Mood Board

This mood board was created so that I had a range of ideas and colours and themes on one page. This allows me to see what looks good together and what doesn't and creates a more visual theme to what my final magazine will be like.

Audience Research Results

DPS Magazine Analysis

Contents Page Analysis

Contents page analysis

 

Kerrang- this contents page has both a title saying what the page is about (contents) and the title of the magazine (Kerrang). It sticks to the colour use of black for a background but also adds a bottom half of whit where majority of the informational text is. The font of the magazine title is the same as it is on the cover and is in the same colour. The information is mainly kept to the bottom half of the page however there are small amounts at the top next to small images to inform what the images are about, however while doing this it still slightly sticks to having 3 rows. It has page numbers next to each piece of information however it only has the number and not the word page. It doesn’t have any large empty gaps, and they managed to put an advertisement to their magazine subscription on the page therefore making good use of any extra space. Its main image on the contents page is still making direct mode of address but only takes up the first half of the page.

 

Classic Rock- this contents page only has the title of the page (contents) and not the title of the actual magazine. The colour of this page contrasts from their typical black front covers as the whole page is a very light grey/white colour. There is only one image and it is of a man facing away which I have not seen in any other magazines. The image purely is of the back of a person with a guitar over their shoulder. It does not stick to the rule of thirds as it only has 2 separate sections as all the page information and text is to the right of the page. It is much organised and un-cluttered and actually has a few big gaps where extra information or advertisements could be. Once again it has the page numbers next to sections but not the word page.

 

 

Rock Sound- this contents page doesn’t actually have a title saying contents however does say ‘main features’ which still explains it is telling you information within the magazine. Also it has the actual name of the magazine in the same font as on the cover. The main image is once again the only image on the page however unlike classic rock, the background is black which shows consistency between themes. The main image is giving direct address and only shows knees and above of the person in the picture. At the top of the page underneath the title of the magazine, it has the date of the magazine release. It slightly sticks to the rule of thirds but is hard to see it as all the information is once again on the right hand side of the page in an organised fashion. Therefore meaning there is once again a lot of wasted space. And the page numbers are shown without the word page again.

This is my 3 contents page analysis on my chosen magazine genre. I mainly focused on the structure and style of the contents pages and tried to compare the 3 against each other.

Audience Research

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/DDHPG5X

This survey was to get a basic idea of what aspects I need to focus on when making my Music Magazine and to find out what appeals to specific audiences.

Final College Magazine Evaluation

My evaluation of my final college magazine cover. In this I answered 5 evaluation questions to explain why I made the decisions I did when making my college magazine and to show what I used to create it

Music Magazine Analysis

Rock Music Magazine Cover Analysis

Rock Sound- for this magazine they have a rock band all giving direct mode of address in a black room causing the background behind the people to be completely black for its cover image. It has the masthead at the top of the page in a large, bold and white font allowing it to stand out against the black background. Some of the masthead is covered by the band member at the front. The fact that one of the band members is further forward in this image suggests that he is the main singer. Above the masthead however is a strapline which says what you get free with the magazine which I haven’t noticed on any other magazines I have analysed so far. The magazine has 5 different cover lines and strap lines which allows the reader to have a wide amount of knowledge to what’s in the magazine. They use 4 different text colours in order to make all text visible no matter where it is on the page. The magazine also has the basic assets such as a bar code, price line and date line however it has all 3 in the same place on the magazine which doesn’t occur on all front covers.

Classic Rock- for this magazine there is only one singer on which suggests he is a single artist. He is giving direct mode of address however you can only see half of his face due to the entire image being edited to being black and white. The fact the image is black and white means that the background is completely black. The masthead is once again at the top of the cover page in a large, bold and white font however the word ‘classic’ is accompanied by 2 stars either side of the word and is in a much smaller font than the word ‘rock’ which represents that the word ‘rock’ is the key word and theme to the magazine. This magazine too has small text above the masthead but this time stating a quote from a newspaper about its own success. Again the magazine has 5 or more cover lines and straplines allowing the reader to know some of its contents before purchasing and opening the item and allowing them to know if it is a kind of magazine they want to be reading. It uses only 2 colours for its font which allows the reader to tell the difference between the strap lines and cover lines and keeps the magazine very plain and simple. It too has a bar code, price line and date line all in the same place in the magazine.

Kerrang!- This magazine also only has one person in the main image who is giving direct address however in this covers image it is in colour and behind the man it looks as if there is a light shining in what looks like a dark room. This means that unlike the other two magazines this one has mainly a black background but with some white towards the middle. Similar to the other two magazines the masthead is at the top of the cover page in a large, bold and white font with a person’s head covering the middle of the word. Also similar to the others is that once again there is text above the masthead but this time stating a chance to take part in a competition. This magazine differs from the first two as it also has other images inserted onto the cover which are small and bordered and are related to topics mention in the strap lines and cover lines. The magazine uses 4 different text colours which makes the magazine more colourful and bold and appealing to the eye. Just like the other two the magazine also has a bar code, price line and date line in the same place.