will be shore to use it within my DPS. Also having the lighting bolt transparent to the text makes the text a lot more appealing to read. It covers 'white space' too making this DPS look a lot more professional. Another thing I appreciated within this page is the bold letters put in the middle of the text, this automatically breaks the text up, hence making it more easier to read and makes me want to read it too, I hope to use a similar effect within mine...

Double Page Spread - A Good Example

This double page spread that I found on the internet and it really caught my eye! As you can see the image stands out immeditaly and draws you in to the page, having a little bit of text to the right hand side makes it very easy to read espically as a serif font is used, this makes it even easier to read, in my DPS I would like to use a similar effect of the text that is used in this page. The title 'In Wonderland' is also very clear/bold and fits in well with the image used, not over done at all, really like this piece of work, and I have gathered some ideas for my own DPS.

Double Page Spread - A Bad Example

This is my example of what I wouldn't like my double page spread to look like, no disrespect, but for me I think that this is beyond unprofessional, it's rushed and you can see that there is no plan behind it, it seems to me this encoder has just guessed where everything should go and wanted to get it out of the way.

The text is really hard to read through, alongside with some spelling mistakes, If your creating a music magazine there should be no spelling mistakes! There is also too much 'white space' this is really bad as it looks empty. No typeface skills are used and nothing anchors me in to this DPS at all.
In an overall conclusion to the success of this DPS, I think it's rushed withouht going in to too much negativity i will go on how I would improve this. Firstly, i would make a design plan! After I had done this I would choose a better image to use to create some anchorage. lastly I would use some more eye catching colours for the font text and then create some intertexuality so that would also create some anchorage.

Double Page Spread - A Good Example

I really like this double page spread as I like the layout...

The split page of having a main picture makes it really clear and professional, although it may be simple it is really effective and drewe my eyes in straight away.

Feature article: In a magazine the main feature article is one of the most important parts as it is advertised on the front page. The picture acts as an anchorage and with the bold text used this works too hook you in too creating a connontation to the decoder.

Type Face: There is a good sense of type face used within this DPS, the text works together creating a professional result to the decoders eye. As the artists name is at the biggest font size in contrast to the text underneath it, they work intertextuly, this also makes clear to what text is supposed to be more important.

On another note, the interview text is seperated clearly with purple and black colored font. 

In an overall conclusion to the success of this DPS, I do think it's pretty well done, however, it could be better, for me I would suggest maybe using red instead of purple, this would be more eye catching and would then entice the decoder to read it.

Magazine Rate Card - BoomBox

Total Circulation: 50,000
Female: 10%
Male: 90%
ABC1 Profile: 64%
Median Age: 18
Average Page Rate: £2,000

My annual turnover will be: (page of adverts * amount per page + cover price * 26)

50,000 * 2.10 = 105,000...

... 105,000 * 26 = 2,730,000

38 * 2000 * 26 = 1,976,000

1,976,000 + 2,730,000 = 4,706,000 (this is my annual turnover with BoomBox)

Mock Design/Ideas for Front Cover (Magazine)

Masthead



My Masthead text 'BOOMBOX'



I choose this text as I thought it seemed quite ‘hipster’ for my masthead. Having the ragged lower edges and distortion in between the letters gives it the look/appearance of a dirty/ghetto/Hip – Hop/Rap feel and aura.

Target Audience

My target audience is an audience who listen to the hip – hop/rap style genre of music. Their age will revolve around 16 – 21yrs. The social class would typically be aimed at a lower to middle class through stereotypical statistics.

Main Cover Photo

I want my cover photo to be of a male cropped at a joint of the body (mid – shot). Why? Well, I think this shot would be good for my magazine as I could get a proper body shot showing what he is wearing and maybe some background would be shown too.

• Ideas I have had for the main cover photo:
• Male in front of his car (in a car park) propped up with (flat caps and maybe a microphone)
• Male swearing in front on the camera (showing some dirty ghetto kid attitude)
•  Male in front of the microphone (side face shot)



The Notorious B.I.G 'Biggie Smalls' Portrait



 Inspirations

Da Vibe Magazine



I’ve had some inspirations from magazines such as ‘XXL & Da Vibe’.  These two magazines are magazines catered for the hip-hop/rap media! Having fonts like there’s makes me think that mine will automatically fit into this category.



Rolling Stone Music Magazine Annotation



  





Rolling Stone Magazine

  

The masthead it self holds a lot of semiotics for me to discover, the masthead is one of the main parts of a magazine as it holds the main image of the magazine itself. So that is the visual part of semiotic system.  The main feature article photo is another important thing, you can tell what this magazine will involve, and from my own knowledge I know that ‘Wiz Khalifia’ is a Hip – Hop artist so I now know that this music magazine will mainly about the genre ‘Hip – Hop’. The target audience of this magazine will most properly be aimed at the people who listen to rap and hip – hop styled music and to maybe the younger generation who are more stereo typically into this sort of music style.  Plugs are a very crucial thing within a magazine, e.g. they draw you in even further, and they purposely make the text linguistic to succeed in this. Connation’s are used in this magazine but not over the top, for instance, the ‘new faces’ text suggests a small connotation of making the reader want out find out what happens.



'Going Around The School' (Photoshoot For Magazine)

Today is the day for me to venture around the school to look for some interesting opportunities to take photos for my school magazine!

I am looking for some action shots (for example, a student at work). I am also going to take some architectual shots (E.g. School Building, Class room or objects within the school etc...). And lastly, I would like to maybe get a group shot of some students smiling!

Shots like these will make my magazine stand out & it will make it look just that little bit more eye - catching! From these shots, I will choose a select few to be in my magazine!

School (Random Choice) Magazine Annotation



 



Fly School Magazine

This is a typical school magazine, randomly chosen by me to annotate in preparation of creating my own schools magazines front cover... it does indeed have its advantages and dis - advantages.


Advantages would be:

ü  Has a strong article picture

ü  Clear mast headline

ü  Good use of ‘Puff’

ü  Good use of contrasting colours

ü  Clear date headline

ü  Plug is used

ü  Different text sizes means that it is a bit more eye – catching

ü  Has a main cover line

Dis – advantages would be:

û  Lack of font use

û  No typeface used

û  No issue number

û  Some text could have been arranged to make room for a few more things such as maybe another picture or an issue number etc…



XXL Magazine Annotation

XXL Music Magazine

This music magazine appealed to me as I am a big fan of the ‘Hip – Hop/Rap’ genre… so I thought it would be a wise move for me to annotate it for my future publishing of a music magazine consisting of a: Front cover/Contents page/Double page spread.

Advantages of this magazine would be:

ü  Clear brand logo (Masthead)

ü  Good choice of the main feature article photo

ü  Lots of point sizes means that this front page is a lot more eye – catching

ü  Clear barcode

ü  Use of issue number

ü  Good use of ‘Puffs’

ü  Again, good use of ‘Plugs’ too

ü  Cover lines are also made bold + clear

Dis – advantages would be:

û  Cover price could be a lot more clearer to the reader

û  ‘Typeface’ isn’t really used in this front cover