Feedback

Feedback

For my feedback on my magazine I used a questionnaire that consisted of eight questions to find out the thoughts of other people about what they think of my magazine. Here to the left of the page is an example of a questionnaire that I handed out and then was filled in. In total I handed out 5 questionnaires to give to me some accurate questionnaire results.





Questionnaire Results: The results will be shown on a pie chart via PDF on Google Documents.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ArqMb6ynzP5WdGVjRE02cExpbjg3RWNCdVRqNFBaUmc&hl=en_GB

1) What gender are you?

80% Female 10% Male

2) Do you think that the mast head (title) is suitable for the type of music magazine?

100% Yes 0% No

3) If yes, explain why?

The general response from the questionnaire was that it was very girly, had the word Pop in the title and that it is similar to real media products.

4) Do you think there is enough information given for the target audience for the front cover? Explain why

100% yes
Explaining that the majority say: as there is enough information, that its not too crowded and there are lots of images used.

5) What would you rate the quality of the photos taken in the magazine?

High 40% Average 60% Low 0%

6) Would my magazine appeal to you if you were in the target audience of 8-12?

Yes 100% No 0%

7) Explain why you think this?

Majority: free gifts, fun magazine as children can relate to the artists.

8) Finally, what mark would you give me for my magazine overall out of 10?

0/10 1/10 2/10 3/10 4/10 5/10 6/10 7/10 8/10 9/10 10/10
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Evaluation

This is the link to all of my magazine pages saved as a PDF File

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B7qMb6ynzP5WN2U1NWJhMWYtOGU4OS00ZWQ0LTg2ZGEtZTY1OWQ3OWE4ZjVh&hl=en_GB


This is the website link to my Evaluation, saved as a Powerpoint Presentation:

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7qMb6ynzP5WYTFhNzMwNTUtZDdmNS00ZmVmLWJiYWItMDc0NzJjNjkxODc5&hl=en_GB

Planning and evaulation of the article

In the post I will be looking at two different articles from Top of the Pops Magazine, which is taken from the genre I'm focusing on which is Pop.

Article

For this article that is taken from Top of the Pops magazine I believe that the target audience is aimed at the ages between 8-12. This article type is an interview that is interviewing the Jonas Brothers who are about to star in the hit film Camp Rock (2008). Also there is features of introducing some of the less minor characters that are going to be in the cast; such as Demi Lovato, Alyson Stoner and Meaghan Martin. In the main interview the audience is addressed as being the screaming fans of the Jonas Brothers, this implies that the 8-12 target audience are absolutely mad for the teen pop sensation idols. So they are addressed by there common interest which of course is being interested in the Jonas Brothers. The type of content that would be normally featured in Top of the Pops magazine would be the latest Pop singles that are about to be released, there is a huge majority of well known Pop artists publicising there new singles rather new, unknown Pop artists that are on the Pop music scene. Other content that would be commonly featured in Top of the Pops would be fashion tips for the girls at the tween age group, also embarrassing moments that have happened to the tweens in the real world they send in there moments via the post. Also there is quizzes and competitions about the celebrities in the Pop world. The colour of the magazine is important as it captures the eye of the target audience. The colour of the font that says "come to" is in written in Pink as this colour stands out and bounces off the yellow background colour of the banner behind it. This is important as this title will encourage the reader to acknowledge the bright colour and instantly read the article. Also the style of the font is important to the magazine's style as the style of writing needs to follow the same or similar fonts that relate to the genre of the magazine also to follow the font style of the mast head on the front cover. If you as the reader understand that the fonts and colours relate to your thoughts of the Pop magazine style then you will find it easy to understand why the bright colours are important to towards it, also the font. So the type of language in the article that is used has low levels of formality with words that wouldn't be found in an formal interview. Words such as "cool" and "dating" are informal ways of describing some of the questions asked. The reason the Jonas Brothers have spoken in these terms is because it make it easier for the target audience to relate as the target audience is younger and are more familiar with informal words. Also the Jonas Brothers tend to use exclamations at the beginning of a question being asked such as "No way!"This emphasises there excitement or lively actions that persist in their personalities. The responses that Jonas Brothers give in the interview are very, short, straight to the point answers, so this means that the responses are elliptical. To conclude overall the language in the Jonas Brothers interview is very informal but this is suitable for the target audience of 8-12 for a Pop magazine. So the approach they have is very relaxed and slapstick which the target audience are most familiar with at their age. So the 8-12 target audience will enjoy this article as it will appeal to them such as the article features images of good-looking teenage boys, who are huge stars all across the world. Another reason would be that the interview will appeal to them as they may find out when the Jonas Brothers are releasing the film to cinema or DVD. As the Jonas Brothers

Here is the first and actual draft of my magazine interview:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AbqMb6ynzP5WZGozcDl4Yl8xYzczcTJ3ZnA&hl=en_GB

Firstly in my first draft of the interview I had chosen originally to use eight questions, compared to the actual interview I opted to reduce this number to seven. One of the reasons for this was I had limited space on the double page spread to put eight questions on. Also as I opted to do a Pop magazine, you wouldn't need as many questions, as the interviews normally consist of short, snappy questions, with fairly brief responses. Another main change I had made to the article was I had edited some of the answers slightly as they may not of made sense or that the new answer that I had come up with was more developed or suited a better response. Also in the actual interview that has been published I have tended to make some of the responses more brief to create a brief answer, also this will give more room on the double page spread for the photographs of the cover star, which is April Jones. I feel that the real draft interview is an improvement of the original, as the language that is written is much clearer.

Photos and Edited Photos

Photos

This image I have taken here is of Connor James one of the stars of my magazine Pop Viva. This image will be used on the front cover of Pop Viva. The type of camera shot I have taken here is a medium close up which means that the subject of the photo is focusing on the mid-chest upwards. In this particular shot the focus is of Connor's facial features and the hood he is wearing on his head. Here this is used to create the key mood and atmosphere of the image. I decided to use a medium close up shot because my focus is of Connor's facial expressions and the key features surrounding his head. Also the background is used to outline the person's body. The impact of this image on the audience is that the person is staring directly straight into the camera lenses with a very serious look on his face which creates a image of the pop star is serious about his career as a performer. This type of shot is best for a music magazine as it catches the attention more of the audience. This image would feature on the front cover, but as not the important as otherwise the person would be posing in a more symbolic way. The facial expression is very serious as this shows a straight face.The mise-en-scene is used very simply as the image is of still life where the person isn't moving. The arrangement is very basic but it is effective. The background is a brick wall which hints that the performer is trying to create a more rougher, edgier image for himself. This links very well with the costume of wearing a black hoody, and a V-neck T-shirt. This shows that the genre of music this performer comes from is a hip-hop background but with a hint of pop. Otherwise if I was producing a R'n'B magazine the hood would be fully over the performers fringe. For this photograph I could of improved it by using a more suitable background to relate to my performers and the genre of the magazine. This is presented here is what it looks like before it is has been photo shopped! The after effect is yet to come.


