Action plan for my music magazine

Today I reviewed my music magazine with my teacher and went over some point that I can improve on like layout on my front cover and fonts on my DPS, because some of the fonts were the different and it wasn't really a good piece. I have to sort out cover lines and sizing and layers because I did the cover lines in one layer it was hard to move and manipulate so I have to change it so its separate layers so I can improve it. I have a game on my DPS and I was told that it was very random so I am planning to put a box around it so it sort of placed on my double page spread.   

Evaluation Planning - proposal

This is my evaluation plan saying what technologies I will putting each question on this was a reminder for me because it let me know what question I was doing it on because at times I would forget. here it explains what I chose for the technologies explaining why I chose it I tried to have a varied options of technologies to get the highest possible marks for the evaluation. I made this on prezi this also taught me how to use prezi and add pictures to it showing the technologies to the reader.

Front Cover so far...

This is my semi final front cover it still has some improvements that I can do to it so that is why I will be doing this on the 6th of January just putting some finishing touches on the front cover, I need to change some of the cover lines so that they are some bigger than the other so it shows more features of a music magazines also some of the cover lines are not aligned and it looks messy so I really do need to change that so there are small improvements that I still need to do but it is looking good so far I really like the colour scheme that I used its making good progress.

Contents Page and Double Page Spread so far...

Here is the semi final contents page and the double page spread it is finished but I still need to put little bits in like boarders and make sure that the columns of the DPS is equal. The contents page text is not in a straight line so I really do need to fix it because it just looks messy and that is the type of feedback I got from that as well.

Audience feedback of my magazine in progress.

Here is the audience feedback I got from my music magazine, people in my class commented on my front cover, contents page and double page spread. There was a lot good feedback about the masthead and the colour scheme as well but there was negative comments about the images that it looks stretched and not right so I need to fix that, and because my double page spread was not finished at the time they gave me feedback based on the images and they said that it was good progress.
CLICK THE WORD 'HERE' TO BE TAKEN TO THE MEDIA

My front cover, double page spread and contents page.

Here is the front cover, double page spread and contents page its not exactly finished especially the double page spread I need to add the text to the double page spread and I am currently typing it up on word to make sure  that there is no grammar mistakes and everything is good before I put it on InDesign. I have an idea of what I'm going to do for that I'm thinking of doing a Q&A asking her questions about her music career and make sure the fans get to know her more.
 

Work in progress contents page.

Here is the contents page work in progress so far I am adding fonts and pictures, I am happy with this so far and its looking really good and next lesson I'm planning to add more images and more pieces to the contents page like more names. I have started the subscription box that will be at the bottom on the right side. The contents page is on InDesign and I'm not used to that so I'm a little bit struggling with text boxes and images but I'm getting used to It and the contents page is going very well this will help me with the double page spread. I have changed the images and the cover story because I thought that the images I took with one model was not good enough and I deleted the guitar that was behind the title because I thought it was a bit to much and looked better with out it.



Work in progress : Front Cover

Today I started to work on my front cover adding the main cover line and adding a puff on it showing the page number of that article. I am still figuring out the colour scheme I might just keep it as grey and white and just stick with two colours, I still have more cover lines to add and I will add this next lesson using different layers to move the cover lines a bit better maybe make some bigger than the other so it have more focus points.

Contents page in progress

I started to make progress on my contents page adding images and text as well also added page numbers so that the reader has an easy access to the pages and so that there not flicking through. I got a location shot on brick lane for my collection's review bit of the magazine which will involve things like concerts articles and feedback on artist what they have got up into the month I chose this image because it is rocky and edgy and I added it to the contents page today overall it has been a pretty decent lesson and I made a lot of progress on the contents page. I'm not sure about the guitar behind the contents page title and might look at it in more detail next lesson.

Front cover in construction

I started to make my front cover and added the image I will change my picture on the front cover because I am not happy with it but so far so good, I added the masthead as well I will edit and make progress on that next lesson. I don't really like it because of the shadow in the background there was complications with the lighting but I have booked the photography for another time and I am planning to make improvements on that as well but I have started to make the front cover and just give it a start just to see what it would look like or so I could get an idea.

My contents page (In progress)

In today's lesson I started to layout my contents page to see where all the pictures and text was going to go. I also added the masthead as well just to see what it would look like on the contents page and I like it a lot especially with the guitar in the background give it a edgy and rocky effect to it and that is exactly what I wanted and going for. The bigger the boxes the bigger the article I decided that the biggest box will be the cover story so it stands out and speaks to the reader almost and that is the first thing they see but I have also made my collection's review box bigger so that stands out to the reader as well.

Booking the photography room.

I booked the photography room so I could take pictures for my front cover and double page spread. This was on Friday lunch time I will be using professional equipment to take pictures for the magazine I will be making.

Masthead idea along with the contents page title.

In today's lesson I designed a possible idea for the masthead and the title of the contents page on adobe illustrator. It was very fun and I enjoyed it, but I haven't taken my pictures for my front cover yet so I do not know what colours will go with the main picture but this is my idea for now and I like it.
The title of my magazine will be the collection I was in a debate whether I should add the 'the' in the title but I just felt like it sounded wrong without it I might change my mind depending on the picture I take on Friday lunch time in my photoshoot.

