Main Task: Planning, Audience profile.

The target audience i am focusing on are teenage girls between the ages of 15-25. I have picked this target audience as i believe they will be influenced well by the type of magazine i wish to produce. A growing amount of girls this age are slowly starting to widen their fashion and music taste, such as shopping in charity shops and listening to older music. 

I define my audience as.

-You are generally between the ages of 15-25

-You enjoys partying with friends and family.

-You work hard to achieve things later on life.

-You have your own style, and you tend not to copy mainstream fashion.

-You enjoy shopping in vintage shops such as COW and Urban Outfitters 

-You enjoy looking and feeling like a woman, class and glamour is important to you.

-You would prefer to be curvy than stick thin.

-You would cry if you lost your phone.

-You are currently in the C1 section on the Jicnar scale.

My audience will love my magazine as it will take them back to a time, that they wish they lived in. They will love the bright colours and classy pictures which makes them feel elegant and ladylike whilst reading. They like the vintage feel of the magazine as its bring the old back to the new.

Watch these youtube videos into such artists that my audience love to listen too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqtDIeJW0ss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L--cqAI3IUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyuL1z2tejs

Main Task: Planning, Audience Profile prezzi

Audience Profile Pictures on Prezi

Main Task: Planning, Time management

Main Task: Research and Planning, Language

Language 

Language used within NME magazines 

This double page spread uses language targeting their target audience 'The teenagers' suggests teenagers are reading as they like to read about people their age. 'Young, dumb and full of filthy tunes' This is a kind of joke to the audience as if the magazine is 'taking the mick' out of their readers. Although the statement isn't insulting it gives out a friendly and playful aspect.

Main Task: Research and Planning, ideas

Copy of First ideas on Prezi

Main Task: Research and Planning, ideas for target audience

Main Task: Research and Planning, ideas for target audience.

I asked my target audience what they would like in a new recent magazine this is what they came up with.           


10 minutes ago
Rhiannon Jones

Hi guys, i need to find out what my audience want in a magazine. Id really appreciate it if you gave me some ideas on what you would like in a music magazine. Thanks

            


            8 minutes ago
Eva Bowring

                        hey everyone! i think you should include lots of bright colours and retro music!also pictures of vintage clothes and bands that were around in the 60's!

            




            4 minutes ago
Danni Hughes

                        Yeah, i agree Eva, I love vintage clothes and the retro feel, i love old artists and good classics, but don't tend to like 'top of the charts' music so wouldn't buy that kind of magazine. It would have to include old classics from the 60's, bands like the beatles, etc.. as i'm bored of the same music and i want to hear new bands i've never heard of before!:)

            




            A few seconds ago
Georgia Thomas

                        I agree with Eva as you don't see magazines with retro music in any more as it seems to be all about the modern music. The fashion back then is never seen in the magazines any more and would be great to see what it was like! It will fill that gap in the market!

            




            A few seconds ago
Rhiannon Jones

                        Thanks guys thats really helpful ill bear it in mind! :)

Main Task: Research and Planning, double page spread.

All these double pages have one thing in common, and that is big images and large headings to grab the readers attention. Bright colours are used in props on the middle double spread. This makes the spread interesting to look at and intrigues the target audience. The usual layout of a double spread is off at least two columns of bulk writing explaining the chosen topic. A big image of the top is usually towards the left as that is what the audience see first. Pulled quotes are taken out of bulk text by coloured backgrounds to bring attention to that point.

All the pictures denotes professionally taken photos with blank backgrounds so the audience are focused on the main image and not distracted. Smaller images are taken within different locations to brighten up the spread and give it a appealing contrast to white backgrounds.  

Main Task: Research and Planning, contents NME

The 'NME' is separated into three main columns to make it easier for the readers to understand. The main colours used are orange white and black. This helps make the contents look less cluttered. Coloured numbers are used to make it easier to find what number article the reader is looking for. Graphic arrows are used to appeal to the target audience and direct them to interesting articles which are particularly important.

The 'NME' contents is separated into three main columns to make it easier for the readers to understand. The colours are strictly orange white and black to keep the contents un cluttered and modern. Graphic arrows are used to appeal to the audience focusing on interesting articles they would be interested in.

The main picture is off a man jumping off stage. The picture is not professionally taken and is probably taken within a live show. This interacts with the audience as if they where there. 

Main cover lines have a black background which makes it easy to navigate to the part the reader wants. The contrasting black and white help with this easily.

This style is very different and features from a 'NME' magazine back in 2010. The style is slightly less confusing in the amount of writing as it includes a lot of images.

Different types of fonts are used to create interest and large numbers are used in bold to navigate the readers to the right pages.

The headline 'INSIDE THIS WEEK' is in a newspaper styled font which creates an interesting detail to the contents because its as if the magazine is trying to pretend that its a newspaper rather than a magazine suggesting formality and sophistication. 