Again here I have a image of Connor James one of the stars of Pop Viva in this issue. This image will be used in the contents page of my magazine as the image is very positive and cheery, which will encourage the audience to turn over the page to read on about this artist. The facial expression here is important, otherwise if the image looked pessimistic it would present an negative image which might put off the target audience buying the magazine. For this shot I used a medium close up shot as I wanted to slightly replicate the front cover image of this artist. I think that for both the front cover and contents page it is more effective to a have medium close up shot as it is easier then to relate to the audience. The effect of this image is that it should be shown from the chest upwards as that is the main focus. As the main focus of this image is the facial expression of the artist. The large smile the artist is showing highlights a happy impression he is conveying to the target audience. He is also looking straight and directly into the camera to give his full attention to give a large attention span. So this would be a straight on shot. The smile positively shows joy and is showing its more powerful than the impact of the hoody worn by the artist which is a strong, deep colour that isn't quite strong enough for the smile. The mise-en-scene has been constructed to consider the type of lighting I have used which is natural light with a cloudy atmosphere giving a light shadow to create this amount of lighting for the image. Again with the mise-en-scene is no different to the previous image that has been taken, also both of the images has been taken in a landscape length. This image and the other image above is unique and natural as they are both practical images that have just purely been taken and not manipulated via photoshop. These images are not needed to be manipulated as the quality and detail of them are already suitable for the magazine.

Here this is the original image of the image that I will be using the magazine below. I chose to take a full length body shot as it shows the true shape of the star. I felt it will emphasise the image that she conveys through her body language such as her hand leaning on the side of the head. The angle that I took is just off a direct straight shot. This shows the person's is looking almost directly into the camera. I could of improved this shot by taking a more close up shot to emphasise the body language. The mise-en-scene in includes colour. The use of colour wasn't used very well as the dull grey colour makes the whole image seem a lot more darker than it should be. Also the grey more blends in with the blue from the door in the background. A more brighter colour would of contrasted better. The brown from the boots is the only good use of colour as it contrasts with the clothing that the person is wearing. The background doesn't contrast well with the implication for a Pop magazine, so to create a more Pop-like background there needs to have more of a relevant background. So a way to improve the mise-en-scene of the whole image in general would be to crop the image to focus more on the person rather than the background as well otherwise the person is too much a part of the background instead of being the centre of attention.

This image here I have selected will be displayed and used as the cover image. This photo is also the edited, unoriginal version of the image that is featured above it has been edited via Photoshop. So the person I have chosen on the image is April Jones, the X Factor winner (not the real winner my made up person). I chose for this image to take a close up shot to create the most impact on the person's face. The cover image job is to create the most impact on the target audience to encourage them to purchase the magazine. The amount of mega pixels on the camera affects the quality of the shot to see the most detail. Here there are 8 mega pixels, which gives a high quality image to highlight the key features on this image. The type of angle I decided to take was a straight on shot like on the preminlary task to give the cover star the most direct shot to look directly straight at the camera. This camera shot is a full length shot as

the shot has taken a photo of the full length of the person in the shot. So the main focus of the shot is April Jones mainly on her facial expression towards the direction of the camera. The type of facial expression the student is conveying is they are just a few degrees off facing directly straight at the camera. The expression is a slight grin, that includes a slight serious stare towards the camera, the slight expressions that are cheery meet the criteria of a pop magazine. If the expressions were more daring and serious this would give a more edgy look, like for a quirky alternative genre like a alternative rock. Also the clothing that she wears implies what could represent a style icon in the eyes of young girls. Also as this is a pop magazine and a low angle shot wouldn't be appropriate as they can look intimidating and may give the wrong implication to the young audience also they could look scary and they may only be suitable for more quirkier genres such as indie and alternative rock. The mise-en-scene of this image shows that it is of still life, I have edited this photo on photoshop to create a different effect with improving the background, also changing the brightness and the contrast of the image to suit the criteria for a pop, bright happy magazine. Firstly I edited the lighting, as originally the image was very dull, and need brightening up so I chose to brighten up the image, the effect it has had is that on April Jones face it highlights and brightens her skin to make it have a natural, healthy looking glow. Also the clothing that is worn, it also brightened up by giving the tone of the colour which makes the image look of a higher standard of quality. The grey cardigan that is worn, reflects off the skin colour by giving April Jones a more natural sun tan. I chose tan coloured boots, blue leggings and a grey cardigan as I think that they represent a new sort of style that is needed in the pop genre industry. These items of clothing are not specific to a type of genre so I thought a mixture of these items would represent Pop as Pop represents a mixture of different types of music that is influenced. Also I think a fresh new image is great as April Jones has just started off her pop career so a new start works well with a new image. So this links in the setting of my image, I chose to photo shop the background so I could get a fresh idea of what to choose. I chose a plain green, blue setting to give the target audience the idea that the photo shoot had taken place in a professional studio, also the colour green represents the colour of grass which could imply the scent of grass, which is 'freshly' cut. The use of colour in this image would be conveyed by the background contrasting well with the person used. I think the background colour works especially well with the leather boots that are presented in a dark tan colour, the colours bounce off each other well which gives a positive effect in the image otherwise they would clash and do the opposite. I think the grey colour from the cardigan and the tone of blue from the leggings work well as they are similar in colour and show that they can blend well against each other. I could of improved this image by including a more life like setting that was appropriate to the issue's theme. Also I could of had the student posing in a certain position for every single shot like covering up one eye to create an exclusive edition to Pop Viva magazine.

I have chosen this image here to be displayed in my contents page. Here it is a photo of the cover star April Jones, this image will feature as a smaller image on the contents page unlike a full page image like on the front cover. For this image here I have chosen to use a shot called medium close up. So the subject of this photo is to been seen from the mid-chest up. The angle that I used for this was a direct straight on shot. This shot would show that the audience would view the student as looking directly at the camera with plenty of interest in the concentration that is shown in this image given by the student. The mise-en-scene of the image has a very noticeable background colour of a pea green colour. The flowery pattern that is featured on the person's scarf contrasts well with the green background as flowers relate well to grass as they are normally associated with them. Also the background colour enhances, the rich colour of the person's dark brown hair colour. The colour doesn't clash or get in the way in the shot the two colour's bounce and reflect off each other. The grey cardigan that is warn by April Jones, give her appearance a very clear cut image, with symbolises a neutral way of toning down the flowery blouse. A way to improve the photograph would maybe to have a more realistic background, than by being in a real environment instead of using a photo- shopped background.

