Unit 13 lo2 corrected
- 3. Inspiration Slide Strapline. ‘The Chosen One’ in all capitals shows how successful XXL magazines stories have been throughout the years and beats any competitor. Artists Picture. This is a mid-shot photo of the successful artist Kendrick Lamar, the photograph shows him looking up, this could metaphorically mean that Kendrick is showing XXL magazine is at the top of the scales. Cover lines. The white writing on the red background signifies that he is different to every else and metaphorically sticks out from all the other artists. Cover Lines. The cover lines signify what the magazine covers in that issue. It has the artist in big so it catches the audiences eye to see if they are interested in that artist.
- 4. Inspiration Slide Masthead. The letter ‘XXL’ is in a modern font which makes it look smart and different to other magazines. Main Headline. The front cover is a picture of Kendrick who is an extremely successful artist looking up at something. This matches the heading ‘The chosen one’ the picture matches because Kendrick Lamar is looking up (almost like he is thinking about his stories and dreams he’s told XXL)
- 5. Summary of Ideas 808 Genre – The genre of my magazine will cover rap and hip hop. The artists that will suit this style of genre are; Asap Rocky, Bryson Tiller, Lil Uzi vert.. Colours – Black, Gold , white Price - £4.99 released monthly Size of the magazine: A4 TMM Genre – This magazine will cover the same genre as 808 but will also have sections of grime within. The artists that will appear in these magazines are (same as 808) but some grime artists like aj tracey, big zuu etc. Colours – Blue, Red and White Price - £4.99 released monthly Size of the magazine – A4
- 6. My Magazines Price; The price of the magazines will be around £3.99. I have chose this price because not many competitors sell issues for this cheap. Such as; XXL costs £4.99- £5.99 Masthead Names; - 808 - Beats - TMM (The Music Magazine) Straplines ‘The best in music’ ‘Love it or 808 it’ ‘The best in the business’ Target Audience; The target audience will be from 16-35 years old, this is because the genre of the magazine is hip hop/rap suggesting that the words in the song are explicit. The gender for the magazine will be for both males and females, this will mean my magazine will have to include an artist on the front page of a person that is liked by both gender. Frequency of release; My magazines will be released monthly, the price determined this because it is an expensive magazine to pay for every week. Also, it will be hard to find information to put in the magazine to release weekly. Colour Schemes; The colour scheme for my first magazine will be black with white writing but will have partly gold words throughout the magazine to math the gold title. I have chosen this colour because it signifies the reader that the colours match the music artists life in which it is fulfilled will expensive jewelry. My other magazine will be red and blue. Red will stand out to a pass along audience.Brand Identity; On the front of magazine (across the masthead) I will have all the social media links that help self advertise my magazine onto social media as this is a much more cheaper alternative to promotion than releasing a advert on TV for more audience. Images; On the front cover of my magazine I will have a picture of the music artist that is going to have the biggest amount of information inside the magazine. This will be someone who is extremely big in this music business of this genre. The technical code of this photo will be a long-shot, this will give the effect on the reader that my magazine has exclusive photos of this artist because not many photos are like that.
- 7. Connotations behind the name The reason the magazine is called 808 is because that is the name of a drum used in every hip/hop rap or grime beat. I thought this would suit as those genres are the ones that are being covered in my magazine. I also like it because it is short and easy to say and with the bold writing it will be easy to see on the shelves and will hopefully attract more readers. I also like the name because it will attract people that are interested in music and will understand what an 808 is, this is good because it will make people think that because it has good title, it will contain high quality information.
- 8. Connotations behind the name The masthead ‘TMM’ or ‘The Music Magazine’ shows to the reader that the magazine they are going to pick up is full of everything on the genre of music I am covering. I have shortened ‘The Music Magazine’ down to just simply ‘TMM’ because I feel that it with its bold writing it will stand out of shelves instead of the music magazine as it may come across as something boring when intact it contains very detailed and exciting music on the chosen genres.
