origional ideas

Here are my designs for my contents page and double page spread.

3rd magazine research

Here is a magazine called 'Big Cheese' It is an independant British magazine which cover alternative rock including rock, punk and metal. It is produced and sold monthly. On the front cover you can see they have used a full shot of the band 'Paramore' for their main image, but also they have used a image of Joel Madden underneath which is quite large for an image which isn't the main one. On this image they have used medium shot. As you can see the persons face and top half of their body but you cannot see the rest like you can with the Paramore photo. They have used bright/dark colour themes throughout with a white background for the inside pages. I think they have used these colours to stand out. Their target audience I think is teenagers, as on the front cover they have all new bands and singers that teenagers will be familiar with nowadays. Also you can't imagine a 30 year old buying a magazine called Big Cheese. I think that the magazine are trying to get more people interested in music. The magazine looks attractive and funky and will attract people eye. I think this magazine will mainly attract people interested in rock                                                     music. Who dress similar to the people on the front and inspire to be like the celebrities.So they have tried to fit in bands which are similar to their target audience. I think the magazine is trying to bring across the magazine to be fun and with new exciting topics. Unlike the photos in magazines such as Q and NME they make the magazine look serious which it is. This magazine looks like its made to enjoy. I think the main purpose for this magazine is to inform readers about new bands/singers, upcoming gigs and concerts and news.

Magazine Drafts

Here are a few draft ideas for the front cover, contents page and double page spread of my magazine.

Front Cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents Page

Double Page Spread

 

2nd magaizne research

Language - Here is a cover of The Rolling Stone issue from 1976. You can tell the difference from a recent issue to one from around 50 years ago. On the front cover of this magazine is the most famous band ever, 'The Beatles' ! The colours on this front page are red, yellow, black and white. I think they have used these colours to go with the image they have used. This magazine cover is not as edited as they would be now but for back then it would have been really good. They have used their image to fill the full page. The camera angle they have used is a medium shot. The font of the magazine is consistant throughout the full page except for the main title which needs to stand out so they have used a different font. They have positioned the main image so that it is the first thing you see when you look at the magazine.

For the contents page:  On the contents page you can tell it is quiet old version of Rolling Stone magazine. They have centred the images in the middle with the text and page numbers on each side of the images.  They have also kept the same theme throughout the magazine.
For the double page spread: This is a newer version but you can tell they have made the image clear and used smaller text than usual so you see the image first. They have used a full shot for the image. They have used the same colours throughout the 2 pages black, white and grey.   

Institution - This text was produced by Rolling Stone magazine. The magazine is a U.S based magazine published every two weeks. It was founded by Jann Wenner in San Fransisco in 1967 (Who is still publisher and editor) and also mysic critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was named after the Muddy Waters song of the same name. 

Ideology - I think the rolling stone magazine isn't trying to give a a specific message, However they have used The Beatles for their main image because they were the most well known band in the 60's and this will attract readers, Also they have made them the main focus of the cover by filling the picture with them.

Audience - The target audience for The Rolling Stone Magazine is for Rock n Roll lovers aged around 20-40. The gender ranges however mostly males would buy a rock magazine. Females occasionally depending on who is in the magazine

Representations - I think the rolling stone magazine are trying to attract new readers with using big names as their cover image but also introducing new image such as the double spread introduces the new singer Nicky Minaj. 

Mind Map

Text ideas

Here are a few text samples which i was trying out and maybe going to use but didn't in the end.

The text below is the text i did use for my double page spread design but i changed the colour to white instead of black.

Genre

I haven't chose a specific genre for my magazine as i will be including all different sorts of genres. The music will be mainly classic rock and indie/rock. They will be similar to magazines such as MOJO & Q.

Price of magazine

The pice of my magazine is going to be a reasonable price. Similar to MOJO, Q and NME. The price will be £3.00 so that it is fairly affordable but also reasonable for the quality. The magazine i have looked at have a price range between £3.50 - £4.99 so i have chose a price in the middle of this price range. I have chosen this price as the magazine will be monthly so the readers will not have to buy it every week and also they can afford it as a lot of my target audience are quite young and will not be able to afford every week. Also it will have a lot more information in it than it would if it was published every week.

Music Videos

Below i have posted some music videos which show the type of music i am using for my magazine. It is a mix between old music and new music.

Paramore - Brick by Boring Brick Mv

David Bowie - Suffragette city

Muse - Map Of The Problematique (HAARP Wembley 2007)

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There 1964 (Live)

Magazine Title

I have decided i am going to name my magazine:

STONE AGE

I decided on this name as my magazine is old and new music. Some people referr to the old times as The stone age as a joke and i can also imagine it on a music magazine. Ive chosen stone age as i am using old music and music from a new era.

Double Page spread design ideas

Here i have made a double page spread to see what ideas i can get to make my own when i do my final piece.

More photos

here's some photos i forgot to put on my other blog...