This image here that is presented is featured on my front cover page, the image is of mini Haribo Starmix. The size of the image would be fairly small on the cover about thumbnail size, as it is not the main feature on the page. The actual camera shot of the Haribo is to be shown as a full close up position. So then this conveys that the whole photo is fully directed at the whole Haribo packet instead of a certain part that is specific. The type of angle that I used for taking this shot was a straight on shot. This type of shot is most easiest and relevant to a Pop genre magazine as the young target audience under 13 may fail to understand why an image maybe taken from a different angle such as a low angle, as the content maybe presenting information from an odd angle from what they are used to. The use of mise-en-scene in the image is very basic as the arrangement is very flat packed onto the background looking very 2D, which is not a realistic. The only thing that could really effect the mise-en-scene in this particular image would be that the image of is practically a packet of sweets. So this would present that the food is a prop that is the only feature in the image. So the arrangement around the page is that it is presented in the centre, which is surrounded with a marble effect background. The use of colour in this colour shows there are multiple, bright colours that contrasts with the target audience when you think of a Pop genre magazine. The bright, happy colours imply that there is going to be a popular, positive vibe from just looking at a image. There was once a saying to describe an image a picture can paint a thousand words. A way to improve the mise-en-scene of the image would be to include more appearance and costume maybe of a person for instance holding or animate to pretend to eat the Haribo, this maybe more in character. Also that around the image I had some how managed to get a slight pink tinge to it, next time I would try to get rid of this extra, to give a slightly more of a better image.

Here is a very important image that is related to the magazine, as I have used this image as a trademark sign throughout my magazine. It has its own uniqueness about it as it is the only image that is used on every page of the magazine. Also this image relates to Haribo, as this is a Haribo love heart. The type of shot used to take this image would be a medium close up shot as this shows the whole of the prop that is used. For example if this was a full close up shot then there would be no background colour shown in the shot. The angle that the image was taken again was of a straight on angle. As then this would convey an more easier way to identify the image especially as I have featured it throughout. If the image angle was taken in a slightly obscure angle then some of the young target audience may find it hard to distinguish the shape of the love heart. The mise-en-scene of this image suits appropriately with the publication, as love hearts can be really well associated with type of essence that relates to a pop magazine. One way that love hearts could be related to Pop could be through the lyrics used in Pop artists singles that they released. So the love hearts could symbolise a key prop to the mise-en-scene. The use of colour that is featured shows that the colour red shows that its bright and powerful to show that it can attract the target audience to take an interest in the photo. The background colour could of been vastly improved on photoshop by making the image brighter and possibly having a more plain background. The colour now of the background could be described as 'musty'.

I selected this image as an original copy of another image that is used in the magazine. It has been altered via Photoshop. This original image has taken as a half- full length shot. It shows only half of the body, so this is why it is only a half-length shot. The angle I chose to take this image was again still a straight on shot but with a difference. The difference being that the main focus of my image is quite far away from the camera lens. Although the person in the focus of the image is in the centre, the wood prop shows a sort of path that leads the up to focus on the person. This effect shows that the image was taken eye level with the base of the photo. The mise-en-scene of this image is very unique compared to my previous images shown in this blog. The main prop here is the wooden bar that rises upwards towards the centre of the image. Also the use of the person's hand on the wooden bar is shown there to create this feature of her to reach out towards the camera lens. This shows that she maybe be searching for something. This feature works successfully as April Jones is a newly discovered artist that is searching to be a successful recording artist. The facial expression on her face implies that she is expressing a happy, but shocked face. The shock would imply that she maybe still in a state of shock from winning the talent show The X Factor. The use of colour here in this image would be that the gold/brown colour of the wood shows it is unique compared to the normal clothing worn by April Jones. As the grey colour on her cardigan just really blend in with the image. A change maybe that I could of improved the image by to possibly discard of the unnecessary background that is featured, so this would be less of a distraction to the main focus; such as the poster and doorway.

Here is the edited Photoshop image of the previous image that is featured above.This image will be the main focused image that will be used in my double page spread. For this photo I have chosen to change the framing shot to a medium close up as then the target audience would more easily focus on the image. Also the angle of the image is still taken as a straight shot, the same as the original image, so this wasn't edited. The mise-en-scene of the image has been edited by the use of colour. As this version of the photo has a raspberry pink background colour. This colour reflects off the other colours used on this page, such as the grey off of the cardigan. The raspberry pink, is a bold, bright background colour that represents Pop as they use strong, bright colours that create a positive vibe, which Pop uses to advertise there genre of music. Also the bright, positive colour, could be used to brighten up the target audience day by reading an article or interview by there favourite artist. The colour and the shape of the image are the only changes to it. The shape of the image was changed to help focus on more detail, so the version is smaller, this means the photograph has been cropped. With the image made smaller if gives the appearance of April Jones to be largely more focused on focusing her attention towards the camera lense. A way I could of improved this photoshopped image could be to enhance the hand reaching towards the camera with maybe outlining the hand to emphasise it.

This image here I chose was the original version of the image that I have created below. The type of shot taken here was a long shot. It shows the whole of the body of April Jones that is featured. Even though the image shot is a fair distance away from the camera lense, you can see clearly the person's facial expression, concerntration and attention onto the camera lense. The angle that the photo was taken was a high angle shot it shows that April Jones is being intimidated by the camera, but the pose she takes implies that she is slightly in control even though the camera is above her. The expression is cheeky but mysterious being controlling as showing a 'who knowns' impression by not knowing what she might do next in the photo shoot. The costume that April is wearing is appropiate for the Pop magazine image. As the floral pink detail on the scarf shows a positive, happy, calm implication. Also the bright colouring of the scarf shows a complete contrast with the rest of the costume being fair dull, dark colouring. The background in this image has no relation towards April as she is the winner of the X Factor and she is standing outside of a college classroom. So when I edit this image on photoshop I will edit the background so then it will either be neutral towards April or show some kind of relationship between the two. Also the detail in the background could be improved by being at least tidied up.

This image here will be used as one of the images on my double page spread in my magazine. I edited this photo on photoshop. The type of framing I used was a long/medium close up shot so then the target audience would easier be able to see the implications. The angle used is the same as the original which is a high angle shot, which is shown April in control as she is about to approach walking towards the camera lense. The theme of the two images that I will be using on the double page spread are both wanting to reach out to the camera lense. I think that my implication for this is that April Jones is a brand new artist that is reaching out to the world to have a glorious career in the near future. The mise-en-scene of this image has changed as the background is now a block colour, which relates to April and Pop Viva as the bright colour contrasts with the costume worn also the colour is bright which featured many times in Pop magazines. Also the stair banisters are used to show a more life like approach that April is just about to the climb the stairs, this has an implication towards her as this could mean her about to climb the stairs of success and stardom. Also I think the only way I could improve the mise-en-scene to feature a prop. Such as a floral hairpiece in April's hair that could match her scarf that she is wearing. I think it would break up the dark colouring of her dark brown hair and grey cardigan.

