Final Pages

Audience survey questions (double page spread)

• How does the style and layout of my double page spread cover reflect the chosen genre?
• What attributes enable you to recognise my magazine page as a magazine?
• Does the bleed photo entice you? why? 
• Can you navigate easily around my page? if not, why not? 
• Do my magazine page show consistency? 
• Are there any other things you can add?

Audience survey questions (contents page)

• How does the style and layout of my magazine contents reflect the chosen genre?
• What attributes enable you to recognise my magazine page as a magazine?
• Do the photos entice you? why? 
• Can you navigate easily around my page? if not, why not? 
• Do my magazine page show consistency? 
• Are there any other things you can add?

Audience Survey Questions (Cover page)

• How does the style and layout of my magazine front cover reflect the chosen genre?
• What attributes enable you to recognize my magazine as a magazine?
• Does the cover photo entice you? why? 
• Can you navigate easily around my page? if not, why not? 
• Do my magazine page show consistency? 
• Are there any other things you can add?

Final product magazine pages

This is my finished Cover page. 

This is my finished context page.

This is my finished double page spread.

Farther advancements on the Cover page

This is really close to a completed cover. I have taken the idea of using an UN-boxed look for the cover contents.

This is my completed cover, or as close as to a completed cover i can get with out a cover image. The gap above the words is where the face of the cover is going to be i am hoping.

Posible cover images

Masthead Mocks

This is my first group of variations for my mast head. My favorite variation is the bottom blue and black.

This is my second group of variations. I didn't feel this worked as well as the last ones because it doesn't reflect the chosen genre.

This was what it would look as my masthead with the added Jazz and Blues because there is no way that the title connotes the genre.

This is one possible font i will be using for by splash. I like this one becasue it looks like the font from 'Where the wild things are'

This is a variation font, but i do not like this one as much.

With these two i am deciding where to have the splash placed.

Front cover, contents and double page spread mock ups

sTyle sheet

Posible people for photos

Model one... Mark

I chose Mark becasue he has the old jazz man look, with the beard and grey hair. I felt he fitted in with the genre of the magazine because of the unkempt, disheveled aesthetic.

Model two... Aisha

I chose Aisha becasue she has a very individual, and adaptable look. I feel she pulls off the old jazz look well and that's one of the unknown genres i wanted to cover with my magazine.

Model three... Me (Jamie-ash)

I thought me becasue i know exactly what type of pose and shot i want. The issue does arise of how i will take the photo whilst also being the feature of it. so for this reason i will not be chosen.

A time management blog post

Now that i have done my pitch and some audience feedback on my wondrous idea this week i am going to:

(11th Nov)

• Indesign/Photoshop training
• Design front cover

(18th Nov)

• Design front cover

(25th Nov)

• Design contents page 
• Audience feedback on contents page 

(2nd Dec)

• Design double page spread
• Audience feedback on contents page

(9th Dec)

• Design double page spread 
• Audience feedback on double page spread 

(16th Dec)

• Finalize magazine design 
• introduction evaluation 

(23 Dec)
(30 Dec)

• Christmas hols
• :) 
• Evaluation

(6th Jan)

• Evaluation

(13th Jan)

• Evaluation 

(20th Jan)

• Evaluation 
• Final blog check 

(24th Jan)

• FINAL DEADLINE  

Quick Pitch Questions

1. Do you think that my genre is well chosen? Why?
2. Do you agree with my target audience age range? Why ?
3. What magazine name was your favorite? For what reason?
4. Are there any other areas you think my magazine should cover?
5. Do you feel my house style reflects the chosen genre? If so why? If not why? 

 

The answer to weather my genre was well chosen was primarily that it was well chosen becasue they thought 'it's different to any other publications at the moment'. I also asked weather they agreed with my target audience age range and why and the main answer i got back was the 16 to 36 is quite a wide age range and so maybe i should change it to 16 to 26. For the magazine name question i got the answer jukebox twice and crossroads once, i feel i am going to use crossroads becasue the reason given was the best, Alex said it was 'different and this reflects the chosen genre'. They couldn't think of anything that i have missed out that my magazine could cover. Finally i asked if my magazine's house style reflected the chosen genre and they said yes to that so everything i feel is in place.       

Rock Magazine Pitch (change spelling)

Double page Analysis

Analyse contents page

Q Magazine

Q Magazine is a music magazine mainly biased on popular music, but mainly of the rock genre. They have had interviews from U2 ,Adele, Oasis, Rihanna, Radiohead, Lady Gaga and more.They are published by 'Bauer Media Advertising' who also published 'Kerrang!' the music magazine.