Front cover, contents page and double page spread plan

This is my plan for my front cover, contents page and double page spread. I might change it as I go along making the actual final product but this is a draft plan of them, I might change the double page spread in just a picture on one side and the text on the other but I decided to do on the plan the picture covering on side of the page and some of the other page but that might be changed as I said. Everything else should be fine and I am confident in making the actual thing now.

Call sheet: Main photo shoot

This is my call sheet for my main photoshoot and my only photoshoot it will be held in the photography room and it will be for my front cover and double page spread and some of my contents page pictures. I am planning to go to brick lane and take some pictures of the art there as well to see if I can incorporate it into my contents page.

planning my double page spread

Planning my double page spread

Questions on a Q&A

·         What makes your music different?

·         How does your music link to your audience ( any special meaning)

·         What makes you love music especially indie rock/RnB

·         Who inspired you?

·         Does your music inspire your fashion?

·         What are we expecting from you and this up and coming album?

This is the type of questions i will be asking my main cover star in the interview and just getting to know them as well i have done my reasearch and i have told to ask them questions that they have never been asked before and i will try to add that information and advice into my Q&A when i am asking them.

Flat Plan of my magazine

This is my flat plan for my magazine, this helps me to plan out what I am going to do and helps me with page numbers when making the contents page. I made this on word so it was easier to make because of the use of shapes, I also learnt about flat plan and how it helps different music magazines.   

Presentation of my Proposal

Evaluation

Overall this went very well and I am happy with it. In this video I am presenting my proposal to my media class I talk about the title of my music magazine and the artist I am going to use. We also took a vote of which title is better for my music magazine to give me idea which on the pick. I chose my publisher and introduced them to my target audience.
This helped me to figure out the name of my music magazine, and that led me picking people that could be my model on my magazine.
I was nervous to present but I got it over and done with and it was alright the one thing I could of done better was explain myself more as to what my music magazine was actually about and to maybe just branch out more and speak more clearly.  
I think I what went well for me is that I got good feedback and I was challenged by my teacher saying how was I going to make it unique that is and was my biggest challenged and I am willing to defeat that challenge.

Video on learning the photography equipment

This is in today's lesson relating to my previous post, this is a short video of the teacher explaining the 4 key aspects of what we have to watch out for in the photography room when taking pictures for our front page and double page spread. This was like a tutorial on how to use the equipment in the studio this was very vital because we didn't want to break or harm any of the equipment or not know what were doing so it was very important to take notes.

Lesson on using the photography room.

 In today's lesson I got a lesson on how to use the photography room and the equipment that is in it. This will be used for my front cover and DPS and some for my contents page. A photography teacher was teaching us the basics of using a camera and setting up the lights and using and changing the settings, showing us how to use manual focus and auto focus. The images here will be the equipment that I will be potentially using. The camera, soft boxes, 3 point lighting set up, snoot (this separates the backdrop form the model of object. I learnt that the white and black backdrops will be once a week so one week white and the other week black so this means that if I want a certain background I need to plan ahead. The teachers taught us to reduce and increase the lighting depending on the genre I will focus the front cover on the lighting will be a very key aspect of this. There is a light called the key light and this lights on bit of the models or objects face, and the other light is called the fill light and this will light up the object or model.
 

Magazine proposal prezi

flat plan in progress for music magazine

Magazine news stand

• This is the music magazine stand in WHsmith 
• They mainly had rock magazines at the front and other genres further to the back of the stand
• Its separated in genre's 
• They have the most sold one's at the front usually and the well known ones as well 
• They have separated it according to color as well. 
• The front page designs, the text is mainly big and bold the text colour on all of them  

Re draft of NME magazine Case study 2

FRONT COVER

Masthead

The masthead is big, bold and white stands out over the black background, it also has a 3D look to it. So that it looks more exciting and intriguing to look at. This is an abbreviation for ‘new musical express’ this would be too long at a masthead so they shortened it to much more well known name that can easily be remembered. The font of the text looks really cool and can engage their target audience.

   Cover lines

There is two cover lines one that says ‘holy smoke it’s Rihanna’ this links to what Rihanna is doing in the picture which is smoking. It is the same colour as the masthead so there a colour link. The 2^nd cover lines is ‘world exclusive interview’ drags the reader in because rihanna is such a big music artist people will this very interesting and see what she has to say. 

  Flash/puff

The flash is yellow stands out over the black background it is bold and underlined in a very simple font. It stands out very well and is on rihanna’s sleeve. Shows the style of her interview and what’s going to be in the article to show that there is more than just rihanna in this weekly magazine.  

Audience and Institution

The NME audience is very influential in their social circles and are twice as likely as the average to be the first amongst their friends to know what is going on. The NME audience is very obsessed with music and they rely on NME to give them new updates and new hip hop new artist and mainly men read this magazine. The publisher is Mike Williams he edits the magazine and usually gives you a message on the content page.  

Colour scheme

The colour scheme is mainly black and white it gives rihanna this and edge brings the reader in more and the yellow brings the black white out.

Its neutral colours but it links to the main cover story very well and gives the artist a very good look to it. 

