My Draft Cover

My Draft Cover

My Draft Double Page

Slogan Analysis

 I searched what slogans should be a got these results,this means that I must find one that will follow these five points.

1. Identification. A good slogan must stay consistent with the brand name either obviously stated or strongly implied. It’s better to include the name of your business to it.
2. Memorable. Some of the best taglines or slogans are still being used today, even though they were launched several years ago.
3. Beneficial. Reveal your purpose and benefits of the product by conveying the message in consumer language. Turn bad into good. Suggest the risk of not using the product. Create a positive feeling for the consumers.
4. Differentiation. In an overcrowded market, companies on the same industry need to set themselves apart thru their creative and original tagline or slogan.
5. Keep it simple. Use proven words and short keywords. One word is usually not enough.

My first thoughts are:

Your music ,our life.

Beyond the best

Back to the peak of success.

Analysis

For my analysis I decided to look at Mojo,Q and Uncut which all focuses around my genre of classic pop.


 Cover analysis

Real Magazine Base

This is the type of front cover I would really like to complete.

Masthead font

I picked five different fonts to use on my mast head and created mocks of what they would look like as well as putting the name of the font next to it. After asking other students the font 'code' got the most ticks which means I am now going to use this as my focus when creating mock ups. If it is not working I have the other option of 'Quartzo' which will take my magazine in a different direction. 

Base Design

This is a base for my magazine that I have created, I will also look at changing the title size and background colours.

Title Mock Up Idea

This is not a final idea but is a base of what I am thinking for my masthead.

Analysis

I have chosen to analyse the music magazines 'Q' , Uncut and Mojo as they all focus on music similar to mine, I decided to analyse the parts of the magazines I know that I’m going to use for example what the colours mean and different lay out to help me build my magazine into one that fits in with the others.

Cover Analysis

My Uncut Magazine to Analyse

My Mojo Magazine to Analyse

How I Am Deciding What To Do.

My main idea is Edge however I also considered other names such as 'Audio' and ‘beat’ however 'Edge' best represents what I am aiming for. I still feel that using grey, white and black in moderation will allow the magazine to flow as they work well together and do not conflict when together, using colours that are dark may become difficult to see that’s why I’m deciding to plan my colours out in steps to allow me to change them if it becomes unprofessional or cluttered.

My Magazine Ideas

 I want to produce a commercially successful magazine like Q that takes more risks looking at more alternative bands rather than simply reflecting what is popular at the time. To reflect they "edgey" nature of the magazine The main possible name is Edge.

Magazine Analysis of Professionally Produced School Magazines

My School Magazine (improved) with Contents Page

I have dramatically changed my product in order to improve The magazine, I have made my main image stand out with better looking puffs which are more effective. I continued by adding my models names to the work and making my title look more professional 

My School Magazine

Space Image Photoshop

Space Image

I have created and edited this image to give the impression that the earth is being heated up and that the spacemen are escaping to the moon. This is a practice so I understand Photoshop better.

Target Audience

My product aims at the conventional fans; my research has told me that generally the main target audience is people age 14-24, I went into further detail with my questions identifying the reasons in which this is the most popular age to listen to this kind of music and the reasons given were pretty unanimous. From the age of 14 the level of work that students do begins to intensify, this means that for them they must work hard in a positive calm environment to produce the best results. Pop music is often cheerful which raises the mood of the listener and can help focus them on their work, unlike other genres of music pop is not loud and over powering, even the intense songs aren’t distracting.

In sixth form with students aged 16-18 are generally allowed to listen to music in class as long as the teacher is in control. 75% of pupils claims that this is the case and that the music played can be from the radio or personalised playlists, the station that I found was most listen to was Capital which is mainly pop music which them captivates the audience. Once these songs have been heard pupils find it hard to get the tunes out of their head and begin looking for the songs in their own time and taking interests in the artists. This then continues throughout the rest of the students’ education.

I then asked what kind of language the readers would like; they suggested that I should focus on making my language formal however I should use elements of informal language to keep the readers interested. My language should avoid using words that could cause offense or be misinterpreted, it must also ensure that it suits the audience and I should not use language that wouldn’t be used by people over 24, this means that I should keep the language simple but not childish and patronise the readers.

Double Page Spread Analysis

Contents Analysis

Cover Analysis