Fonts

Fonts

For my Pop magazine I based my mast head font on the design of Top of the Pops magazine so then it would reflect where I got the idea from, also this would be a good source of research into the type of font used in the Pop genre. The rounded lettering is sans-serif and this shows that there is a softness to Pop, so I feel my fonts should also be Sans-serif to link in and follow the trend for my magazine. This font is unique as the lettering doesn't fully link together like most sans-serif font.

I researched the Smash Hits! font to give me an idea who to chose my font that I wanted for my mast head on the front cover. The lettering in this font is joined together in lower case, also the lettering is sans-serif as there are not serif's on the end of the lettering. Comparing the Smash Hits! font with my masthead font 'Cheri' there are similarities as all of the lettering is presented in lower case.


I have chosen this font as it symbolises what the appeal I am trying to suggest for my music magazine. I chose the font for my masthead.The name of this font is Cheri. I discovered the font on the font website http://www.dafont.com/. The love heart shaped in the dot part of the 'i' makes this font unique as I am using love hearts a key symbol and trademark for my magazine. The type of font is sans-serif so the lettering doesn't have the small flicks at the end of the lettering known as serifs. I think this font will appeal to my target audience as young girls love love hearts as they have a fascination with them. So when they see love hearts featured in the magazine this will interest them and encourage them to purchase the magazine. This type of font is different to the type of font that I used for the preliminary task as the type of font was more Serif and a lot more square and bolder. A way I was considering manipulating the font was added some photos of love hearts around the lettering to link in the love hearts already included in the text. The images could be saved as a jpg, with the font included in the jpg and possibly saved separately when the added into the magazine encase the font doesn't save properly. Also the colour of the font might be manipulating depending on what I decide as the colour scheme for my front cover. Instead of the font colour black and white maybe manipulate it to red and black.


I chose the font akaFrivolity as it suits the description of what sort of font I would like to consider for the key part of my main flash. I also identified this on http://www.dafont.com/. The type of font is serif as the ends of the letters flick out at the edges. So then I think this font would be suitable for my target audience as the type of lettering is all curly and spirally. Also the time of year 'winter' is very festive and lots of fonts around in the winter have lots of swirls and spirals. This font would be suitable for the time of year as the magazine would be in January. The month of January is still a very festive time of year. A way I might manipulate the lettering would be enlarging it and maybe changing the angle, so it isn't directly straight facing towards the audience. A slight angle could give off an more edgy effect to the page. This may appeal to the target audience by making the style of the curly font more of an excitable reaction from the spirals being tilted on an angle.


I chose this font to presented on my front cover. It will be displayed in the little sub-heading above the main flash. I feel that this font is appropriate for this sub-heading as the sans-serif style of writing is will catch the eye of the target audience. As the bullet effect in the font will add some sort of shock for a Pop magazine which is not expected. The shock on the front cover is needed to convey the "VIVA EXCLUSIVE" of the main flash article that will be featured in the magazine. I discovered this font on http://www.dafont.com/ so for a future reference it would be for easy access if ever wanting to download that font.

This font here Serif I have chosen to be featured on the front cover of the magazine. It will be featured in two different areas. Firstly used for two main cells that show Album Releases and Haribo as a free gift. Then also it will be presented on the subhead that supports the main flash. The type of lettering that "Serif" is, is partly obvious as the name of the font is the giveaway. The lettering is serif as there are structured details at the end of the stroke of the lettering, which is known as the serif. In my magazine I would manipulate it by changing the font size to be decreased, also change the colour of the font, if it is featured on different parts on the same page. So this effect may disguise using this font twice one page. Also the different colours might imply the sort of effect it might have on the page.


This font here I have chosen is Arial, I had discovered this font off of Microsoft Office. I have chosen to use this font as I feel it is basic, and would be very useful to be used on my double page spread. As the more basic font that is used to write out an interview, the more easier it will be for the target audience be able to read the font. Also when reading an interview it is crucial for using Sans-serif lettering, as then it would be harder to understand with Serif lettering.


I chose the Bellerose font from the font website http://www.dafont.com/, I chose it as I felt that it would be suitable for my Contents Page masthead, as the lettering of 'Contents Page' is really suited in this font when spread out across the page. The font looks far too elegant and upper class but it very appropriate for a Pop magazine contents page. The type of font is sans-serif as there are no serifs present on the font.

This font that is presented on the left hand side of this page is called Century Gothic, I have selected it from Microsoft Office which is a program that is installed on the computer. I chose this to be used on the title of the double page spread, so this will accompany the font 'Cheri' that is used to show the name of the cover star in a different font to emphasise that the cover star is important. This type of font is informal as the lettering is Sans-serif; this is appropriate for this type of double page spread interview.