Image and cover star

The main image and cover star is rihanna she looks very fierce and ready for anything that comes her way. We see the price of the magazine on the t-shirt it’s big and bold and stands out on the white t – shirt. The background is black and gives it that effect on the reader it gives it a more serious feel to it and that she is coming out of her comfort zone or releasing a song after a long time the image can suggest a lot of things depends the way you see the image. 

 Sky line/ Date/Price

The sky line says ‘18^th September 2015/EVERY FRIDAY/ PRICE: SEE T – SHIRT’. This is a good sky line because it gives you all the information you need what day it publishes when it comes out and the price and it is now a free sheet and that it is a weekly magazine. 

CONTENTS PAGE  

 Heading/Logo

Heading is bright and stands out over the image the type of font is copied from the cover page and is in a different colour links to the roses in the main image. Again this reminds you what magazine it is and just adds more excitement to the page, also underneath it says ‘hello...’ it’s like the magazine is giving a welcome to the reader to make them feel part of the magazine give them a good welcome.

   Editor’s message

This is the editor’s message and is usually fun and drags the reader in to take a look at the magazine and to read more of what in it. It starts off like this ‘WELL THIS IS ALL rather exciting isn’t it’ it breaks the ice with the read gives that connection like your almost friends with the magazine. This is usually on the contents page welcoming the reader and greeting them, and telling them the success of the music magazine.  Here they have refereed to rihanna being on the front cover because she totally ‘embodies the spirit of the new NME’ so they have used some not only that draws people in but some that have thought that represents them in a good way this is good because it targets their audience.

     Adverts

NME is a free sheet this means that they are given to the public for free you can get them at a music store for example HMV. Now because it is free brands and shops pay them to advertise their stuff in their magazine and that’s where they get the money to carry NME on. The advert has a black background stands out over white, the advert is about concerts and where you can buy the tickets so it’s still link to music and that’s good on the contents page because it’s a music magazine.  

Contents/sections

This is the main part of the contents page which is the sections it has features, sections and regulars. The contents is written in rows instead of columns and I think that’s because it is a weekly magazine so it has less context that it is working with. The features are the main pieces done in the magazine for example the cover story on rihanna. The font is the same for all sections titles looks more organised also the same for the editor’s message. 

  Colour

The background is white which gives the colours on top of it a pop and makes it stand out more and gives it an effect, all the colours go very well together and does not look unorganised and so the reader can reader it with comfort instead of feeling uncomfortable that there is too much colour. 

Layout

The layout is different from most magazines because the sections have been separated by rows and not columns there is 3 rows and one column and that is the editor’s note, the name of the magazine goes at the top of the contents page. There is an image at the top in the middle where most likely the readers eyes goes to the centre page. Most of the text on the sections bit is aligned to the centre and that is done for each section. 

Main Image

The image is Lana Del Rey and she is the main image on the contents page and the only big image that is on the contents page and it’s not the same artist on the cover page. The roses behind her represent calmness and comfort and love it can symbolise her new album. On the image it has the page number and a very brief summary of what the piece is about.  The image is behind the contents page maybe suggesting not as in important.     

Heading/Logo

Heading is bright and stands out over the image the type of font is copied from the cover page and is in a different colour links to the roses in the main image. Again this reminds you what magazine it is and just adds more excitement to the page, also underneath it says ‘hello...’ it’s like the magazine is giving a welcome to the reader to make them feel part of the magazine give them a good welcome. 

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD 

Drop Capitals

This starts the piece off the article with the word ‘she’s’ very important word and is targeted to her. The drop capitals is over 10 lines and looks very good on the article looks professional and neat. This is used at the start of the article usually a music magazine.

Layout

This piece is organised into 3 columns and has a Image under the first show the price of the magazine. It has pull out quotes from her interview and major quotes that can shock people. Some text has been put in bold to make them stand out. The columns and the text are not aligned on the right or the left giving it a bit of the edge. We have the extra info in between the two columns. 

    Title of the article

Is simple but it stands out she does right her name like this usually and this represents her, so it could be her logo in a way. It’s simple but stands for something shows her edgy side of her as well as her calm side and unique personality is.  

Images

The images really show rihanna does take risk and how she doesn’t care what people think. The first image on the right page is show the price of the magazine on the t – shirt she still looks cool and is putting NME in a good light because she is a popular artist and mostly everyone knows her it was good that NME did their first FREE magazine on her. She looks cool and hip hop this can defiantly reach out to her fans and target it them the most. The images on the right is in the studios and is mainly close of shot of her face her looking straight at the camera and looking away this can show a sign of rebellion because she is swearing in one of them and parents wouldn’t normally allow this, she still looks cool breaking the rules and looks like she doesn’t care. The images on the left look like a collage of her that fans can look at and enjoy her being unique. She is playing with a piece of gum in the images and this is what cool kids usually do play with the piece of gum and blow bubbles so this really speaks out to the target audience.    

Extra/bonus information

Bonus information about rihanna and she has been doing over the years, like she appeared bazaar magazine on a shark shows how rebellious she is most models or sings wouldn’t do that but she did shows the side that NME showed her as.

 Colour

The colours they have used is really simple it’s mainly black and white and pink from the bubble gum and that is mainly it. It relates to the she pushes over the edge and breaks the rules. The background is white and the images stand out over the background.

