drafts

marking of other magazine covers, contents &dps

Rhythm 'n' beatz (LEVEL1)16
cover- to many font colours
no real theme/ distingtive feature, basic plain background
contents- angle of image doesnt work
to much detail on contents, listy, not very interesting, badly edited/ cut pictures
dps-really really short interview, to many images
pictures dont fit , edited badly- stretched, same image as cover used

VOICE (LEVEL2)28
cover- writing doesnt stand out as much as it could, good colour scheme, layout
picture doesnt blend as well, masthead font could be bolder
contents- amaturish pictures , bedroom in the background of images- doesnt fit
confusing number
dps- interview works well
quote ties in , pictures work

DROWNED INSOUND (LEVEL3)44
cover- good masthead, eye catching, too many colours, busy, shot works, blury image.
contents- interesting layout, stands out, maybe a bit confusing
dps- white spot light is really relevant
colours stand out

Supremacy (LEVEL4-low) 52
cover- good colour scheme
text on cover stands out, interesting layout
contents- interesting, side bar works well, abit confusing, numbering, no editing,
image could have been more suited
dps- like the use of the letter C, interesting clean layout, quote stands out, image doesnt work.

Artist profile

MY ARTIST: 'CHLOE JADE'

CHLOE JADE
is a young and fresh upcoming artist ready to jump straight into the charts for 2012.
shes young, edgy and has her own unique take on pop music. chloe loves shocking people with her stnad out fashion style and is out to set trends.
she has been into music all of her life and has been singing since she was 12.
Chloe is set to release her debut album, and is appearing at many events this year such as t4 on the beach.

Questionarre results

this is the questionarre i constructed and chose to ask 10 different people.

AUDIENCE QUESTIONNARE

Do you buy magazines?

results: 90% said yes

Do you buy music magazines?

 results: 60% said yes

If so how often do you buy them?

 results: 60% of people said monthly

Which ones do you buy?

 results: company, cosmopolitan, nme

What attracts you to them?

 results: bright colours, large images

When looking at magazine cover what sort of colour schemes stand out to you?

 results: pinks, black& white

What is the most you’d be willing to pay for a monthly magazine?

 results: 70% said 4pounds

What sort of magazine names do you like?

 results: 50% said short and memorable

What sort of artists do you like?

 results: 80% solo artists

Do prefer male or female artists to be on the cover?

 results: female

On a cover would busy text or minimal text stand out more to you?

 results: minimal

Would you rather long articles or short interviews in the content of the magazine?

 results: short interviews

Test shots of my model

This is the model i will be using to create the identity for my artist for the cover and double page spread of my music magazine.

Mock up cover, contents, dps

Mock up for the front cover, my plans that for my front cover that i have shown in my mock up are that i am going to have a blocky and simple masthead at the top of my cover with a simple and quirky image of my artist fairly across the centre, then the artists name across their image and then and small circle with text in it at the top right hand side to draw viewers in.

Mock up plans for my contents so far, is a white background with containing the masthead from the cover but smaller, then underneath boxes containing images and text about the magazine.

Mock up plans for the double page are a large image of my artist to the left hand side cutting across the double page then a large quote from the artist with the articles set in collums.

Magazine inspirations

 i have looked at each of these 4 magazine covers and decide i like features from all of them and i am foing to use them as inspiration when putting together the layout/ design of my magazine cover.