This is how I want to space out my contents page. It is clear and bright whislt sticking to the colour scheme of gold, black and white.
This is my finished product as it stands.
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Front Cover Production
I will show you all screen shots of the development of my front cover, including things which I change and things which I want to keep.
I have decided to use this particular image as I feel it highlights everything I want my magazine to comply with. The style of music genre which will be featured in this magazine is described as rocky & heavy yet with a touch of emotion and vibrance. In this picture it covers all of this ie
Rock: un-groomed bearded face with styled indie style hair cut
Heavy: Nose ring and the band which I am promoting on my T-Shirt is a heavy well known band
Emotion- The pose which is being displayed is very soft and inviting. Looking straight into the camara to connect with the viewer
Vibrance - The ways in which the photo is edited via photoshop gives the entire piece a glossy vinice and proffessional and bright finish. Also the colour of the words on the T-shirt came out very well on the camara and also gives that vibrant look/
Rock: un-groomed bearded face with styled indie style hair cut
Heavy: Nose ring and the band which I am promoting on my T-Shirt is a heavy well known band
Emotion- The pose which is being displayed is very soft and inviting. Looking straight into the camara to connect with the viewer
Vibrance - The ways in which the photo is edited via photoshop gives the entire piece a glossy vinice and proffessional and bright finish. Also the colour of the words on the T-shirt came out very well on the camara and also gives that vibrant look/
I changed the size of the font and added a small title and a small hand out to fill the page up a little bit more.
I have changed the word hand out for magazine as the word hand out can be connotated as something different to what it is. Also I have created my masterhead and used the addition of a star to try and make it look unique and stand out from other magazines. I have used a Impact front and stretched it to give it an easy yet bold look and thickened the outline to give it more prominence as a brand logo. After deciding my colour scheme of gold/yellow, black and white, I tried to create a colour that was more than just a standard colour so I edited and added a black shading which I think makes it stand out alot more. I added my regular content of the album of the week and chose albums which 1. Complied with the type of music genre I am promoting & 2. Had colourful covers which fit my colour scheme of yellow/gold, white and black.
I have added my main feature on and placed it under the arm of the picture to make sure I don't ruine the picture. I used Berlin Sans FB Demi for all other headings ad I felt like it was similar to the masterhead but less prominent as I want the title itself to stand out more. I am using buzz words like FREE to gain more buyers and establish Accolade as a brand of magazine that gives something back to its customers.
Final Publication Plan
This is my finialized plans for my magazine which I will be actioning. All of these final actions are based on results from my questionaire & my own interpretation from what a music magazine of this specific genre should look like.
Name: Accolade
Positoning Statment: Applaud with Honour
How Frequent will it be published?: After looking at my questionaire, most people seem to recieve music magazines once a month. I would feel it would be detrimental to the company to distribute this magazines weekly at the start of the business ventre as it would be too costly at this stage. If profits raise, then I may move to weekly distribution to try and reach more readers and a wider scale.
Price: Most people in the questionaire pay around £2-£2.50. I will sell my magazine at £3 as I think it is a price that wouldn't effect the pockets of readers too much and also ensure more capital into the business.
Distribution: During my research process, I found that Bauer Media Group are the best company to distibute my magazine. They work with lots of different magazines within the genres in which I want my magazine to conform with; such as "Kerrang"
Rationale: My magazine will be for teenagers - young adults within the alternative music genre. I want my readers to feel like they are at one with there alternative self in reading my magazine; this will be achieved by product placement & having alternative bands/models/merchindise placed within the magazine. This also brings profit to the magazine.
Regular Content: Album of the week award & regular updates of up and coming tours, one off shows and single releases. There will also be a place for readers to express their views on certain albums/tours/ shows etc. Every month there will be a free hand out ie poster, compilation CD, tour infomation.
Feature Content: Interviews with band members of the alternative genre, interviews with music producers and radio producers, once a year have an album of the year & have live pictures of shows which are played specifically for Accolade magazine with audience feedback.
Font: Masterhead: Impact
All others: Berlin Sans FB Semi
Colour: With the results of my questionaire in mind, I have decided to use Black, Yellow/Gold and White as my main colours. In all my questionaire results one of these colours came up, and when put together, they create a unique and professional look whilst also sticking to the guidlines of a alternative nature. I feel like I can produce a magazine that is completely definable and out of the ordinary with this colour scheme.
