Result from my questionnaire

 

 

Double page spread sheet layout for my magazine

I have created two drafts of my double page spread sheets, to get an idea of which one people would prefer in the questionnaire I will be doing. On the first draft I have used a simple, plain background where are on the second one I have used a dark background and used different design e.i. Venn diagram, in a more complex way. Also on the first draft I have the masthead mainly on one side of the page in big and image on the next. However on the second draft I have my masthead spread on both pages on the top, 

Images before and after editing

In both of these image, one that I will be using for my front page, I have layered the main image on a different background using Photoshop, on to a more professional  plain white background and have played with the contrast meaning that I did adjustments such as making the contrast levels lower then it should be so the colours really stuck out. Also I have increased  the brightness levels because I think it makes the image clear.

Overall summary so far

For both of my front page and content page I have used the same colour scheme: red, white and black. It also has the "line" theme where you have a line going through The page on most of my draft, as shown on the right, which is an common feature in these three draft pages and this has been repeated on my first front page draft.  

Content page layouts for my magazine

I have designed two content pages to see which one is the most suitable one for my genre. You can see that the colours again match with the colours used in my front page and both drafts have the same colour background, black, which points out that it has a heavy role in the magazine because everything that is included in this magazine is written on this one sided page, where there is a lot of information in one word or two summary. They are both different because on my first draft I have made a section on "The top 10 hits of the week" where I will be listing the top 10 hits of this week in order with 4 main feature images on the content page. I have also included the magazines name on the side of the magazine, top left corner, then followed it by the heading of the page "contents". On the other hand for my second draft I have made a section for a editors letter which will allow me to set the tone of my magazine along with a image of the editor so people are know who is talking to them. Next to the editor letter I have in red underlines the headings which will make it clearer and lastly decided to use 3 images all the same size. 

Front page layouts for my magazine.

I have designed two different front pages for my own magazine. The reason why I have designed two different front covers because I can now see which one looks better and which one is most suits my genre. In my first draft you can see that i have used the colour scheme of black, white and red mainly focusing on black and red. Where as on my second draft the colour scheme is the same but this time focuses on more of the black and white colours. In my opinion I prefer my second front page draft because it is more plain and not to in your face or eye tiring however my first draft has too much going on at the front which can confuse people about what is included. 

I have chosen this colour scheme because I think that the colours red, black and white are colours that complete each other. There are three colours that goes well together and brings strong contrast.

Profile of my Target Audience

Magazine Analysis: Case Study || NME, Issue: 11.10.2014

1) Front page analysis:

There are 3 main colours used, and a colourful underlining where Ian Curtis is written highlighting the main image, a picture of him.



The colourful shade is added to draw the readers attention on to the word on the top of the line in this case it is Ian Curtis.



As you can see the three main colours that are used are red, black and white. The colour red is used because its a colour that energising. It excites the emotions and motivates people to take an action. White represents purity, innocence, wholeness and completion. The colour white also refers to the word "clean". Main while the colour black represents secretive and unknown. The main image is black and white because its a colour combination that is strong, which gives it an old effect and it refers to plain, which is not eye tiring. These colours attract audiences because they are three colours that combine together and it can create a strong atmosphere. They are also colours that are not eye tiring, referring to plain and not disturbing.
 

However throughout the magazine different range of colours are used, including bright yellow, which is often catches peoples attention and known as a cheerful colour which can also create enthusiasm for life and can awaken greater confidence and optimism. Hints of light pink and green are used along with some dark colours for example navy blue. Pink reflects on a sign of hope. It is a positive colour inspiring warm along with comforting feelings. Besides green is an emotionally positive colour, giving us the ability to love and nurture ourselves and others unconditionally. We cans also tell that there were other colours apart from black, red and white were going to be used from the colourful line that is underlined to highlight Ian Curtis. These bright colours are used to highlight text and on sub-headings, to make it stand out