Flatplans

Front Cover Flatplan



This flatplan is of my official frontcover for my music magazine. The mast-head is 'Pop Viva', I think it will appeal to my target audience as they can relate to the word 'Pop' and the word 'Viva'. Straight away my target audience instantly know what music genre this magazine is all about. Secondly they may recognise the word 'Viva' from the fairly new music channel called Viva. It features the latest songs from Pop artists. So my idea was to place them together. I have presented it in my flatplan in a central position at the top of the page so that it is easiest to read there. Also the size of the font is about normal size; not to be large, not to small. The layout of the mast head has central position to imply what magazine this is.The main flash is the cover story position in the centre of my page. It is focusing on The X Factor, the main flash says in bold lettering 'X Factor Special'. Also I chose to write 'VIVA EXCLUSIVE!' because the article as the main flash is the only magazine to have all the information on this topic. Using just Viva, instead of the whole magazine's name it shows a possible nickname for the magazine being much more recognisable. The font used for 'VIVA EXCLUSIVE' is very bold and in capital letters show that it is important new and needs to notify the audience immdiately. Also the lettering will be san-serif even with the capital lettering. For the words 'X Factor' i used san-serif lettering that isn't traditional serif it is bold, and going to be vibrant to draw the attention to the target audience. I used different lettering for 'Special' as the time of your had just past christmas as still in a winter, festive mood and spirals represent this with san-serif.The main sells are positoned down both sides of the magazines. The first one is positioned on the left-side about a third of a way down the page it is called 'Viva's New Shows'. I chose this as a main sell as it gives publicity for Viva the music channel and it may encourage the target audience to read Pop Viva and also watch Viva the music channel. If the reader follows on in the magazine then they might be interested more into the magazine. The next main sell is a free gift that is printed on the front of the magazine. The gift is a free little bag of haribo. I presented it as a main sells as in the actual magazine it could be a little article why the Pop Viva readers get a free gift. The font it includes a exclamation point as a free gift is rare and is an exciting point. On the right side of the page is the another main sell it is parallel in line with the first main sell. It boldly says ' New Albums Release 2010 *Christina Aguilera *Eminem *Amy Winehouse. This is a huge selling point for the magazine as it gives the latest information on the latest album releases and most of the target audience are interested when there favourite artists are releasing a new album. This main sells is positioned here as it is a key selling point and more easier to read on the outside of a page rather on the otherside of the page. My last main sell is an image of my pretend superstar know as 'Connor James'. His image is presented here as it gives the target audience an immadiate recognition of who Connor James is. My target audience may be a bit young to recognise just a name of an artist so an image helps out hugely. Then the font I have used is just stating 'Connor James Interview'. The plain use of language is enough information for the reader to attract them to buy and read the interview inside. On the frontcover of this flatplan I feature a strap line at the very base of the page. This lists some of the other key features that are feature in the magazine. It says 'Posters,Songwords, Tour Dates, Prizes. The font of the strapline will be in sans-serif as it then follows the theme of the frontcover with all the fonts in sans-serif, with different variations. The different features that are featured are separated with a symbol inbetween. The symbol that is used is a heart shape, infact when I present my photos in my photo blog, I will explain the heart-shape symbol is actually heart-shaped Haribo! The barcode is postioned sideways in the bottom right hand corner of the frontcover page. I have decided to place it there because I feel it doesn't detract the focus of the other elements of the magazine. The barcode will be used as a tool for magazine publishers to see how many copies they will sell of there magazines.The date and issue is presented under the masthead it is there instead of a tag-line. I chose to do the second week of January as the first week of January may start in December. Also it will be issue 1 as it is the first issue of the year. The price of the magazine isn't actually presented currently on the flatplan but it will be added to the real front cover.

Contents Page

The main head on the contents page is the 'Contents Page' as that is the title of the contents page. The type of font that is used is sans-serif as the three full stops after it imply that it continues. This continies by the information that is presented below on the page. The main flash is the boxes that are layed out down the centre of the page, which hold the majority of key information that is featured in the magazine and assist what page they are on. The first box has a image next to it of the pretend X Factor winner April Jones, this gives a preview from her double page spread interview that is conveyed later on in the magazine of pages 4-5. The language that is used is to attract my target to read on. The size of the font for the page number is larger than the text so they can read easier the text. Some readers in the target audience are too excited about an interview with there idol they just want to know the page number so they can read on. The next box down is all about a brand new quiz for a brand new year. The little sentence talks about the new albums that are released in the new year. It gives a snippet of what maybe to expected to be tested on in the quiz. The last box that is layed out down the centre is talking about Lady GaGa herself talking about all her latest news. The target audience would be interested in Lady GaGa's latest news as her lifestlye and music is forever changing; as they would aspire to her music as being a role model. Her own style of music is influenced many different ways so they can find out where in the UK she is playing this year. Down the left side of the page grid there is a photo of the Pop Viva's logo that is used when they are trying to sell something like a trademark. It is presented here as it reminds the target audience of what the logo looks like if they wanted to tell there friends about it or something. Parallel to this photo oppisite is a Haribo heartshaped sweet that is a key symbol to Pop Viva magazine it is part of the Pop Viva trademark. The last main sell on the contents page is the little information box with contact information to Pop Viva if anybody has any queries or want to know more information about us. 'For more music news go 2 our website http://www.popvivamag.co.uk/ (not a real website).


Another Front Cover




I chose this front cover as my second choice for instants the first design didn't work out. Also I used it to show another design I had made up for a pop genre magazine cover. The masthead is runs the width of the page it is called 'Pop Sheep'. I called it this as my target audience can understand what it means; it has been cleverly designed. The word 'pop' instantly shows that the magazine is for the pop genre. Then the word 'sheep' is chosen because pop music is short for popular so popular music. So sheep are known to follow in large groups, and popular music is followed by large groups of people. So I thought logically and put in together and thought 'why not have pop sheep'. The type of font I would of used would be serif as the serifs on the ends of the letters flick out. The main flash is focusing again on The X Factor partly as the cover star is Cheryl Cole who is a judge on the show. The little sentence underneath is an interview on 'her thoughts on this years winner!'. This cover story is an exclusive as now other magazine with have this certain interview. The thoughts from Cheryl Cole will cement a huge interest to the target audience as she is a huge, young role model to young girls. She is like an idol to them. Her thoughts will play a key part as she has heard the winner sing live from the start, so a true expert! The font used on the 'C' in Cheryl is made bold and stripy to highlight a symbol of a sweet from a traditional sweet shop. The rest of Cheryl is written in an handwritten to font as if was written like a diary. The X Factor journey has been like a journey. The sentence underneath also follows the same style of font which is known as sans-serif. main sells are placed on both sides of the page. Firstly I would to talk about the sell on the left side of the page about a third of a way down. 'NEW YEAR, NEW STARS! Read on to find out!' This sell implies that 2010 is a brand new year for new stars that may appear in the next year who is going to be successful and who the new stars of the future are tipped to be. The other main sell is all about the latest news all Lady GaGa. The article is underlined as sheep! because that is a nickname for the magazine and it is links in with following. As pop music is followed by a lot of people and Lady GaGa represents some of pop music. The font that is used for both main sells is sans-serif as the type of articles are informally used. I have given this front cover a strap-line as it gives extra information about the contents of inside. For this issue there is only one piece of information but it is very interesting. '50 OF THE BEST GIGS UPCOMING! This information is exiciting as it instantly gives key information about the latest gigs that are coming soon. The type of gigs for this target audience would maybe be something like 'The High School Musical Tour' or something. I used a little image of a sheep on the strapline to symbolise the mini trademark of the magazine cover. The barcode is positioned in the bottom right hand corner of the page facing sideways up the page so that it is in the way of the elements of the main features on the page.
The price of the magazine is actually presented on this page as I forgot to put it on there. The date is apparent to the reader as it is postioned in a place where a tag-line might be. The issue is for Monday 11th January 2010, so very mid into the month of January.

Double Page Spread


The layout of my double page spread is presented as a landscape position on a A4 spread. I have presented two images of the same person on this page of the cover star. One close up and one full length shot. I used this to show the cover star from two different angles.