Re draft of Q magazine case study 1

FRONT COVER

The Masthead

The masthead name is ‘q’ the color of the letter is white and the background is red this makes the letter and the title of the music magazine really ‘pop’ and stand to the audience. Since the title of the magazine is Q it is short and very easy to remember for the target audience. This also doesn’t confuse the audience.  It’s very simple yet attractive stands out over the main image in the background. Originally it was to be called Cue (as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play), but the name was changed so that it wouldn't be mistaken for a snooker magazine.  

Color Scheme

The colour scheme is used is usually there to attract the reader and not make it boring to read. Q magazine has used red, yellow and grey. These colour are simple and they have used the 3 colour scheme here and that is good because there is not too much going on. And the colours link to the band U2 especially the grey that links to them and because their main piece in this issue of the article the colours would have to match or link. The colours are really edgy relating to the genre very well and gives the reader a sense that there actually in the concert with U2. The header for the main story on the front cover looks like a stamp and it looks like they are going to be shipped around the world. 

Font consistency

Font consistency is used make everything look organised and official also if you have different fonts it will mess up the music magazine and it feels like there is too much things going on.

This issue of Q magazine has font consistency the only time it doesn’t is the main story and the cover line titles so they have used 2 fonts and this goes well because it doesn’t look messy or unprofessional.

   Audience and institution

The target audience of this magazine is the age of 29. This was because people 29 were usually working and they could bring up the price to £3.99. Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth. Now they are published by Bauer media group. There average reader is very passionate about music and is there social currency and his world. They usually live for gigs, festivals and electrifying moments, has a professional job they live with a partner no kids yet. Downloads music and keeps up with technology loves to have the new iPods’, iPads and laptops. They would usually go to big gigs every week. They don’t just stick to one genre they live to explore but there main genre is rock, indie and pop.  

Puff/flash

This is usually used when they want to promote something so a puff/flash will pull the reader in and because of its colour red it matches the Q magazine title.  It’s usually in the middle or on the edge of the masthead but this time it’s at the bottom meaning it doesn’t really show relevance but it is still there to catch some reader’s attention.  It says ‘your guide to the month in music’ with this puff it’s boosting its magazine more.

Cover lines

This is where the rest of the cover lines are, you got the article about 50 cent and Kurt vile it’s in yellow which really stands out on the background image. Shows you what is in the rest of the magazine as well.    

Cover star

The cover star is U2and they are the main article in this magazine, because q magazine works with artist that is coming back or new and upcoming artist q magazine has targeted U2 to be there cover star this month. The colour they have used is edgy and reminds you rock and hard mental, also what they’re wearing is very over the edge and reflects there genre of music. ‘On the road and into battle’ this suggests that there going on tour and it also reminds me of a pull out quote maybe going on tour.  

Cover lines

The cover line is usually articles that will be in the music magazine, in this case it’s about new order the music band, because they are an old band coming back Q magazine have put them on the front cover so that their fans can clearly see on the front cover. It also has an image of the band. Underneath this it has the page number so that people can quickly look at it and read it instead of searching for it.

Strap line

The strap line is “The world’s greatest music magazine” this is to mention their success and how well know they are. This is small but still stands out because they have used black over the red and also is a good combination.

This is usually above the masthead or below, in this case it’s on top.  

CONTENTS PAGE

The contents page title

It has the logo ‘Q’ it’s big and stands out so people know what magazine their reading. The title of the contents page reminds you of like its presenting with monthly good music for example ‘the Q magazine presents...’ it draws you in to read what’s in the monthly issue.

Also it has the date of the issue to let people know how recent or how old it is. 

Images

There is an image for every article that is on the contents page this give the reader a sense of the article is going to be about. It also makes the contents page more exciting looking at the contents page I can see that there is a range of different bands addressing different issue and different music gigs. If it’s a cover story or a story that is very interesting they are most likely to have a bigger picture than the other images, to draw the person in more. Most images is a full body shots because in this issue there is more bands so they need to fit everyone in the shot and its more effective that way. The 50 Cent article it’s only him so he only gets a mid shot and a band called Wolf Alice also gets a mid shot. The images are not boring at all looking at all of them together looks like its jammed pack of good and juicy information. The images link to the story that is going to be explained about them for example there is a picture of 50 cent and the article piece is going to be about him. Some images look like they’re done in the studio but not all of them, some of them look like live shots e.g. the new order on there all laughing it sort of looks like there not ready for the picture. 

Cover story

The cover story is the biggest image usually on the front cover; this is usually the one that gets the most reads out of all the articles. It has a puff on the image to tell the readers that it is the cover story or to remind them maybe. The big articles seem to have a big black boarder around it for it to stand out more than the other article. 

Page numbers

There a little circle on each article telling you what page it is on so it is quick access to the reader. Also they have a summary of what the article is going to be about. This is very good because then the reader can chose to read it or not cause then they already have a feel and a taste what it is going to be about and won’t need to read it if not interested.  

Layout

The contents page is over two pages so it’s a double page spread, because it is a monthly magazine it has more information so it needs to be over two pages. It is organised into 4 columns and looks very neat and tidy.  Each article is separated with a line to indicate that it is not the same article and I think that is good so that the readers know. The articles of the contents pages the numbers are in order starting from the smallest to the biggest e.g. 8-130.

The gutter is also there at the bottom of the page with the date logo and page number.

