Mojo magazine:
The target audience of Mojo, again people interested in music. The magazine is better suited to older adults aged 30-40. This is because the magazine isn't primarily focused on modern day, recent music therefore the audience wouldn't be younger teenagers.
Similarly to Guitar Technique the contents page is featured over 2 pages. The first page only includes one main image. The image is large and stands out amongst the text. The second page has more bold, bright images which are largely relevant to the magazine.
As the pictures are of new Cd's and albums that are coming out they are labelled with the CD name and artists. Towards the bottom of the page are pictures of people who have reviewed the Cd's and are giving their opinion of the CD. Some of the language is humorous and opinionated. Flattery is also used to make the album's look good and make people want to purchase them.
The number of pages in the magazine are 146 and number of articles on the contents page is 20. In contrast to the magazine Guitar Technique, that I previously analysed, you get your moneys worth as there are more articles in the magazine. The magazine costs £4.50. The magazine and price are linked as the magazine includes a free CD.
The page background is white however the text used stands out as it is red and black. The font used is clear and suggestive of the magazine as it is appropriate and the featured colours are sophisticated to suit the target audience.
From studying Mojo magazine I have been able to understand the use of graphics in the magazine and there relevance to the individual pages and overall magazine. The images play a largely important role as they act as text-breakers giving the reader a chance to break from the text and look at the images on the page.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Looking at contents pages
Guitar Technique:
The magazine name is Guitar Technique, the target audience is people who are interested in music and in particular people who play the guitar. The magazine has a sophisticated approach therefore the magazine is targeted at an older audience, people aged 30 and over.
The contents page covers two single pages. The proportion of pictures to text is reasonably equal. There is slightly more text on the page which continues the theme of sophistication.
The pictures are individually labelled with the page number they are on and what the picture is of/ who, this allows the audience a greater understanding of the featured articles, genre of the magazine and people in the magazine.
Altogether there are 98 pages in the magazine and 21 magazine articles on the contents page.
The cost of the magazine is £4.99. This may sound expensive for a magazine however a free CD is entitled, therefore you are getting your moneys worth. Some of the article titles give more information than others, the 'Special Feature' articles include a few lines to allow the reader more information about the articles.
The contents page is dominated by a white background, the font colour is black and some text is positioned on to a pale green text book. In this case the test is white.
The target audience is suited to the font as it is plain and clear. This indicates that the magazine is straight to the point and only has one relevance, informing people about music and guitars.
From looking at Guitar Technique magazine and it's contents page I have learnt that even though the price may be more expensive than other magazines you do get a free CD included, therefore my own magazine could include a similar feature.
The contents page doesn't have to be as crowded as the front cover however each article title could include a brief paragraph of what the article is about or contains. These fetaures I have pin-pointed could be used in my own music magazine.
The magazine name is Guitar Technique, the target audience is people who are interested in music and in particular people who play the guitar. The magazine has a sophisticated approach therefore the magazine is targeted at an older audience, people aged 30 and over.
The contents page covers two single pages. The proportion of pictures to text is reasonably equal. There is slightly more text on the page which continues the theme of sophistication.
The pictures are individually labelled with the page number they are on and what the picture is of/ who, this allows the audience a greater understanding of the featured articles, genre of the magazine and people in the magazine.
Altogether there are 98 pages in the magazine and 21 magazine articles on the contents page.
The cost of the magazine is £4.99. This may sound expensive for a magazine however a free CD is entitled, therefore you are getting your moneys worth. Some of the article titles give more information than others, the 'Special Feature' articles include a few lines to allow the reader more information about the articles.
The contents page is dominated by a white background, the font colour is black and some text is positioned on to a pale green text book. In this case the test is white.
The target audience is suited to the font as it is plain and clear. This indicates that the magazine is straight to the point and only has one relevance, informing people about music and guitars.
From looking at Guitar Technique magazine and it's contents page I have learnt that even though the price may be more expensive than other magazines you do get a free CD included, therefore my own magazine could include a similar feature.