House style

The colour pallet is constant through the front cover onto the contents page. The colour pallet of this magazine is red, black and gold. The use of a minimal amount of colours makes this magazine easier to navigate around. The use of colour also signifies a posh standard of presentation. The font is also constant throughout the magazine. 

Mode of address

The mode of address for this magazine is informal personal pronouns. This is used to entice the right audience. The target audience would be people who enjoy rock music and that genre and generic idea of that crowed are messy and informal. 

Layout

The layout of this magazine's contents page is sporadic. There are 8 images and 12 different pieces of text, so the righting to images ratio of fairly balanced with space between to make the page look less cluttered. The main contents and at the bottom of the page and these are quite regimented in the way they a laid out. The top Three quarters of the page are the main stories and cover stories being brought up again. The contents leaks onto the second page but then half of that page is used up by 'The Q Review'.

Type Face

This is all the same or similar Font styles to avoid unwanted confusion. There are a few irregular uses of fonts but these are well uses when applied to show something is different to to make it stand out. 

      

Institution

institution from campasjamie

Cover analysis

Masthead

The masthead is at the top left of the page to make it bold and when stacked in a shop. The use of the bright red colour and white bold letter also makes the Masthead emphasized. The white back drop and minimal colour use of the text has help to extenuate the once use of text that is not in black.

Splash

The left sided central text draws the eye in and the larger, more bold font also accentuates the writing. The connection with the splash and the central image is that 'Wild Thing' is a classic Jimi Hendrix song and the image is of Jimi Hendrix in a classic Jimi Hendrix pose.

Puff

The puff use on this magazine is in the style of a sticker connoting something extra, such as a CD or guide to the greatest albums of all time. In this case it is a 'Worlds greatest album guide'. The use of the colour blue also makes this stand out as something special becasue this colour is only used once on the whole cover. 

Central Image   

This is the main source of life and interest of the magazine cover. It is a famous image of Hendrix but the image is also quite old. The old aesthetic of this image is very old and distorted so this style is continued through into the house style, using old borders and faded colours in the backgrounds of all the elements.

Layout

This is a simple layout with a minimal amount of writing witch give the cover a clean and tidy look which is suitable for the target demographic of the magazine.

Mode of Address

The mode of address for this magazine cover is informal becasue of the use of the phrase 'TA-DAAA'. This is not dialect used in formal circumstance but used usually in friendly conversation. The phrase is also used in magic and some people thought of Hendrix's   guitar skills as magic so another correlation there.

Initial ideas for magazine

14th Oct:

• Intro to main task
• Initial ideas for music magazine
• Research for chosen sub genre: Front cover analysis

21st Oct:

• Research of chosen sub genre: Contents page and double page spread analysis
• Develop pitch

4th Nov:

• Pitch & audiences 
• Style sheet & mock ups
• Planning for production

11th Nov: 

• Indesign/ photoshop training 
• Designing front cover

18th Nov:

• Designing front cover

25th Nov:

• Design contents page
• Audience feedback on contents page

2nd Dec:

• Design double page spread 
• Audience feedback on double page spread

9th Dec:

• Deigning double page spread 
• Audience feedback on double page spread

16th Dec:

• Finalise Magazine design
• Introduce Evaluation 

23rd-30th Dec:

• Christmas holiday

6th Jan:

• Evaluation

13th Jan: 

• Evaluation

20th Jan:

• Evaluation 
• Final blog check

24th Jan:

• Final Deadline

Main Task

Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. 

The Evlauation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? 

For my student magazine front cover i used a Masthead, Splash, puff, central image, contents, and house style of red white and blue. I used these colours because they are primary and therefor stand out from each other, and also are androgynous (this give my magazine a more sparse range for target audience). The colours are also not over luminous, so they are formal yet outstanding, giving the magazine a sophisticated and enticing appeal. My central image is of my face and torso standing outside with campfire, smoke and a sunset. The image, initially, was of a dark composition so i had to proses it through a filter to lighten up the key arias (face, backdrop). I have carried the house style through into the contents page where the back drop is an off white and the writing is black and red. I have carried through the Masthead but moved it to the spine of the page. The images used of a different style and composition to show versatility and range. The mode of address on my magazine is non-formal so as to relate to the target market. This way of speech connotes that the readers are being spoken to and not at. The magazine title is 'Arty Farty' and this type of language is not usually used in a magazine because its seen as unkempt and rude, but the use of it is different and i feel it would bring in readers because of its taboo title.

