Font research #3

I like this text but not as much as the other two, it shows the genre and audience and also the sytle but i dont think that it is as catchy as the other two fonts.

Font research #2

I really like this font which i have chosen as it represents the genre and audience of the magazine as being quite masculine, and has a 'grime' style about it like R'n'B has because it has like splash marks where the 'paint' has run.

Font research #1

I really like this font as it shows the genre of the magazine as being a male magazine with the text being bold and quite blunt. The text also represents the genre of the magazine being R'n'B as the text is quite powerful. I think i am going to use this font for my magazine!.

your magazine =)

hey stephh =)
i like all your ideas , they all sound really good :), the one that i like the most is snap mainly becuase is appeals to me more than the others.

Double page spread's

Five different features of a double page spread page;
- Interviews
- Band/Artist profile
- Expose
- Festival guide
- Top 100 artists etc.

Five generic elements of a double page spread page;
- Images
- Artical title
- Artical lead
- By-line's
- White space

Generic elements.

The generic elements of a music magazine contents page are;

- Page numbers
- Pictures related to artists and genre
- House style
- Band index
- Subscription number
- Special events?
- Editorial
- Mast head logo
- Gutter
- Web address
- Pull quotes

The generic elements of a magazines front cover are;

- Main cover image
- Magazine title
- Sell lines
- Border
- A particular house style

Cover images

To take a good cover image there are 5 rules,
- No cluttered backgrounds.
- Focus on the lead singer if it is a band shot so that the audience know who they are. If it is a single artist make sure the picture is a medium shot.
- Leave room for a masthead and don't cut off heads.
- No high angle shots, they make really bad cover images. These are only suitable for double page spreads.
- Animate your band, and are looking at the camera.

Your Magazine Ideas

Well done.
All of your magazine ideas have captured the imagination and you can see that you have put deep thought inot this.
All have ideas do sound really could and all have creat conotations.
You have described all of your magazines well and all of the ideas seem brilliant.
My favorite magazine idea would have to be Base.
I say this because it sounds really catchy and sounds like something i would read.
Im sure that when this magazine is created and (if) you choose the title it would do really well.
Keep it up.

Nigel Richardson

My magazine ideas

As working towards my final magazine I need to think of lots of ideas including target audiences, magazine names and genre's etc. I have three different ideas all with different audiences and styles etc. I am going to ask a few friends to choose which one that they like best and why.

First magazine idea -
Name : Snap
Mainstream / Niche : Mainstream
Age targeted : 8 - 14 years old
Gender targeted : Young girls
Genre : Pop
Title of the magazine and its connotations : Snap, this connotates that the magazine is 'snap' up to date with the latest music news. The name snap is short and snappy and quite catchy.

Second magazine idea -
Name : Upbeat
Mainstream / Niche : Mainstream
Age targeted : 16 - 24 years old
Gender targeted : Males
Genre : Dance
Title of the magazine and its connotations : Upbeat, this suggests that the magazine is quite chirpy and happy. The word upbeat also connotes that the music included in the magazine is quite upbeat, which it is.


Third magazine idea -
Name : Base
Mainstream / Niche : Mainstream
Age targeted : 16 – 24 years old
Gender targeted : Both
Genre : R’n’B
Title of the magazine and its connotations : Base is a generally small word that is quite powerful and has connotation of masculinity which is stereotypically R'n'B but also the genre of the magazine. It also connotes the type of music the magazine is about, as it includes quite strong base.

Niche and mainstream products

Mainstream -
This is trargeted for a wide audience, it has many aspects of what people are interested in within in it. It has a wide readership and has a high circulation figure. Kerrang is a mainstream magazine.

Niche -
Niche means that a magazine has a smaller audience and is targeted for a small number of people, this tends to be to more specific types of music rather than a variety. Heavy crash metal and classical music can be considered as niche.