The contents page doesn't have to be as crowded as the front cover however each article title could include a brief paragraph of what the article is about or contains. These fetaures I have pin-pointed could be used in my own music magazine.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Q music magazine
I used the grid method to note down the conventions and different aspects of Q magazine. I was then able to compare the music magazines I studied. 
Final front cover and contents page
My final front cover and contents page have largely changed and developed from my original designs and ideas, however I now feel my work is suitable for the target audience and shows clear features and conventions of a school magazine.
Overall conclusion of preliminary task
My media preliminary task uses conventions of real media products as it features a masthead, images, text, issue number and featured articles. I don't think my media piece challenges conventions of real media as it sticks to the basic features of a school magazine and doesn't use any additional individual features.
My media piece presents particular social groups as the language used, colours and font style are all appropriate to the target audience of students. The colours are bright and attract a younger audience which is relevant to a school magazine. The use of images relating to the students and school also present the social group.
The media institution of school magazines may distribute my media product as it shows clear conventions of a school magazine. My product also has an individual twist on ordinary, boring school magazines. I feel my product successfully interacts with the reader and the appearance of the magazine engages the audience wanting them to continue reading.
I addressed my audience by including key information about school and made my magazine appropriate to a school regime/ events. This addressed the audience as the reader would be able to relate to the magazine and be persuaded to read it.
From the process of constructing this magazine I have learnt that photoshop is a brilliant software to edit pictures and make them look more attractive and stand out among the text. I think editing pictures is a key concept to make my magazine look professional and increase the quality of the individual images. From the construction of my School magazine I have also learnt that each concept of the magazine e.g the front cover and contents page look the same. This makes the magazine look more professional and creates continuity through out the style.
I have also gained skills in constructing a magazine layout and experimenting with various fonts and text that is appropriate to the magazine genre.
My media piece presents particular social groups as the language used, colours and font style are all appropriate to the target audience of students. The colours are bright and attract a younger audience which is relevant to a school magazine. The use of images relating to the students and school also present the social group.
The media institution of school magazines may distribute my media product as it shows clear conventions of a school magazine. My product also has an individual twist on ordinary, boring school magazines. I feel my product successfully interacts with the reader and the appearance of the magazine engages the audience wanting them to continue reading.
I addressed my audience by including key information about school and made my magazine appropriate to a school regime/ events. This addressed the audience as the reader would be able to relate to the magazine and be persuaded to read it.
From the process of constructing this magazine I have learnt that photoshop is a brilliant software to edit pictures and make them look more attractive and stand out among the text. I think editing pictures is a key concept to make my magazine look professional and increase the quality of the individual images. From the construction of my School magazine I have also learnt that each concept of the magazine e.g the front cover and contents page look the same. This makes the magazine look more professional and creates continuity through out the style.
I have also gained skills in constructing a magazine layout and experimenting with various fonts and text that is appropriate to the magazine genre.
Analysing Music magazines front covers: NME
After finishing my preliminary task we started to study current music magazines. As a class we discussed the various features and looked at how we could imitate these convetions in our future work.
One of the first music magazines I analysed was NME, the cover being shown below.
As previously I used the grid form of writing my notes, I decided to repeat this method.
One of the first music magazines I analysed was NME, the cover being shown below.
Changes to my contents page.
I decided to use a bubble type font as it would attract the target audience to read the information on the contents page rather than scanning over it and focusing mainly on the images.
The pictures have also been rearranged and picture captions have been added to give the reader an insight to the magazine content. The addition of the images of the snake, dice and ’24 circle’ also give the magazine a younger feel and therefore would again attract the target audience as the magazine has a fun and young feel to it.
The pictures have also been rearranged and picture captions have been added to give the reader an insight to the magazine content. The addition of the images of the snake, dice and ’24 circle’ also give the magazine a younger feel and therefore would again attract the target audience as the magazine has a fun and young feel to it.
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