 Colour

There is a good amount of colour on this contents page. The colour is mainly the page numbers, changing colours when it’s a different article makes in convenient makes it very attractive and fun to look at, it gives the sense that every article is different with the different colours used. We’ve have got dark black fonts to make the title of the article stand out. The font is all the same on the contents page and that is font consistency.   

Sections

There are 3 sections in this content page of the Q magazine the cover story, features and the review but Q magazine has called it ‘The Q review’ which is the regulars and all the gigs that has been done over the month.

The features are every story that has been done in the magazine and that is in each column of the contents page. The cover story is the main story and would mostly likely take most pages in the magazine. I think that not all of the editorial items are listed only some of them are and that is the main ones.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

Main Image  

The main image is big and eye catching the image is in the centre of the page and as we know as readers our eyes naturally goes towards the centre of the page. The image is U2 performing at a concerts and all the fans cheering looking very happy to see them. This is a very good image because it shows their success and their bands future. Also this is a live action shot meaning it wasn’t taken in the studio it was taken by a reporter or a fan this is good because it gives the reader the feeling that there and watching the band U2. The band mate looks very happy and edgy likes his achieved something really big with his arm in the air giving him a sense of accomplishment.      

Drop capitals

This drop cap covers the whole of the paragraph and is red the colours is very vibrant and pulls the reader into reading that paragraph.  It also overlaps the image because the paragraph is describing some of the picture as well. This drop cap is used very well it also links to the Q magazines logo.

  Anecdote

The double page spread is opened with a short story mainly describing the image. This is a good way to usually start a double page spread a short story to get the reader reading to let them know more about the person experience and this is exactly what is done here, they have opened with an interesting story telling us how U2 is performing in Boston in the image and how over 20,000 rise expectantly for bono. The last line that is said in that paragraph is ‘like a moths to a flame’ meaning that there all surrounding bono he represents the flame and the fans represent to moths surrounding him being so excited that there is light.  

Layout

The cover story is being layout by having a paragraph under the image and the rest of the article is being separated into columns, this is two columns. Yes it does target the target audience well this will target anyone interested in U2 or anyone that likes their genre of music. They have pull out quotes on the site at the top of the article saying “hands up if you love free downloads” this is what bono said to the crowd in Boston.   

Bonus info

This is extra information on the band mate bono saying what he believes in. This is just a bit more for the fans to read on this double page spread and it gives the page more to talk about the band. 

Colour

The colour is mainly red, white and black. A little bit borrowing but its simple there is not a whole load that is going on and that is good you don’t want to jam pack the reader with so much but you don’t want to give the so much the red can represent the Q magazine logo from the front cover. 

   What is the article about?

This article is about U2 touring experience and there ups and downs in their careers. With accidents that caused a lot of setbacks and their best album downloading onto everyone’s iTunes this cause a lot of problems. The article also involves an interview with bono (one of the band mates of U2) asking him questions about his band and if he believes in bad luck because the band has so many bad times.  

Distribution of Magazines

Distribution of magazines from Annmariew143

magazine proposal planning

In class i looked at artist that can possibly inspire me in my own magazine.

Practicing on illustrator for out Masthead

Today in class we practice skills on illustrator for out masthead we learnt how to add shapes and add effects to it, this is going to be very important when we start making our real magazine.  

Initial Ideas for my Magazine proposal

Magazine Proposal

Title: Fusion, The Collective, Diverse,  

Genre: Rock, Indie and sometimes going into R&B and Pop.

Artists: Lana Del Rey, Florence and the machine, new order.

Today in class i started my magazine proposal thinking of names of my music magazine and the genre i related it to one of my case studies called Q Magazine and realised that they explore different genres and don't stick top just to one. I thought of artist that i can relate it to and involve. 

Ideas from my Case studies

Front Cover

• One main image which will be the background of the image. Maybe a cover-line with an attached image.
• The masthead has to be big and really stand out to the target audience. has to be short and memorable like for example 'Q magazine'. 
• The cover lines would appear at the bottom have a bright colour to stand out over the main image maybe two pictures relating to the article.
• The barcode, date and price would show at the side 
• Maybe another image at the top not top big decent size explaining another article

Contents Page

• Have a heading for the contents page for example 'Q contents' i like the way they have used the date on the contents page and it stands out this would be an idea for my music magazine. 
• Is over two pages and four columns and has an image for each article.
• 'The Q review has its own separate box and has its own columns mainly
• Each article has a page number on the contents page and it's almost like a puff and i like that because it stands out a lot.

Double Page Spread

• I like the way this double page spread has one main image and opens the piece with a short story.
• Has 2 columns and drop cap doesn't have too much colour they kept is simple the only colour is read and the links to the Q magazine logo that stands out a lot because there is a link and because it was the main article as well.
• On the image it has a little interview with Bono from the band U2 this can help audience get more info from the band and i think that i will add that to my music magazine       

College Magazine Evaluation

Process
For the cover page of college magazine I made it on Photoshop with this I wanted to achieve a good example of a front cover of a college magazine by doing this I had to look at other college magazines looking at their layout and conventions that they have used and I try to add that to my own college magazine. For the front cover I had to add the masthead and the cover lines, I learnt that the main story in the magazine has to relate to the image and needs to be the biggest out of all the other cover lines. but not as big as the masthead. I made the contents page on In Design I wanted to achieve a good contents page by giving it a main image and a smaller image making it have two columns, the picture of the sports hall was not that great and i know what i need to improve on when it comes to the music magazine.
Self evaluate
Good

• The layout: the use of cover lines, the way I have made some cover lines bigger and some smaller this is good because the main story stands out more. The masthead stands out very well and is very clear.
• The colour scheme: The colour of the text stands out very well on the image. The background is green.