Music Magazine Blog 3 Analysis of exsisting magazines

Front Cover

Top of the pops magazine is the other magazine I'm comparing to smash hits!. Top of the pops magazine has a higher target audience age than smash hits! It is aimed at teenagers. On there website it says 'the UK's best-selling teen gossip mag'. The success of the magazine is higher as it is still ongoing. It started off in February 1995-Present time.
The title "Top of the Pops" was given this title as it is a spin-off from the TV show Top of the Pops. So the magazine gives the latest information and gossip from the 'pop' music world. Also it gives you song words and lyrics, from different artists with the latest singles out, from the top of the chart. The 'top' shows that the magazine is only really interested on the artists who are popular at the top of the music charts. (Official UK Top 40).
The font on the title is known as sans-serif, this means that the font is not like serif where the lettering has the strokes flicked out on the ends of the lettering. The font is more rounded and are more low-key lettering. The size of the font is fairly small for a title. The main flash is used to convey the main headline or story that is featured inside the magazine. So the use of font and the words used try and pull in the reader to interest them into purchasing that issue of the magazine.
Colour is a key feature on the cover of this magazine. The colours of purple and pink have been chosen as the main colours as they contrast well together. Purple suggest and represents a symbol of royalty, where on the cover High School Musical is partly royalty as the success of the film has been so successful the actors are like royalty to there fans. The colour pink suggests a positive, happy symbol, on the cover the theme is 'prom' as the High School Musical feature is based on this, meaning a happy time to celebrate and party! The text consists of 4 different colours which conveys a more than basic colour scheme. There are enough fonts used to not to be overcrowded and leads to less confusion of what the colours symbolise. On the main image 'Vanessa Hudgens' is wearing a white dress, and the colour of the dress fits in with the text colour as 'You're a STAR!' is written in white. The colours stands out well against the pink background colour of text, so the bold, vibrant colours work well with the main image. As the different colours on the 'stars' are all unique and show they are different to the block colouring of the text and text box.
The target audience of 'top of the pops' has a similar target audience to 'smash hits!'. It is aimed at young girls who are aged between 10-13, who show an interest in the latest music in the 'pop' genre. They would follow other similar genres like r'n'b for artists such as Chris Brown and Rihanna, as well as McFly. They also would won't know the latest fashion from there favourite shops. The target audience that purchase the magazine has a total of 169,000 people that purchase it. This target audience purchase figures are based on the age range of 15-44. So generally parents may buy the magazine for their children. The number of upperclass socio-economic classifications in the range from A-C1 is 62,000 which is only 0.3% of the UK's population. So the higher classifications shows they don't buy many magazines like 'top of the pops'. The types of jobs they would consist of require a lot of skill so the ,magazine doesn't relate to them or reflect there job. The socio economic classifications classes C2-E has 107,000 copies of 'top of the pops' sold per issue. The percentage of the magazine's they hold in the UK's market is only 0.2%. This shows that mainstream pop music magazine are not very popular in the C2-E social class. The skilled labourer workers prefer other types of magazines. So 'top of the pops' magazine isn't revelant to a child who would purchase the magazine. As the breadwinner of the household job isn't based on the child's choice on what children's magazine to read. A child in a household doesn't at all control the class of a household as they are not dominant. The price of the magazine is irrelevant as the price of the magazine is reasonable for children to purchase at 'pocket money prices'. If 'top of the pops' was targeted at the breadwinner of the household the type of magazine chosen maybe different as they control what types of magazines comes in and out of a house generally. A pop genre magazine covers many mainstream trends for young listeners music, so all children from any social economic class may listen to the same genre of music.
The main image suggests that the people used in the image suggest a new look. A fresh start for a brand new film. As High School Musical was about to be released at this time. It suggests that the people here have a got a brand new look and want to share the acheivement with there target audience by giving them a taste of the makeover. The publishers have chosen High School Musical as the cover because they are in the peak of popularity and are the hottest topic in the pop world at that time. All of the other competative magazine want the latest stars of the pop genre. The image that has been shot is a pose as all four of them are facing the camera with a slight suspicious in there expression. Especially in this shot Ashley Tisdale's pose giving a deceiving look. The pose comes across this way as the suspicion of having a makeover, can be not always what the audience might expect. The clothing is all very formal suits and dresses, suggesting still the look of a fresh new image for all the actors. Generally on 'top of the pops' the cover star is mainly equally of 50:50 of being male or female. As in the pop genre the artists are from both sexes quite widely populated. The stars on the cover vary on there fame, some are internationally famous such as Miley Cyrus, known in the UK and USA. Then stars that are only really known in the UK such as Alexandra Burke, who has only just started her career.
The main sells are the key snippets from the inside of the magazine. "Take Avril's Reality Test" is one of the main sells which give the reader an idea of what to expect from the article which involves Avril Lavigne, either through a quiz or a test. This article would try and reel in a reader to purchase the magazine through this sell or the other sells. "A-List Glam! 56 hot buys" this sell gives a taster of the types of different fashion pieces that are key for when looking out for a bargain in this issue. The cherries and pink colour hint this is the fashionable theme in that season. "Bodyshock!". This is a feature that is published in every issue of 'top of the pops' that relates to the readers with real-life ordeals that have occured to other readers in the target audience. The quotations taken from the stories pick out the key parts that may shock a reader so much that have to buy a magazine to read on to explain the ordeals that occur. "Celebrity Love Secrets Exposed!". This main sell is shows a preview of some the celebrities that the target audience look up to as a role models such as Cheryl Cole and Peter Andre. It gives a little insight of what may be revealed about there love lifes to be exposed to the world.
On the cover some key information is presented such as the top of the pops website http://www.totpmag.com/ on the top left on the page layout. The barcode is also present on the lower right corner of the cover to show it is a valid magazine that has been paid for, the price of 'top of the pops' is £2.20.
Each issue of 'top of the pops' has 88 pages.
The main flashes consists of stories that a girl of the typical target audience would be interested in. For example a celebrity doing an interview and getting questioned about something the audience would be interested in. Overall the target audience of 8-12 would appeal to the front cover by the celebrities that are recognised as tween stars. Also the inviting colours will attract them, also some of the language used in the subhead, that is used to support the key sentence to draw the target audience in.


