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When
creating my magazine I tried adhere to the typical features shown in music
magazines of the pop genre. I used my similar product research to gather
information on other magazines. I believe that my magazine successfully
features many of the conventions already found in other pop magazines such as
Billboard magazine
.
Front Cover:
The
masthead appears at the top of my front cover, as this is where you would
usually see the masthead. It is bold and bright so that it stands out to the
readers which will then attract current readers as well as new readers. The
font that I used is eye catching and eroding, I choose this font as I wanted
the font to reflect the name of my magazine ‘Rhythmix’, and this is by having a
‘mix’ of different textures in the masthead. Similarly, Q’s masthead is large
and in a square box with s tagline underneath it which attracts the reader’s
attention. I have also incorporated this convention into my magazine. I used a
drop shadow in order for my masthead to stand out and not blend in with the
rest of the text found on my front cover. I have also included the price,
barcode and website underneath my masthead; this is clearly visible to the
reader as when they pick up the magazine and look at the masthead they will see
the price straight away. I included the website to follow the new technology
trends, as by having a website allows the reader to find out extra information
online.
I
have used an unconventional shot for my front cover as normally you would
expect a front cover to have a close-ups or medium shots but I’ve used a long
shot of both my models standing behind one another. I felt that by having my
main image different it would grad the reader’s attention as both my models are
making eye contact. The main image is surrounded by a few sell lines to suggest
to the reader what else they can find in this month’s magazine edition. However
on typical pop magazine front covers you will see a lot more sell lines, but I
decided to take a more sophisticated look and grab the reader’s attention with
the main image. I have put boxes behind the text of the sell lines in two
different colours; purple and grey. This is because the box in purple stands
out more with the main content.
I
have used a puff to attract my readers into buying my magazine. I have made
sure that this is noticeable by having the words ‘Free’ and ‘Duplicity’ bigger
than the rest of the text.
Contents Page:
My
contents page also follows the typical conventions of a pop magazine. However I
did also follow conventions from Q magazine as I believed the layout and
content used was professional. I split my contents into organised and easy
columns, ‘FEATURES’, ‘REGULARS’ and ‘REVIEWS. This will appeal to my target
audience as it is clearly laid out and easy to navigate to pages as I have made
the page numbers big and clear. I have also included a band and artist index
which highlights other artists that my readers may be interested in. Not only
did I have my contents organised in this way but I also used images to help
visualise what else the reader could find in the magazine.
As
I created my contents page on a double page spread this allowed me to include a
lot of information which in the readers case is a good thing as they will be
convinced that they have bought the right magazine to last them a month to read
with lots of different articles to read. Due to having lots of room on my
contents page I was able to add in an editor’s note which tells the reader
exactly what they can expect in the magazine.
Typically
found in Q magazine, I have used the conventional idea of having a Review on
the left hand side of the page. I believed that by having this, the reader would
have a more interest in the magazine. Also below this I have put a Subscribe
box and included the social networking sites; Facebook and Twitter. This is
because my target audience are typical users of these sites and therefore will
be expecting the magazine to have an online copy where they can find out extra
information.
Double Page Spread:
My
double page spreads tend to stick to the same typical style of a pop magazine
by having the article funny and relaxed. As the double page spreads are en
exclusive I have made sure that on each page I have included the word
‘exclusive’ in the left hand corner where you would typically see this. I have
made the title of the article big so that the readers can see this clearly; I
have also added a purple oval shape behind to make it stand out even more. I
have used a range of images with different shots ranging from close ups to long
shots. My models are wearing a range of different costumes which makes the
article more interesting with the funny pictures to go with the article.
Typically found in most articles I have also included a brief introduction to
the article so that the readers know exactly what the article is going to be
about. I have laid my article out in three columns; this is how you would
typically see a magazine article which makes it a lot more professional.
I
have chosen to use a variety of different images, some of the artists together
and some by themselves. This gives the reader a view of the artists from a
range of different views. This is clearly shown on the second and third double
page spread. Throughout my magazine I have made sure that my models are wearing
different outfits to make them appear more unique and different.
I
have followed another convention found in magazines by including several pull
quotes from the article. By having pull quotes allows the reader to pick up on
key point in the magazine if they didn’t read the entire article.
Overall
I feel that I have followed the main forms and conventions of a real music
magazine. However I did adapt to these conventions in order to meet the
interests of my target audience.
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