Peer evaluation

Front cover

Usman : date and issue not clear
               "talking about" not clear
                change 80p to £0.80
Aron: Good: I liked the layout of the front cover and also the colours that have been used as well
           Bad:   The only thing i don't like is that some of the words it not clear

Contents page 

Hafsa : Good: I like the colour scheme i think it works well for a student magazine.

              Bad: you have a bit too much white and looks a bit boring.

I am going to take these comments on board and apply it to my final outcome which will be the music magazine. I will choose a better colour scheme because that was one of my main feed backs that i got that was negative. and also to change the pricing so it looks more prfessional. 

     

College Contents Page Completed

Today in class i finished my contents page of the college magazine i added images as well and separated it into 2 columns.

College Front Cover Complete

Today i finished the college magazine, i corrected my grammar on the front cover and changed the layout slightly so it wasn't going over the sides.
I also increased the sizes of the text so that the main cover line and the masthead stands out more.

College Magazine

In today's lesson i started to make a college magazine, i have worked with the colour scheme and the layout of the magazine. I have not finished yet because i still have some spell checks and grammar checks i need to fix on the cover lines, Overall it has come out good and i am pleased with it.

Q media kit

Q from Annmariew143

Case study of NME magazine

Masthead

The masthead is big, bold and white stands out over the black background, it also has a 3D look to it. So that it looks more exciting and intriguing to look at. This is an abbreviation for ‘new musical express’ this would be too long at a masthead so they shortened it to much more well known name that can easily be remembered. The font of the text looks really cool and can engage their target audience. 

  Cover lines

There is two cover lines one that says ‘holy smoke it’s Rihanna’ this links to what Rihanna is doing in the picture which is smoking. It is the same colour as the masthead so there a colour link. The 2^nd cover lines is ‘world exclusive interview’ drags the reader in because rihanna is such a big music artist people will this very interesting and see what she has to say.

    Flash/puff

The flash is yellow stands out over the black background it is bold and underlined in a very simple font. It stands out very well and is on rihanna’s sleeve. Shows the style of her interview and what’s going to be in the article to show that there is more than just rihanna in this weekly magazine.

   Audience and Institution

The NME audience is very influential in their social circles and are twice as likely as the average to be the first amongst their friends to know what is going on. The NME audience is very obsessed with music and they rely on NME to give them new updates and new hip hop new artist and mainly men read this magazine. The publisher is Mike Williams he edits the magazine and usually gives you a message on the content page.  

Colour scheme

The colour scheme is mainly black and white it gives rihanna this and edge brings the reader in more and the yellow brings the black white out.

Its neutral colours but it links to the main cover story very well and gives the artist a very good look to it.

 Image and cover star

The main image and cover star is rihanna she looks very fierce and ready for anything that comes her way. We see the price of the magazine on the t-shirt it’s big and bold and stands out on the white t – shirt. The background is black and gives it that effect on the reader it gives it a more serious feel to it and that she is coming out of her comfort zone or releasing a song after a long time the image can suggest a lot of things depends the way you see the image.

   Sky line/ Date/Price

The sky line says ‘18^th September 2015/EVERY FRIDAY/ PRICE: SEE T – SHIRT’. This is a good sky line because it gives you all the information you need what day it publishes when it comes out and the price and it is now a free sheet and that it is a weekly magazine.  

  Heading/Logo

Heading is bright and stands out over the image the type of font is copied from the cover page and is in a different colour links to the roses in the main image. Again this reminds you what magazine it is and just adds more excitement to the page, also underneath it says ‘hello...’ it’s like the magazine is giving a welcome to the reader to make them feel part of the magazine give them a good welcome.

   Editor’s message

This is the editor’s message and is usually fun and drags the reader in to take a look at the magazine and to read more of what in it. It starts off like this ‘WELL THIS IS ALL rather exciting isn’t it’ it breaks the ice with the read gives that connection like your almost friends with the magazine. This is usually on the contents page welcoming the reader and greeting them, and telling them the success of the music magazine.  Here they have refereed to rihanna being on the front cover because she totally ‘embodies the spirit of the new NME’ so they have used some not only that draws people in but some that have thought that represents them in a good way this is good because it targets their audience.

     Adverts

NME is a free sheet this means that they are given to the public for free you can get them at a music store for example HMV. Now because it is free brands and shops pay them to advertise their stuff in their magazine and that’s where they get the money to carry NME on. The advert has a black background stands out over white, the advert is about concerts and where you can buy the tickets so it’s still link to music and that’s good on the contents page because it’s a music magazine. 

 Contents/sections

This is the main part of the contents page which is the sections it has features, sections and regulars. The contents is written in rows instead of columns and I think that’s because it is a weekly magazine so it has less context that it is working with. The features are the main pieces done in the magazine for example the cover story on Rihanna. The font is the same for all sections titles looks more organised also the same for the editor’s message.  

