Thursday, 26 February 2009
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Name ideas for my product: 
For my music magazine i tried to think of appropriate names that would be suitable and fitting for a music magazine. Doing my research i found that many magazines had short, to the point names that would not take up the entire magazine cover. I began thinking of different names such as NOISE, BEAT, TEMPO, SILENCE. I finally decided to settle on BEAT. After choosing my name i then had to decide on a font. I didn't want the font to be too over the top and over powering the main aspects of the magazine on the cover. Here are some examples of fonts i considered using:
Yet after going over these i decided to use a very simple and plain font which i think is very effective in a maroon colour to brighten it up:
Colour Scheme: for my colour scheme i decided to use a range of colour that would compliment each other well and also appeal to my audience, as you can see i decided to use a standard black and white for the majority writing but for mastheads, sub headings and tag lines i decided to use a pale pink, pale blue, burgundy and grey which i think all compliment themselves, also with the photos set in a garden a dominating colour of green comes through also.
The Band:
For my band i have decided to use myself and my friend as a "house electro" duet. i think by choosing this genre it will appeal more to my target audience as it is quite alternative and different. Also i think with only small members of this band it will be easier to photograph them.
Research of conventions of magazines:
I have analysed a number of different magazines to find out all of the conventions each of them uses to help me in producing my magazine to either use these conventions or go against them.
For front covers the norm conventions range from: A masthead, usually done in a logo form, placed to the left of the magazine so it is easier to see logo when the magazines are stacked in a shop
a bar code
a main focal image, usually of a band
a selling line
date of the issue
numerous other images
sub headings
special offers, giveaways
For contents pages there are: The contents of the magazine
images
masthead
dateline
For a music magazine double page spread: Images of the things/people the article is based upon
highlighted quotes
images
title
sub headings
color scheme
font colors
header and footer
page number
information concerning the people/things the article is about
For my music magazine i tried to think of appropriate names that would be suitable and fitting for a music magazine. Doing my research i found that many magazines had short, to the point names that would not take up the entire magazine cover. I began thinking of different names such as NOISE, BEAT, TEMPO, SILENCE. I finally decided to settle on BEAT. After choosing my name i then had to decide on a font. I didn't want the font to be too over the top and over powering the main aspects of the magazine on the cover. Here are some examples of fonts i considered using:
Yet after going over these i decided to use a very simple and plain font which i think is very effective in a maroon colour to brighten it up:
Colour Scheme: for my colour scheme i decided to use a range of colour that would compliment each other well and also appeal to my audience, as you can see i decided to use a standard black and white for the majority writing but for mastheads, sub headings and tag lines i decided to use a pale pink, pale blue, burgundy and grey which i think all compliment themselves, also with the photos set in a garden a dominating colour of green comes through also.
The Band:
For my band i have decided to use myself and my friend as a "house electro" duet. i think by choosing this genre it will appeal more to my target audience as it is quite alternative and different. Also i think with only small members of this band it will be easier to photograph them.
Research of conventions of magazines:
I have analysed a number of different magazines to find out all of the conventions each of them uses to help me in producing my magazine to either use these conventions or go against them.
For front covers the norm conventions range from: A masthead, usually done in a logo form, placed to the left of the magazine so it is easier to see logo when the magazines are stacked in a shop
a bar code
a main focal image, usually of a band
a selling line
date of the issue
numerous other images
sub headings
special offers, giveaways
For contents pages there are: The contents of the magazine
images
masthead
dateline
For a music magazine double page spread: Images of the things/people the article is based upon
highlighted quotes
images
title
sub headings
color scheme
font colors
header and footer
page number
information concerning the people/things the article is about
For my Foundation Portfolio – Main task I have to create a new music magazine which consists of: the front page; contents page; and a double paged spread. i will use key media concepts to help create my magazine with using the LIIAR.
Language
The language i will use for my magazine will be all of the text used, the colours, photographs, as well as the small detail such as the size of the fonts so as to catch the readers eye. I will have one main photograph as well as many other photos around it to add more interest on the front cover. I will stick to one main colour scheme for my magazine so the reader gets a real feel for it. The text will be short. snappy and to the point, also quite informal using slang to give a relaxed friendly feel to the mag.