Contents Page

The contents page is split up into 6 different categories. Celeb, Real Life, Style, Fun, You and Plus. This contents page of Mizz shows that the page layout has been well organised. The layout of the page looks like the design has been set out on a grid. This grid has been divided up into smaller boxes to fit in more detail about what information is coming up in the forthcoming pages of the magazine. Mizz isn't an actual music magazine as 'top of the pops' doesn't consist of a contents page unfortunately. So Mizz is the alternative, so there is no band index of all the latest band around. For this page a series of smaller size images are used. The images present a preview of what images to expect on certain pages of this issue. For example page 12 is an image of Zac Efron, so page 12 is a hint that Zac Efron will have a feature on this page. Either a poster or a personal interview.
The type of font used on the contents page is known as sans-serif as the lettering is rounded on the edges. If the lettering was serif then the lettering would have flicks at the bottoms of the letters. Also the lettering of the word "mizz" is spelt in lower case which shows a relaxed approach to the style of the magazine. The colours used are lots of different ones which implies that the magazine has lots of different activities going on, so the schedule of the contents page is hectic. All in all the amount of colours used is 10. This shows a crazy kind of atmosphere inside the magazine. The colour of the text fits in with the images on the page by using key, bold colours bringing out an item that is dominant in the image. An example of this is the text "64" is written in red and the image of the model has bright red lips, so the text really brings out the colouring in the lips. On the Zac Efron image the colouring in his shirt and suit jacket is reflected with the colour of the text box underneath his image. The grey and white, reflect and give the image a more appealing effect with the light colour green.
The image of Zac Efron is suggesting that he is posing at the camera by looking down the lense directly at his target audience. The shot is taken from the above the shoulder, so he is directly interested in the audience. He has been chosen in this shot as he is a huge star for this target audience, so a preview photo is key to draw the attention of the reader in. The clothing he wears is very formal as the High School Musical film was about to be released so he went to the premiere where the stars dress up for the event. Also another reason he is a feature is that he is a international star, so his image would be instantly recognised.

Double Page Spread

Some of the language used in this spread is presented to the audience by being informal and having a relaxed approach. An example of this is "Dolls drama" the language is informal by abbreviating the word "Dolls". It has been shortened from The Pussycat Dolls, the use if abbreviation here is to highlight a pun of what this double page spread is all about. Here the language is relaxed as the language is informal and is using an exclamation mark at the end of an article which shows it is a media piece of work. The tone of voice is relaxed by not taking the jokes too seriously. If an article's tone was all serious they wouldn't appreciated the joke of "I wore this sharp, lightening bolt earring that punctured my face every time I danced". They may take the meaning literally, and not comment on the informal language of including a speech In this double page spread their is 9 images that are used. The images are grouped in certain ways for them to link together. The 6 images that relate to the Pussycat Dolls are all linked together as they are images involving them filming the scene for there new video 'When I Grow Up'. The images of the two stars who are from Eastenders are linked together as they are both were going out for dinner. The images have similarities through the dress code and the background suggesting night time. The images dominate the double page spread by filling up the vast majority of the page. They are there to be the centre of attention so that the audience is drawn to the centre of the page to view all the images. The different colours and backgrounds presented in the image dominate the pages by having a lot of interesting poses and famous faces in them. Such as the image with Zac Efron and David Beckham in the same image, this dominates a page as they are some of the most famous people known on the planet and a photo of them is rare together so the article would be interesting to see what they are up to.The page includes a few quotes in the article from The Pussycat Dolls, updating 'top of the pops' on there progress of shooting the new music video. (These quotes are from The Pussycat Dolls themselves. Reading through the articles it shows that only the Pussycat Dolls had a quotation as the other articles looked liked observations rather than interviews. Every image that has been taken each includes a caption which is a little joke. The captions relate to the main flash that effects that image. An example of this would be The Pussycat Dolls, main flash is all about drama, so Melody's facial expression in the largest image is with the mouth wide open holding an iced drink. "Gag! I thought it was chocolate milkshake", this caption implies a joke which could relate to the drink she is holding an is implied like a drama queen not having the right drink. These captions are like puns to humour the target audience. The first paragraph on the page is not written in a bold format except for the band's name PUSSYCAT DOLLS. This shows the text is again in a relaxed format. Also the start of the first paragraph is presented like if it is presented in a text box so the first capital is presented the same size of the rest of the text instead of a drop capital.
My magazine will find its niche by being available in local shops such as supermarkets, newsagent and convenience stores. The price of the magazine would be determined by the other magazines in the same genre from comparing all the prices of the other magazines and coming up with an average price. The marketing of the magazine would be published fortnightly by giving enough rich detail about the latest news in the 'pop' music genre creating a centre magnet for the latest music news. Promotional introductory offers would give my magazine a good start off to the music magazine industry. So a promotion for my magazine to promote music could be through the magazine's website by giving a direct link to an artists website or something. The title could be linked to a certain artist either through the music or something similar both the magazine and artist might believe in. In January 2010 the issue that would be out in my magazine would be the first interview of the 2009's winner of The X Factor. The interview would be exclusive as it would be there first interview since winning the show and being interviewed about there single that they had released on winning the show. Also some personal questions on what they thought of the other contestants. In the terms of new albums Eminem and Christina Aguliera are both releasing albums in early 2010, so a preview of there albums may appear in my magazine. The earliest awards ceremony in 2010 is the world famous 52nd grammy awards. So a lot of acts from the UK and across the world may be nominated at the grammy's especially if they are artists in the 'pop' genre. Also this first issue could feature predictions of the year to predict the hot new artists of 2010 also who else is going to do well this year with a brand new album out that is highly rated.