 Colour

The background is white which gives the colours on top of it a pop and makes it stand out more and gives it an effect, all the colours go very well together and does not look unorganised and so the reader can reader it with comfort instead of feeling uncomfortable that there is too much colour.

Layout

The layout is different from most magazines because the sections have been separated by rows and not columns there is 3 rows and one column and that is the editor’s note, the name of the magazine goes at the top of the contents page. There is an image at the top in the middle where most likely the readers eyes goes to the centre page. Most of the text on the sections bit is aligned to the centre and that is done for each section.

Main Image

The image is Lana Del Rey and she is the main image on the contents page and the only big image that is on the contents page and it’s not the same artist on the cover page. The roses behind her represent calmness and comfort and love it can symbolise her new album. On the image it has the page number and a very brief summary of what the piece is about.  The image is behind the contents page maybe suggesting not as in important.     

Drop Capitals

This starts the piece off the article with the word ‘she’s’ very important word and is targeted to her. The drop capitals is over 10 lines and looks very good on the article looks professional and neat. This is used at the start of the article usually a music magazine.

Layout

This piece is organised into 3 columns and has a Image under the first show the price of the magazine. It has pull out quotes from her interview and major quotes that can shock people. Some text has been put in bold to make them stand out. The columns and the text are not aligned on the right or the left giving it a bit of the edge. We have the extra info in between the two columns. 

     Title of the article

Is simple but it stands out she does right her name like this usually and this represents her, so it could be her logo in a way. It’s simple but stands for something shows her edgy side of her as well as her calm side and unique personality is.  

Images

The images really show rihanna does take risk and how she doesn’t care what people think. The first image on the right page is show the price of the magazine on the t – shirt she still looks cool and is putting NME in a good light because she is a popular artist and mostly everyone knows her it was good that NME did their first FREE magazine on her. She looks cool and hip hop this can defiantly reach out to her fans and target it them the most. The images on the right is in the studios and is mainly close of shot of her face her looking straight at the camera and looking away this can show a sign of rebellion because she is swearing in one of them and parents wouldn’t normally allow this, she still looks cool breaking the rules and looks like she doesn’t care. The images on the left look like a collage of her that fans can look at and enjoy her being unique. She is playing with a piece of gum in the images and this is what cool kids usually do play with the piece of gum and blow bubbles so this really speaks out to the target audience.

    Extra/bonus information

Bonus information about rihanna and she has been doing over the years, like she appeared bazaar magazine on a shark shows how rebellious she is most models or sings wouldn’t do that but she did shows the side that NME showed her as.

 Colour

The colours they have used is really simple it’s mainly black and white and pink from the bubble gum and that is mainly it. It relates to the she pushes over the edge and breaks the rules. The background is white and the images stand out over the 

Case study on Q magazine

The Masthead

The masthead name is ‘q’ the colour of the letter is white and the background is red this makes the letter and the title of the music magazine really ‘pop’ and stand to the audience. Since the title of the magazine is Q it is short and very easy to remember for the target audience. This also doesn’t confuse the audience.  It’s very simple yet attractive stands out over the main image in the background. Originally it was to be called Cue (as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play), but the name was changed so that it wouldn't be mistaken for a snooker magazine.

Colour Scheme

The colour scheme is used is usually there to attract the reader and not make it boring to read. Q magazine has used red, yellow and grey. These colors are simple and they have used the 3 colour scheme here and that is good because there is not too much going on. And the colours link to the band U2 especially the grey that links to them and because their main piece in this issue of the article the colours would have to match or link.

 Font consistency

Font consistency is used make everything look organised and official also if you have different fonts it will mess up the music magazine and it feels like there is too much things going on.

This issue of Q magazine has font consistency the only time it doesn’t is the main story and the cover line titles so they have used 2 fonts and this goes well because it doesn’t look messy or unprofessional. 

 Audience and institution

The target audience of this magazine is the age of 25. This was because people 25 were usually working and they could bring up the price to £3.99.

Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth. Now they are published by Bauer media group.

Puff/flash

This is usually used when they want to promote something so a puff/flash will pull the reader in and because of its colour red it matches the Q magazine title.  It’s usually in the middle or on the edge of the masthead but this time it’s at the bottom meaning it doesn’t really show relevance but it is still there to catch some reader’s attention.  It says ‘your guide to the month in music’ with this puff it’s boosting its magazine more.

Cover lines

This is where the rest of the cover lines are, you got the article about 50 cent and Kurt vile it’s in yellow which really stands out on the background image. Shows you what is in the rest of the magazine as well.

The cover line is usually articles that will be in the music magazine, in this case it’s about new order the music band, because they are an old band coming back Q magazine have put them on the front cover so that their fans can clearly see on the front cover. It also has an image of the band. Underneath this it has the page number so that people can quickly look at it and read it instead of searching for it.     

    Cover star

The cover star is U2and they are the main article in this magazine, because q magazine works with artist that is coming back or new and upcoming artist q magazine has targeted U2 to be there cover star this month. The colour they have used is edgy and reminds you rock and hard mental, also what they’re wearing is very over the edge and reflects there genre of music. ‘On the road and into battle’ this suggests that there going on tour and it also reminds me of a pull out quote maybe going on tour.