Main Task: Research and planning, Alternative magazine.

After researching many magazine's it has became apparent to me that there is a gap in the market for a magazine which features old artists. I like the layout and retro like feel to some of the 'NME' magazine's which also feature some old acts which i feel will attract young adults. The simplistic look to the 'NME' magazines keeps them looking fresh and modern yet with a old twist. The colour schemes fit well and creates the feeling of a sophisticated up market product. I will continue to look at old issues of 'NME' and frequent new ones to base my magazine on.

This issue of 'NME' used three colour schemes which consisted of pink, black and white. This keeps the cover looking simple and sleek with out giving it a definite gender reference due to the dark colourings.

Sans Serif font is used to reduce the formality of the magazine, this suggests more frequent readers of a younger age range. A subheading is used in the middle of the cover to bring attention to the article. This also uses anchorage as the image is of the writing its self 'Rihanna' The image denotes a female with a short stylish hairdo, wearing blue eyeshadow. She is wearing a black top with high shoulders, this connotes power as it is playing on the idea of a mans figure which is usually perceived of dominance. She is also wearing blue bottoms and a black ring which denotes 

rebellion as the ring is thick and bulky unlike a elegant dainty ring. This represents the magazine as strong and dominant.

This is the type of style i really like within the 'NME' magazines. The cover is playing on the idea of the retro feel with its headline '60 years of NME' the '60' is in a typical retro type of font. The magazine is playing with soft yellows and whites. I feel this is great use of colour as it isn't harsh on the eyes but creates a happy feel to the magazine. 

One puff is used in a clean cut circular shape. This makes the magazine look very sophisticated and up market. The clean lines and sharp fonts also give the feel of a un cluttered layout. Text is used in minimal effect to allow the image to succeed its full potential.

The cover has a running head which grabs the readers attention which has no background, using only white and yellow coloured fonts which contrasts with the dark grey background.

Main Task: Research and Planning, deeper look into NME magazine

I am going to focus on the different aspect of layout NME have used to create an effective cover.

The cover uses a Sans Serif font with a colour scheme of black and white. Different text is used in bolder font to bring attention to the statement, with grey text being 'less important'. The two images of men denotes two young adults with long brown hair making surprised and happy faces, there faces are cropped out for effect. This connotes a slight playful and informal side to the magazine.

    

Various Puffs are used to grab the readers attention, some of the text is on the outside of the circular shape which creates dimensions and interest. The text inside the shapes are more interesting than the formal 'Ariel' font. This adds to the playfulness of the magazine.

The font used also suggests a sense of the 60's and the retro era which has been very popular and successful within the media and pattern.

 

Main Task - Research and Planning

I am focusing on researching different music magazines to come up with ideas of my own.

I have started off by looking at a classic magazine 'ClassicFm' The magazine its self is fairly simplistic with a few images to keep the audience interested. The simplicity of this magazine appeals to its target audience by making the fonts easy to read and fairly larger than other popular magazines. This is so an older age range are able to read the magazine successfully. This type of market is lower in the industry and classic music is mostly prefered by older age ranges.

This magazine is also very simplistic but it seems more modern because of the model in the background. Although this is slightly similar to 'ClassicFm' the fonts are smaller and slightly thicker. The colours are strictly black and white which makes the cover look clean and fresh looking

In this 'VIBE' Magazine the fonts and overall look of the cover is much harsher than the covers of 'ClassicFm" and 'NME' this is because of the red coloured fonts, and the image represented which connotes rebellion. The Singers head overlaps the Title as well as some text. The magazine seems more up market due to the un cluttered layout.

This 'TOPOFTHEPOPS' magazine is fairly different to the other magazines i have researched. This is due to the lower market aspect, this is the case as the language used is focused around younger people. There are more images to keep the audience occupied also. The colours range from pinks to purples and red's. This makes the magazine look slightly cluttered.

This magazine is very different to all the other magazines as it is quite cluttered with its layout. It has large text above the title which could become confusing and unclear. Text is used in various sizes to create depth. The colours focus around white and grey to contrast with the dark background.

This is my finished front cover of 'College Knowledge' I'm pleased  how it turned out, i had some trouble with colours but then decided to stick with simple red brown white and red.

Last lesson- ID (In Design)

Last lesson i used in design for the first time, i learnt how to use the rectangle frame tool to put pictures onto my contents. I also learnt how to use the text type tool which allowed me to put text where ever i wanted it.

Photoshop

In Photoshop i used the tools, Brush tool, The magnetic lasso tool, The move tool (Frequently), and the rectangle tool. These all proved very handy in making my cover successful.

Problems i faced whilst using Photoshop was making my text easy to see. To help with this i put coloured shapes behind some of the text. I also used layer style and used the style 'drop shadow' this helped a lot.