Name: Accolade
Positoning Statment: Applaud with Honour
How Frequent will it be published?: After looking at my questionaire, most people seem to recieve music magazines once a month. I would feel it would be detrimental to the company to distribute this magazines weekly at the start of the business ventre as it would be too costly at this stage. If profits raise, then I may move to weekly distribution to try and reach more readers and a wider scale.
Price: Most people in the questionaire pay around £2-£2.50. I will sell my magazine at £3 as I think it is a price that wouldn't effect the pockets of readers too much and also ensure more capital into the business.
Distribution: During my research process, I found that Bauer Media Group are the best company to distibute my magazine. They work with lots of different magazines within the genres in which I want my magazine to conform with; such as "Kerrang"
Rationale: My magazine will be for teenagers - young adults within the alternative music genre. I want my readers to feel like they are at one with there alternative self in reading my magazine; this will be achieved by product placement & having alternative bands/models/merchindise placed within the magazine. This also brings profit to the magazine.
Regular Content: Album of the week award & regular updates of up and coming tours, one off shows and single releases. There will also be a place for readers to express their views on certain albums/tours/ shows etc. Every month there will be a free hand out ie poster, compilation CD, tour infomation.
Feature Content: Interviews with band members of the alternative genre, interviews with music producers and radio producers, once a year have an album of the year & have live pictures of shows which are played specifically for Accolade magazine with audience feedback.
Font: Masterhead: Impact
All others: Berlin Sans FB Semi
Colour: With the results of my questionaire in mind, I have decided to use Black, Yellow/Gold and White as my main colours. In all my questionaire results one of these colours came up, and when put together, they create a unique and professional look whilst also sticking to the guidlines of a alternative nature. I feel like I can produce a magazine that is completely definable and out of the ordinary with this colour scheme.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
PHOTOSHOOT FOR FRONT COVER AND DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD!
These are the pictures I will use for my front cover and double page spread. I decided that since my double page spread was going to be on my band "This Years Winner Is" that I would use myself as the front cover and have the photographer take certain shots from ideas which I had given her. The photographer was Megan Purnell.
I had a list of certain mid range and close range shots which I wanted her to take, whilst also exploring some longer rang shots which could be used in my double page spread. I brought a bubble blower as a prop to conform to font covers used in "Kerrang". They didn't turn out as well as I had hoped for a front cover, so I decided to use another picture as the front cover (I have marked which one below)
In each picture I wanted to encapsulate the viewer to automatically think of alternativness, attraction, fashion and youthfullness; all of which are physical connotations of my bands music & the music which will be promoted in my magazine.
Questionaire Evaluation
After asking 20 people, my results are as follows:
Gender
Male 50%
Female 50%
Age
10 - 15 35%
15 - 20 50%
20 - 30 15%
30 - 40 0%
40+ 0%
Who is your favourite band?
All Time Low 4
Fall Out Boy 1
Hit The Lights 3
The Maine 1
Mayday Parade 3
You Me At Six 1
Deaf Havana 1
Paramore 1
A Day To Remember 1
Parkway Drive 1
Four Years Strong 1
Acceptance 1
Motion City Soundtrack 1
How often do you buy music magazines?
Every week 25%
Every few weeks 30%
Every month 45%
What makes a good article feature?
Throughout all the answers, the most talked about item was a informal interview with out of the ordinary questions are used just as much as conventional questions about the band/artist work. Other popular items consisted of a good image the takes up a whole page and on the opposite page smaller images with the interview wrote around it. On person wrote they like it to be simplistic and not to hectic on the page which would be a good approach for a indie type genre magazine, but not a alternative rock style magazine.
Favourite Genre
Pop punk 5
Post pop punk 6
Alternative Rock 4
Metalcore 1
Rock 3
Indie 1
Favourite music magazine?
Kerrang was chosen by a land slide with 18 people choosing this magazine as their personal favourite. The other two that were chosen were Rocksound and NME
Why do you purchase music magazines?
The main point made out of all the results was purely because of a love for music. However, more interestingly, alot of people stated that it helped them choose outfits and clothing to fit into there friend groups (which says to me that images in magazines are extremely importand and I could get a deal with a clothing lable to place an artist in a certain brand and create profit from them), making the purchase of a certain type of magazine VERY important on a social stand point.
Other answers consisted of getting to know the artists through interviews and images.
How much would you pay for a magazine?
£1.50 - £2 5
£2 - £2.50 7
£2.50 - £3 5
£3 - £3.50 3
What colours would you prefer to see in a magazine?