 How does your media product represent different social groups?

To make my magazine have versatility of audience attraction i used an open colour pallet( red, blue, white, and black) so as the magazine is not uni-sex. I have also made the content appropriate for either sex, by including news on harry styles, and news on Will I Am. There is gossip, Fashion, new songs or artists and student discounts are just some content that already shows an androgynous look at target audience. 

What kind on media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Ludlow college would be the primary distributor/instituter for my student magazine as it is made by ludlow college students for ludlow college students. The college would also print and publish it, as well as selling it for £1. I feel it would be good for it to be sold from the reception aria. It would be easier for the students to get hold of but if any of the community wanted it.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

My magazine would be predominantly for the students of ludlow college because its made and sold there, but its not only for them my magazine would be readable by anyone of the local aria, but anyone out of the local aria probably wound understand some of it because of some of it being about the college and the local aria (ludlow). 

How did u attract/ address your audience?

I used my colour pallet to make it stand out as appealing for any sex. I used the central image to give it a professional look, becasue of the sunset and smoke, so that students might see someone they would like to emulate. I have used the content page to show a load of new found information about subjects and hobby's that many students would enjoy reading about. The hobby's chosen are specific to the social groups i know, so there are gaming pages and music pages and so on. 

What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing this product ?

I have learnt many new skills and techniques the the proses of making my magazine front cover and contents page. Initially i had to research student magazines, and from that i learnt a new way to successfully research. This also showed me what to notice about a magazine and why its there, this skill was used for me to see what i needed to ad to my own work. I also learnt some key terms and devises that i didn't know before, such as; Splash, Masthead, coverline, puff etc. I have also been taught how to use 'In Design' which  is a software that i used to make designing and processing my magazine easier and quicker. I have not used 'In Design' before so it is completely new to me ,And at first i really struggled because for ever new part of the magazine i would have to put down a new layer and that confused me, but once i go the hang of it i found it much easier to use and found that it was helping me as apposed to hindering me.  

  

My Student Magazine (front cover and contents page)

Cover pics

A summary The Q&A

The answer i got from my chosen target market audience for what title they preferred out of 'Arty Farty' or 'The Student Bible',was Arty Farty because they said it would be more creative. They said that they would prefer the front cover to be loud and bombastic, and some commented that cartoon style would fit in well with that genre. The types of thing they said they would look for in a desirable student magazine would be advertising and things like festival and what happened at the last festivals and what celebs' turned up. they also commented that there should be puffs and compositions. They answered that they would spend from 50p to 1:50 depending on what is offered. The panel commented that the language has to eloquent to a point so as to entice a scene of learning but not formal, so eloquent and chatty(edited to the times). They finally commented on what type of famous gossip they would like to include. They would like to know a summary of whats happening with the A Lister's. They would also like to include news about popular shows such as 'Adventure time'.

Audience questionnaire

Research target audience

·      What title for my student magazine do you prefer; arty farty, the student bible?

·      Would you prefer loud, bombastic, cartoon style or would you like secular, smart, tidy style?

·      What sort of articles or special features would u look for in a desirable student magazine?

·      What amount of money would you be willing to spend on a student magazine and what would you expect for the price.

·      Would you prefer for the language to be more eloquent and formal or edited to the times.

·      What sort of famous interests would u be looking for in a student magazine? Such as ‘is Johnny Depp giving up acting’ or ‘Katy Perry, old news?’

·      If so, who ?    

Analyzing a student magazine

Action plan

Before i start the main task, i will be doing a preliminary task which is to; 

•  Set up A Blog and email blog URL to the teacher.
•   Post action plan on blog.
•   Bog post on the generic conventions of a student/ college magazine.
• Complete textual analysis of a student/college magazine and post on blog.
•    Blog first initial ideas of a student magazine.
• Research target audience and post findings on blog. 
• Experiment with colour schemes/fonts and post on blog.
• Experiment with mode of address name ideas and post on blog.
• Produce a mock of front cover and contents page and post on blog.

Intro to jamie's Brief

AS an inicial part of my AS media coursework i have to create a front page, contents and double page spread of an new professional music magazine. This blog is to aid me to remember my research and planning, through recording my steps as i go along. This will hopefully help to me produce an individual and successful magazine.