Ideology
The main ideas behind music magazines is to promote current and also older music, they do this by advertising merchandise, up and coming gigs and shows, interviews with the band or artist, stories on the band or artist etc. They include comments from top writers on the music. They also entertain and inform the readers on the music usually depending on the genre of the music magazine.
Institution
In the magazine industry there are many competitive publishers.
IPC Media are the publishers of NME (New Musical Express) and they are one of the United Kingdom’s leading consumer magazine and digital publisher. This company manages to sell over 350 million copies each year when publishing the magazine. Around 27 million UK adults consume an ICP magazine each year. IPC’s brands are very simply at the heart of the UK's cultural life. High in representation and reaching their target audience.
EMAP is a British media company, specialising in the production of business to business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences."EMAP" is an abbreviation of East Midland Allied Press. Magazines include: Sneak, Smash Hits! Kerrang!, Mixmag, Q and Mojo. EMAP worldwide publishing empire comprising 238 magazines worldwide in 15 countries, as well as TV and radio stations. As the number one consumer magazine publisher in the UK, there's a magazine for everyone
Future Future includes titles such as Total Film and Guitar World, as well as Classic Rock, the UK’s fastest growing rock music magazine. They are the global market leader in guitar magazines From computer games to films, from cycling to music-making, they provide magazines, websites and events that inform, entertain and unite these communities.
Audience
The audience are the consumers of your magazine and are main priority when creating it. The audience is entirely dependent of the music genre of the magazine, it affects the age range, sex and as well as the type of person reading. My music magazine will be aimed at a target audience of males and females, who enjoy alternative music and are aged 16-30. Factors that affect this are the bands promoted in the magazine, the colours used and also the language is a very important one.
Representation
Language
The language i will use for my magazine will be all of the text used, the colours, photographs, as well as the small detail such as the size of the fonts so as to catch the readers eye. I will have one main photograph as well as many other photos around it to add more interest on the front cover. I will stick to one main colour scheme for my magazine so the reader gets a real feel for it. The text will be short. snappy and to the point, also quite informal using slang to give a relaxed friendly feel to the mag.
Ideology
The main ideas behind music magazines is to promote current and also older music, they do this by advertising merchandise, up and coming gigs and shows, interviews with the band or artist, stories on the band or artist etc. They include comments from top writers on the music. They also entertain and inform the readers on the music usually depending on the genre of the music magazine.
Institution
In the magazine industry there are many competitive publishers.
IPC Media are the publishers of NME (New Musical Express) and they are one of the United Kingdom’s leading consumer magazine and digital publisher. This company manages to sell over 350 million copies each year when publishing the magazine. Around 27 million UK adults consume an ICP magazine each year. IPC’s brands are very simply at the heart of the UK's cultural life. High in representation and reaching their target audience.
EMAP is a British media company, specialising in the production of business to business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences."EMAP" is an abbreviation of East Midland Allied Press. Magazines include: Sneak, Smash Hits! Kerrang!, Mixmag, Q and Mojo. EMAP worldwide publishing empire comprising 238 magazines worldwide in 15 countries, as well as TV and radio stations. As the number one consumer magazine publisher in the UK, there's a magazine for everyone
Future Future includes titles such as Total Film and Guitar World, as well as Classic Rock, the UK’s fastest growing rock music magazine. They are the global market leader in guitar magazines From computer games to films, from cycling to music-making, they provide magazines, websites and events that inform, entertain and unite these communities.
Audience
The audience are the consumers of your magazine and are main priority when creating it. The audience is entirely dependent of the music genre of the magazine, it affects the age range, sex and as well as the type of person reading. My music magazine will be aimed at a target audience of males and females, who enjoy alternative music and are aged 16-30. Factors that affect this are the bands promoted in the magazine, the colours used and also the language is a very important one.
Representation
The magazine you create has to represent the audience you are aiming it at as well as the music that you are promoting. The language used represents the class, age and type of person you are aiming at it and my magazine will be using informal language so it appeals to most. Also colours used represents the feel of the magazine as in kerrang a lot of dark reds and blacks are used to show the style of music and audience. The layout also does this same thing as in kerrang it is almost as though the publisher has thrown everything on. By Using Photographs to show a band, during a concert, in an interview or in a deliberate pose, will show and represent the band to the Audience
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