After collating the infomation, the three that appeared the most in a grouping was ORANGE BLACK & WHITE
Gender
Male 50%
Female 50%
Age
10 - 15 35%
15 - 20 50%
20 - 30 15%
30 - 40 0%
40+ 0%
Who is your favourite band?
All Time Low 4
Fall Out Boy 1
Hit The Lights 3
The Maine 1
Mayday Parade 3
You Me At Six 1
Deaf Havana 1
Paramore 1
A Day To Remember 1
Parkway Drive 1
Four Years Strong 1
Acceptance 1
Motion City Soundtrack 1
How often do you buy music magazines?
Every week 25%
Every few weeks 30%
Every month 45%
What makes a good article feature?
Throughout all the answers, the most talked about item was a informal interview with out of the ordinary questions are used just as much as conventional questions about the band/artist work. Other popular items consisted of a good image the takes up a whole page and on the opposite page smaller images with the interview wrote around it. On person wrote they like it to be simplistic and not to hectic on the page which would be a good approach for a indie type genre magazine, but not a alternative rock style magazine.
Favourite Genre
Pop punk 5
Post pop punk 6
Alternative Rock 4
Metalcore 1
Rock 3
Indie 1
Favourite music magazine?
Kerrang was chosen by a land slide with 18 people choosing this magazine as their personal favourite. The other two that were chosen were Rocksound and NME
Why do you purchase music magazines?
The main point made out of all the results was purely because of a love for music. However, more interestingly, alot of people stated that it helped them choose outfits and clothing to fit into there friend groups (which says to me that images in magazines are extremely importand and I could get a deal with a clothing lable to place an artist in a certain brand and create profit from them), making the purchase of a certain type of magazine VERY important on a social stand point.
Other answers consisted of getting to know the artists through interviews and images.
How much would you pay for a magazine?
£1.50 - £2 5
£2 - £2.50 7
£2.50 - £3 5
£3 - £3.50 3
What colours would you prefer to see in a magazine?
After collating the infomation, the three that appeared the most in a grouping was ORANGE BLACK & WHITE
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Analysis of Contents Pages
CONTENTS PAGES
Kerrang uses a lage amount of images in their contents. This will be because of there target audience is usually of a younger generation of which would prefer to look at an image to entice them to read, rather than alot of writing.
The traditional listed contents is displayed on the right side of the page with page numbers next to it. The rest of the page is sectioned into squares of images of artists which feature in the magazine with their page numbers placed next to them.
The typeography used is the same in each copy and conforms with their well known colour scheme of Black, White and Yellow. The font is again simplistic and easy on the eye. The font of each headline is in a bolder font. The same rules apply with the font used under the images, though they use drop quotes to either comically represent the artist or give insight into their article.
Also, on the top left of the contents page there is an image of last weeks issue with a small editors comment. This looks very professional and fills the page up with relative content.
Analysis of Front Pages
The master head on both copies are situated at the top of the page.
Typography used in every copy of Kerrang are the same; a bold cracked font which connotates with the action of smashing a symbol which would then make the sound "Kerrang".
Main image used differs on each issue and varies in different shot angles to show the artist as a representation of their music. Also, it give the reader insight to the nature of what type of article that it will be. The top right copy shows a mid - shot of lead singer Hayley Williams in a attractive pose which will appeal to her fan base, Kerrangs fan base, represents her genre of music and also sets the scene of what type of article will be used in the magazine. The top right copy shows a close up shot of lead singer Charlie Simpson, which again shows off his best features and represents the seriousness of his music, whilst also appealing both his fans and fans of the magazine.
On both issues the bar code and price is placed at the bottom right of the cover. The date is not displayed on the front cover, but I know myself being a reader of the magazine, the date is usually placed on the stem of the magazine, unless it is a special edition which relates to an important date.
The colour scheme on both are a mis between Black, White and Yellow. These specific colours are now apart of what makes Kerrange the magazine it is today and they have stuck with this colour scheme for a long time, whilst also using it on there music channel. Kerrang, now, can be defined by these colours.
The title of the main headline is place either on top of the image or just to the side of the image, depending on each artist. The simplistic font makes it very clear for readers, though on occasions the bands logo shall be used. Other titles are placed on the left hand side of the cover with smaller images along side them. They are placed in what looks like an organised jumble, which appeals for readers of this type of music magazine.
All issues have a free poster. The buzz word "free" is used to entise the readers to buy the magazine and shows the position of the magazine as higher to ones which refrains from free items.
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