- 9. Font Styles http://www.dafont.com/next- ups.font?text=808 This is my chosen font http://www.dafont.com/mus icografi.font?text=808 http://www.dafont.com/trapm usic.font?text=808 http://www.dafont.com/house- music.font?text=808 http://www.dafont.com/chloe smusic.font?text=808 http://www.dafont.com/neon- club-music.font?text=808 I tested out font styles before making my magazine to see what was the best one.
- 10. Font Style http://www.dafont.com/r ofitaste.font?text=TMM http://www.dafont.com/haydon -brush.font?text=TMM This is my chosen text http://www.dafont.com/haydo n-brush.font?text=TMM http://www.dafont.com/brass- monkey.font?text=TMM http://www.dafont.com/2loco- in-crime.font?text=TMM http://www.dafont.com/angilla- tattoo.font?text=TMM
- 11. Font Style Conclusions For the magazine ‘808’ I have chosen the next ups text, this is because I feel it has a very modern and unique look which suits my genre of music that is being covered in the magazine. I have chosen the font style haydon-brush for TMM magazine as it is simple but has a twist to make it different to other magazine fonts such as XXL.
- 12. Steve Neale: What will I repeat (Steve Neale 1980)? 808 I will repeat the font style when I'm writing the information that is going to be put into the magazine. The title font will also be used in headings and sub headings when it shows the article of the music artist. I will also, use the same layout in which if an important artist occurs I will set and double page spread made specially for them. Repetition will also be used when a word may not be understood by the readers (the word will have a text like this) , the definition will then be put to the glossary of the magazine and they can see the meaning of the word.
- 13. Steve Neale: What will I repeat? TMM I will repeat the colours used for the masthead and for the detailing in the headline. The reason behind this is because I think it will stand out from the rest of the shelves as they will be using other colours but a bold red with catch someone's eye and will hopefully make them pick it up and invest in my magazine so that I can earn money in order to make my magazine successful. I will also repeat the little black details as I think it makes the magazine look more professional and well made, this will make the reader feel that because the front page looks professional, the information inside will be interesting and professional.
- 14. Target Audience Gratifications and uses (Katz) The theory is about the how the use of media can be different for all different people and that the choices made are their own and its what they want to do. When they do this, they are supposed to get gratification instead of just watching a video or reading something. The Q magazine audience would be a variation of inform and educated as well as diverse reviews and other information that can make the audience learn something from the magazine or they may be focused on what happens in the artist interviews. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs This is the theory in which the audience can become motivated to achieve a specific need and when they have achieved this they try to achieve the next activity, this ends up working in a pyramid shape. Q magazine would more likely to be explorers because they are people that become intrigued by social change. This is good for them because Q magazine includes features of the calendar that shows what the next music artists or bands will be doing next.
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- 17. Hand Drawn Drafts – Front Cover 808
- 18. Hand Drawn Drafts – DPS - 808
- 19. Hand Drawn Drafts – DPS - 808
- 22. Hand Drawn Drafts (Chosen)
- 23. Graphic Design – Front Cover - 808 Cover Lines (white with gold borders) Cover Lines (white with gold borders) Cover Lines (white with gold borders) Main Headline (white with gold border) Barcode Main Image (Picture of a music artist) Gold Black
- 24. Main Image (Picture of a music artist) Cover Lines (white with gold borders) Cover Lines (white with gold borders) Cover Lines (white with gold borders) Cover Lines (white with gold borders) Main Headline (white with gold border) Barcode Graphic Layout Front Cover 808
- 25. DPS (Double Page Spread) Headline Picture of Artist Beginning of Information Information Page Number
- 26. Page Number Picture of Artist Information Headline Picture Picture
- 27. Graphic Design Cover Lines (white with Blue borders) Cover Lines (white with Blue borders) Cover Lines (white with blue borders) Main Headline (white with blue border) Barcode Main Image (Picture of a music artist)
- 28. Cover Lines (Black writing with Blue borders)
- 30. Graphic layouts conclusion I created graphic layouts so it can help me when creating my magazine front covers. These are my final front covers and DPS’ for 808 and TMM magazine. However, this could change slightly when creating my magazine.
- 31. Hand drawn draft conclusion I created hand drawn drafts so it can help me when creating my magazine front covers. These are my final front covers and DPS’ for 808 and TMM magazine. However, this could change slightly when creating my magazine.