Front Cover
Smash Hits! was given as the title as it conveys an interest in music. The name smash hits! sounds like a name that is catchy, and recognisable to remember. The word hits implies that it relates to songs as it is a nickname for singles. 'Smash' implies that the magazine sounds fresh as smashing something can mean a new start by breaking something. So breaking records in the music charts is suitable for a name of a pop genre music magazine. The use of colour on the front cover of this page implies many things. For example the colour yellow that is used for the main flash, implies that the bright colour is trying to brighten up the day or pretending to be sunshine, this would be appropriate as the magazine was published in the springtime May 2005. The colour contrasts well with the grey t-shirt worn by James Bourne. As the yellow brightens up his t-shirt. The colour is important as it draws the target audience towards the magazine when wanting to buy it in the shops. The main colours on the page are yellow and white which work well with each other. Also the colour of white implies that it is a giving a fresh, clean cut image to the pop stars features. For example the background colour is of a brick wall and it looks like that it has been painted white, one of the reasons might be to make the pop stars that are standing against it to make them stand out. There are various fonts presented on the front cover here. The style of font that is used on the main flash "SON OF DORK" has a stamp effect which gives the effect of the font being physically getting stamped directly onto the page. Also this feature has a connotation of some Pop artists being manufactured by there record labels so this could imply that Son of Dork could of been manufactured and then the stamp is the seal of approval like in a factory. The font that is used on "McFly" is sans-serif as the lettering is all rounded off and features no serifs. Also this type of font is typical of McFly as whenever they present the name of there band there is always a little star shape cut onto the letter "Y". The strap line that is featured at the very bottom of the page the font that is used is still keeping to the sans-serif font style but there is an implication to show that it isn't the most important aspect on the front cover. As it just shows a few minor, important features that are featured in the magazine. The language used in the strap line is short, sharp, straight to the point giving out the artists names that are featured. There are five main sells featured on the front cover implying that the magazine is trying to suggest a bargain-type magazine where they are trying to get as much key information on the cover to attract audience, so it lacks sophistication. The type of language that is used all the main sells are very elliptical as the sentences are very, short and snappy, and not fully finishing a sentence in detail for example. Also the language is very colloquail such as "Girlband Glam!", this type of language is very informal as Glam is not the sort language that you would use in standard English it is non-standard. The main flash and subhead that is present "SON OF DORK""Why McFly should be afraid...very afraid!" The language that is used here is threatening disaster that is mocking McFly as having Son of Dork as their opponents. Which this is a threat towards McFly as like a warning towards them, so this is why it is the main flash as this story could 'shake up' the pop world. The whole presentation of the magazine has the impression of looking entertaining for a tween girl of age 8-12. The barcode is presented in the right corner at the base of the page it is placed there as it won't detract the design of the front cover as the other elements are more important. The barcodes are key feature on a magazine because they are what magazine researchers go on to see how many of a certain magazine that they have sold each year. Also this is how magazine companies know if they are making a profit or not. Finally the price and date are printed on the barcode, so they are apparent to the reader but to distract from the other elements on the page. The target audience would like this front cover as it uses a brand new band as there main image, so this will interest them into buying the magazien, to discover who 'Son of Dork' are.

Music Magazine Blog 2 Target Audience

Smash hits! The target audience is aimed at kids. The CBBC magazine also say that its a 'much-loved mag for kids'. This shows that this magazine has a younger target audience. The link to the CBBC website : http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4690000/newsid_4690200/4690232.stm
Smash hits! are targeted at female pre-teens as they can aspire to be like there idols that usually appear on the front cover of the fortnightly magazine.
A typical reader of Smash hits!:
The demographics of a Smash hits! reader would consist of being a female between the ages of 8-12. Which would listen to artists such as McFly, Rihanna, P!nk, Shayne Ward. They would be a pre-teen that would have a middle-class background. The cost of the magazine costs £2 so pre-teens should be able to afford the price of the magazine for a 'pocket-money fare'. There interest in music would consist of dance, rhythm and blues, pop genres of music.
Some of the psychographics of a typical Smash hits! would consist of the attitudes towards others on the community. Pop music doesn't really have a certain stereotype or fashion. Whereas rythmn and blues consists of "black music", which implies voilence and crime. The attitude towards other may be less polite. The values in life are very personal into the lyrics, relating to a close relative or partner.
Lifestyle changes could be the stereotypical clothing of "hoodies" and "trackies" worn by rthymn and blue artist Jay-Z and Eminem.

Music Magazine Blog 1 Introduction

For this task, I have to make a music magazine which consists of a front cover, contents page and a double page spread. I have decided to focus on pop genre for the type of music magazine. As I can have a large interest in this genre of music, such as listening to the style of music and knowning many of those artists albums and singles. For doing this magazine I will be improving my skills from the preliminary task to develop better quality blogs and cover designs. I will be using the skills to create good content relating to pop genre through different software.

Magazine front cover

The front cover is the key, eye-catching page that persuades a reader to buy this magazine. If the front cover doesn't appeal to my target auidence (students) then I wouldn't of acheived the job of selling the product which is the magazine.
The main flash is called 'Lewes Vibe' as this implies that the magazine is suitable for Sussex Downs College, Lewes as it states 'Lewes' and then hopefully reading this magazine can produce a good vibe around college.
I used the colours black, purple and yellow, to compliment each other. As purple and yellow are on oppisites sides of the colour wheel. I used black for the key important information such as the Issue and the dat

Evaluation

My magazine has now been completed. I think that the most successful part of it is the layout used and the use of colour. I feel that my layout is successful as you can read everything and has a substainstal amount of detail in the sells. Also the use of colour on the sells, as I have used purple and yellow, which are to colours that work well as they compliment each other when on a background.
I think the magazine could of been improved by having a bettet quality image, the pixels were not exact so this gave off an blury effect making viewing the image slightly difficult. So if I was to improve it I would take more time and care taking a photo. Also using a better background, with better lighting.
A quote from my target audience. ' I think Jenny's magazine cover works well as it draws attention to me the target audience. Not bad for a first try!'
' Jenny's magazine cover is really well detailed and has a lot of interesting content. I would buy this magazine!'

Flatplans

I chose the mast head of lewes vibe in a large, bold format as it shows that it stands out from the page. The language used for the mast head is directed and connected to the college. Lewes as this is where its situated and a vibe to show this magazine could mirror the environment around college. The vibe is positve as it is the start of a new year and term. The main cells are two articles that would interest the reader so they would won't to read the college magazine. The articles are interest that would interest college students. This issue would be the first issue as it is a new magazine starting from scratch. The date is in September as I created the flatplan on this certain. The main flash is freshers which is a key headline to the 1st term. So most college students participated and would want to see the images. The layout of the front cover is set out like as if it was presented on a grid. A barcode is used as it may be purchased at reception.
The contents page has the main flash title as the title. The boxes in the centre of the page are the headlines that are giving a taste of what an article is about. They say one key point to persuade the reader to read onwards. The bold font of the little sub headings suggest a unique story for each one. It highlights that they are important to this page.
My choices I have chosen for the target audience, will appeal to them by being personal towards them. An example would be one of the main sells, freshers, as a large majority of students went to it and they would be interested in what happened there. Also other students who didn't go to freshers would have a insight of what they might of missed out on.

Photos Taken For The College Magazine

I used this image in my as my actual front cover for the college magazine. I used it as the person in the image is looking directly into the camera. Which conveys an interest to a reader as they are focusing on you the reader. The type of camera shot is a mid-length shot which shows the body upwards. One problem with this image is the pixels are not very clear close up affecting the image quality.




This image was my second choice as the focus of the person's face is a little too bit direct looking into the camera. This image was just taken to show that I was capable of taking two images, also this image was taken like a portrait.

Introduction

I was asked to create a new image for the new Sussex Downs College magazine. My target audience would be aimed at the students of the college. I had to include a new title that would represent the college well also at least one image for the front cover. The design has to include a tag-line under the main title. A fresh new look to capture the attention of the students to get them to be interested in the new look magazine. Also main-cells, bar codes, price and date.