Music Magazine front cover research
Double page spread research
Content Pages
House Style
My Magazine
Now I have carried out my research of all music magazines I have decided to create a pop music magazine. From the magazines I have researched I found out that most of them have a main target audience of younger people aged from 16-20. The genre of my magazine is going to be pop because of my reasearch I feel my target audience will be mainly teenagers and students. I am going to use the pop magazines I have researched as a guide line to make my magazine suit my target audience with it's layout, colours and photography.
The models I will use for my magazine will give the magazine a pop girly feel and it will emphasise the genre of the magazine. This will create a sterotypical image and make my magazine connect to its audience.
In my magazine I will use a house style through my front cover, contents page and double page spread this is to keep it simple and less confusing for the readers. For the age range of my magazine I will use the colours of pink and black. I want my magazine to give off a fun, vibrant feel and all the bands and artists included in it will be related to a pop genre to attract the readers.
For the layout of my magazine I want it to look as professional as possible. I will make sure I include a mast head, barcode, sell lines and a sky line to make it look like a real music magazine. I will give my magzine a snappy title and attractive sell lines to try and attract the readers attention and to make it stand out off the shelf.
I have chosen Billboard magazine to look at house style. The main focus of the cover is the main image the shot is between a medium close up and a long shot. All the images also cover most of the page covering part of the masthead. Most of the main sell lines appear on the left of the page because it is the first thing we see. They are also bold to draw attention to it. On the cover there is more image than text to make the magazine look more interesting. On all of the covers there is also only one image to make it more dominant and present on the page. The house style of the covers is black, white, red, blue and yellow. They have mainly used black and white but red, blue and yellow are the themes of the masthead this is used so the audience recognise the magazine. The colours work well together and give off a simple, classy feel. The design and the layout of the magazines mainly stays the same. The masthead makes the magazine different from others because of all the colours used.
This is a double page spread from Q music magazine. The right hand page is a full page image i think it is used to represent the genre of the magazine. The image is trying to give a rebellious, dark feeling by what she is wearing and by the way she is stood. It has a plain white backgroud so we focus more on the image and draws attention to her.
On the left page there is one image at the bottom of the page which is the same theme as the image on the next page. The image is a mid shot so we can see the character in more detail. The colour scheme is simple red, white and black the layout of the magazine is set into three columns with a large letter C for the features name (Cheryl Cole) dominating the page. There is a quote in bold capital letters at the bottom of the page which makes the article more exciting.
The second page of the double page spread is just one image to keep the readers interested. The clothes she is wearing gives the magazine an edge as it is quite daring and stands out from the page. She is also positioned in that pose on the page to make the magazine more fun and to keep the readers interested. The second page is simple but still carries on the theme of fun and girly.
This is a double page spread from We Love Pop music magazine. The headline of the page is in a form of quotation. It carries on the style of the magazine using the colours pink and black. It follows the genre of pop. This double page spread is also set out into three columns with highlighted words which grabs the readers attention. There is an image in the centre of the page which is the celebrity featured, i think the magazine is set out to give off a fun girly feel.
The masthead gives off a girly fun feel with the theme colours for the contenet page of pink, white and black.
They have also carried the front cover of the magazine into the contents page this makes the contents page very informative because the reader will know what page the main features are on.
I like the layout of the contents page it is very girly and fun it is set out into three columns included with picture to match the page number. Each page number is highlighted so it is easy to read.
They have used extra graphic elements to make the magazine more exciting and
I like the mast head because it is bold and confident with a slight edge.
They have used graphic elements to make the contents page less boring and to draw attention to particular articles
This gives you some information on what the magazine is about to try and get people to buy it.
The images match the content of the magazine they also make the page more interseting.
On this contents page of Smash Hits the images included on the page are the feature of the magazine the picture also relates to the page number. There is also a theme for this magazine of Black, white and red using three colours keeps it simple and less confusing. I like the layout of the contents page because it is easy to read with two coloumns and a band down one side.
The have included interesting facts in the box to keeps the readers interested and what to read the rest of the magazine.
This magazine has a close up as the main focus this is so the customers know who the magazine is about. This makes the magazine distinctive because the image is so close. The genre of this magazine is Indie. The title of the magazine is NME which is shortened from New Musical Express, new represents the latest freshest, most up to date music information.
The contents page also has a house style of the colours black, blue, red and yellow. This theme is kept the same as a Billboard front cover.
I like the sell lines in this magazine because they are highlighted to make they more visable. Most of them also include images to grab the readers attention. The colours of the magazine suggests fun, girly and fresh this is to match the pop genre. Also in this magazine the main sell line is diagonally across the page which stands out because of where it is positioned.
They have highlighted the page numbers to draw attention to them. It also makes it clear and easy to read. They have also included a sell line for each page which teases the reader.
I like where the images are placed at the top of the magazine becuse it keeps it simple and neat look.
They have included the charts down the side of the magazine this is to make the magazine interesting and up-to-date. They have also placed it on the left this is because it is the first thing the reader will see.
I have also noticed that alot of magazines have thier masthead in the top left cornner this is because it is the first thing the customers will see. Also all of the magazine fron covers i have included in my prezi all include the colour white i think this is because white stands out from the backgroud and images.
This contents page has a busy layout this suggests that there is alot of content inside and the magazine is good value.
They have kept the same main focus of the magazine using the same person as the front cover.
At the bottom of the page they have included extras to try and draw the readers in they have also included online exclusives to try and sell the magazine.
All the magazine covers i have found from the internet all have a theme. This magazine has a theme of three colours white, balck and green they work well together and suggest a rebellious loud and bold feel. The magazines layout and colours relate to its target audience of R and B.
This is another magazine from Q the layout of the magazine has mostly stayed the same with the masthead in the top left and image in the centre with text surrounding it. The masthead is bold and noticable the colours red and white stand out and makes a bold statement. The name of the magazine is short and snappy to make it more rememberable.