Strap line

The strap line is “The world’s greatest music magazine” this is to mention their success and how well know they are. This is small but still stands out because they have used black over the red and also is a good combination.

This is usually above the masthead or below, in this case it’s on top.

  The contents page title

It has the logo ‘Q’ it’s big and stands out so people know what magazine their reading. The title of the contents page reminds you of like its presenting with monthly good music for example ‘the Q magazine presents...’ it draws you in to read what’s in the monthly issue.

Also it has the date of the issue to let people know how recent or how old it is. 

Cover story

The cover story is the biggest image usually on the front cover; this is usually the one that gets the most reads out of all the articles. It has a puff on the image to tell the readers that it is the cover story or to remind them maybe. The big articles seem to have a big black boarder around it for it to stand out more than the other article. 

Page numbers

There a little circle on each article telling you what page it is on so it is quick access to the reader. Also they have a summary of what the article is going to be about. This is very good because then the reader can chose to read it or not because then they already have a feel and a taste what it is going to be about and won’t need to read it if not interested. 

 Layout

The contents page is over two pages so it’s a double page spread, because it is a monthly magazine it has more information so it needs to be over two pages. It is organised into 4 columns and looks very neat and tidy.  Each article is separated with a line to indicate that it is not the same article and I think that is good so that the readers know. The articles of the contents pages the numbers are in order starting from the smallest to the biggest e.g. 8-130.

The gutter is also there at the bottom of the page with the date logo and page number. 

Colour

There is a good amount of colour on this contents page. The colour is mainly the page numbers, changing colours when it’s a different article makes in convenient makes it very attractive and fun to look at, it gives the sense that every article is different with the different colours used. We’ve have got dark black fonts to make the title of the article stand out. The font is all the same on the contents page and that is font consistency.

    Sections

There are 3 sections in this content page of the Q magazine the cover story, features and the review but Q magazine has called it ‘The Q review’ which is the regulars and all the gigs that has been done over the month.

The features are every story that has been done in the magazine and that is in each column of the contents page. The cover story is the main story and would mostly likely take most pages in the magazine. I think that not all of the editorial items are listed only some of them are and that is the main ones.

Images

There is an image for every article that is on the contents page this give the reader a sense of the article is going to be about. It also makes the contents page more exciting looking at the contents page I can see that there is a range of different bands addressing different issue and different music gigs. If it’s a cover story or a story that is very interesting they are most likely to have a bigger picture than the other images, to draw the person in more. Most images is a full body shots because in this issue there is more bands so they need to fit everyone in the shot and its more effective that way. The 50 Cent article it’s only him so he only gets a mid shot and a band called Wolf Alice also gets a mid shot. The images are not boring at all looking at all of them together looks like its jammed pack of good and juicy information. The images link to the story that is going to be explained about them for example there is a picture of 50 cent and the article piece is going to be about him. Some images look like they’re done in the studio but not all of them, some of them look like live shots e.g. the new order on there all laughing it sort of looks like there not ready for the picture. 

Main Image
The main image is big and eye catching the image is in the centre of the page and as we know as readers our eyes naturally goes towards the centre of the page. The image is U2 performing at a concerts and all the fans cheering looking very happy to see them. This is a very good image because it shows their success and their bands future. Also this is a live action shot meaning it wasn’t taken in the studio it was taken by a reporter or a fan this is good because it gives the reader the feeling that there and watching the band U2. The band mate looks very happy and edgy likes his achieved something really big with his arm in the air giving him a sense of accomplishment.

      Drop capitals

This drop cap covers the whole of the paragraph and is red the colours is very vibrant and pulls the reader into reading that paragraph.  It also overlaps the image because the paragraph is describing some of the picture as well. This drop cap is used very well it also links to the Q magazine's logo.

  Anecdote

The double page spread is opened with a short story mainly describing the image. This is a good way to usually start a double page spread a short story to get the reader reading to let them know more about the person experience and this is exactly what is done here, they have opened with an interesting story telling us how U2 is performing in Boston in the image and how over 20,000 rise expectantly for bono. The last line that is said in that paragraph is ‘like a moths to a flame’ meaning that there all surrounding bono he represents the flame and the fans represent to moths surrounding him being so excited that there is light.

  Layout

The cover story is being layout by having a paragraph under the image and the rest of the article is being separated into columns, this is two columns. Yes it does target the target audience well this will target anyone interested in U2 or anyone that likes their genre of music. They have pull out quotes on the site at the top of the article saying “hands up if you love free downloads” this is what bono said to the crowd in Boston. 

   Bonus info

This is extra information on the band mate bono saying what he believes in. This is just a bit more for the fans to read on this double page spread and it gives the page more to talk about the band. 

Colour

The colour is mainly red, white and black. A little bit borrowing but its simple there is not a whole load that is going on and that is good you don’t want to jam pack the reader with so much but you don’t want to give the so much the red can represent the Q magazine logo from the front cover.

   What is the article about?

This article is about U2 touring experience and there ups and downs in their careers. With accidents that caused a lot of setbacks and their best album downloading onto everyone’s iTunes this cause a lot of problems. The article also involves an interview with bono (one of the band mates of U2) asking him questions about his band and if he believes in bad luck because the band has so many bad times.