Questionnaire:
1. Would you buy a music magazine?
Yes///// ///// /No////
2. How much would you pay for a music magazine?
£1 or less///£1 - £1.50////£1.50 - £2///// /£2 - £2.50//
3. What genres of music would you like to read about? Tick as many as you like:
Rock////Pop//Indie///// /Metal/Rap//
4. What genres of music do you listen to? Tick as many as you like:
Pop/Rap//Punk/Metal/Ska////DanceIndie///// /
5. What would you like to see in a music magazine? Tick as many as you like:
Gig guides and reviews///// ///// ///// Band reviews///// ///// ///// Interviews///// ///// //Up and coming bands///// ////
Latest trends and looks///// /////Fashion advice///// ////Competitions///// ///// //Festival Info///// ///// ////
6. How often would you like the magazine to be published?
Weekly////Fortnightly////Monthly///// //
7. Do you go to gigs/festivals?
Yes///// ///// ///No///// //
8. Would you find a section dedicated to gigs/ festivals beneficial to a music magazine?
Yes///// ///// //// No/
9. Where do you acquire your music? Tick as many as you like:
Shops///// /Online e.g. iTunes, Amazon etc///// Free downloads//From friends/family//
10. Do you shop online?
Yes///// ///// /No////
11. If yes, what websites? List below
Topshop/man////eBay////Amazon//iTunes/River IslandPlay.com///HMV/
12. What clothes shops do you purchase from? List below:
Topshop/man///// //H&M//New Look/Primark/River Island/////
13. What are your hobbies?
Football///RugbySkating/Socialising///// Playing Instruments/MSN//Gaming//Gigs/Gym
Monday, 16 March 2009
Friday, 13 March 2009
Thursday, 26 February 2009
My Initials Ideas
When I started off going over ideas for a music magazine, I was planning on doing a hip hop magazine and had figured out what kind of image I would like to have as the main image on the front cover would be someone wearing baggy clothes with a new era hat. I would've liked to find someone fitting the criteria of a hip hop artist, but I couldn't find anyone fitting that criteria in that area so I decided to change my magazine into a indie/rock magazine and the criteria for indie/rock artists was a lot easier to find in the area where i live so it all worked out a lot better and just changed the themes for the magazine into indie/rock articles and images.
Monday, 12 January 2009
Blender Music magazine
My anaysis of an excisting magazine cover called Blender. CLICK on image to see the analysis
Classic Rock music magazine
My anaysis of an excisting magazine cover called Classic Rock. CLICK on image to see the analysis
DJ music magazine cover
My anaysis of an excisting magazine cover called Dj. CLICK on image to see the analysis
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Planning My College Magazine
Before i decided what my college magazine would be about i planned out a rough idea of what i wanted it to look like by doing a basic sketch of something i'd assume it to look like. I then sent out a questionnaire for more information on what sort of things some students would like to see in a college magazine. The choices that came up quite a lot in my questionnaire were reviews and information on bands, so i chose to have reviews for films and music. The audience also said they'd like to have a type of 'serious but not too serious' feel to a college magazine, so i decided i wouldn't add too many jokes and keep it more based on information rather than humour.
We then had to plan for what the magazine would look like, I chose to call my magazine 'SHOUT!' as I wanted to express the seriousness of the magazine about the information and what it had to offer, but also have a hint of informality. I decided that i'd have some cells lines to show the readers what would be in the magazine and I took a photo of some college students, a boy and a girl, to express that it's for both genders. I also decided to have the photo taken outside a college to show the readers that this is aimed at college students and will inform them on what they need to know and also want to know about college life.
We then had to plan for what the magazine would look like, I chose to call my magazine 'SHOUT!' as I wanted to express the seriousness of the magazine about the information and what it had to offer, but also have a hint of informality. I decided that i'd have some cells lines to show the readers what would be in the magazine and I took a photo of some college students, a boy and a girl, to express that it's for both genders. I also decided to have the photo taken outside a college to show the readers that this is aimed at college students and will inform them on what they need to know and also want to know about college life.
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
My Front Cover - College Magazine
I believe my front cover to my College Magazine appeals to the audience as it is very bright and has events that appeal to my target audience's age range. I decided to have a male and female model as it doesn't appeal to a male anymore than a female, this helps as it shows this isn't a sexist magazine. The image isn't formal which suggests that the magazine is informal and isn't too serious, a bit of fun with gossip and entertainment. The two models are smiling which connotes happyness and this is a very good way to appeal to my target audience and it shows that my magazine isn't depressive at all. The positioning of the photo worked out very well as it has a big space of nothing and that allowed me to put the cell lines there to attract the target audience.
Whilst doing this college magazine cover i have some gained some Photoshop skills (i.e making new layers, cropping, rotating images, fill effects and more). I believe if i had a better knowledge of Photoshop, then i would've been able to make a much better magazine cover.
The Denotations:
- College
- Boy and Girl
- £1.99
- 'SHOUT!'
- Blue Blocks
- Yellow and Red Font
- Bar Code
The Conotations:
- Fun
- Bright
- Enjoying College Life
- interesting
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
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