2) The image is taking up the whole of the magazine. The main person is place on the top, middle just after the magazine master head. Its a picture of Ian Curtis. The image sort of looks scary for people who wouldn't know who he is, also the black and white colours give it a different effect. The title is placed on the top left of the page, using two colours, which includes a red box with white typing. The name is short an memorable, simply "NME" which can be read as "enemy". The reader will be attracted to this name because its simple and short. The subtitle gives us hints about what is included the magazine overall. They are placed all over the magazine. There is about 4 different subtitle written using the colours black and white. The subheading tells us what the magazine is featuring inside and pulls readers attention by the language it uses. For example it uses emotive language to persuade the target audience to read the article and to find out more about the topic, in this case emotive language is used to describe Ian Curtis, "His lyrics tell much more than a conversation with him ever could" and this grabs the readers attention because they want to find out why? this magazine is saying this, which persuades them to buy the magazine and read it. The price reflects on how much people are willing to pay. In this case this magazine costs £2.50 showing that people are willing to pay this much for this magazine. The price is placed where the bar-code is along with the issue date. The price is also written in different currency suggesting they sell it other countries like USA, Spain and China.




Target audience for this magazine can be both male and female teenagers because it includes both male and female artists. However not every teenagers would read it because they not every teenager is interested this kind of music type. Adults with also be another targeted audience but however main focus are teenagers due to it being focused on today music, where teenagers know a lot about. Also a new comer artist would be used as the main image on the front cover, which again attracts teenagers.


The phrase "A personal journey into the mind of a troubled genius" attracts the audience attention because its inspirational. Specially the word "troubled genius" puts in a question mark on peoples mind about the idea of being a "troubled genius". This language is used because it sets a different one and makes the magazine sound exciting.






3) In the content page, in big letters it says what it includes using the the term "inside". Headings are highlighted in black to make them stand out along with there page numbers just before the heading also highlighted. It also says what is the main area in the heading below it, in smaller letters and different colours.



 There is only one image used in the content page, under the heading "posters" to show which artist poster is found. Although it lists three other people the editor or page designer decided that this image would be the most suitable to publish. The image is in colours, with a lemon yellow background, which is taken in a close up. The colour of the content page links with the front cover by using the same colours red, white and black with hints of grey. The layout is simple. It is simply broken in to three columns with the sub headings of: "regular" meaning that its found in every issue of the magazine; "features", meaning that its special for this issue and "band list", meaning that the bands that are in this issue of this magazine. The font of the writing is the same: plain, readable, simple written in black, on a plain white background, but also written in white with black highlights making it readable on a white background. Lastly the language that is used is friendly and the tone of the writing seems exciting because of all the headings that are included the page designer seems like he or she knows what its target audiences wants to read.



 4) The topic of this double page spread is the "essential new tracks" which is informing the readers about the new tracks. It is also arranged in the order from 1 to 20, where 1 being the track of the week, like a hit list, It is positioned with the artist name on top followed by the tracks name just below, along with information about the artist and the soundtrack or album below the sub-heading which, is informing the readers about the artist and their albums. The also included speech-marks suggesting quotation, meaning that they have been interviewed and said these words of phrases.  


The target readers might find this page interesting because it is targeted for people who wants to know the top hits of the week and which artist made it to the top 20 with what song and they could find it interesting if they really follow every week about what number that particular artist was and where he or she is now. The extra information might also get there attention due to it giving the readers extra information about the album of the artist or an event that is going to happen soon or even the new tracks: "...The Voyeurs' new tract". This also keeps the readers informed about the album and artist.
 

5) In this magazine the editor decides to answer questions that the readers has asked. Dan Stubbs, who is the person that is answering the questions approaches to the readers like he is having a conversation with a friend or a mate. He is saying how music is starting to get out of cities and moving into smaller places' like Nottingham and Bristol: "Nothingham is definitely punching above its weight right now.", here he is approaching to the readers friendly and speaking out what he is thinking about this situation giving his own opinions. Also at the very top of the page on the right just after the heading, it tells you who is answering the the questions this week: "Answering you this week: Dan Stubbs", which is suggesting that someone else answers the question that comes from the reader each week and this week is someone called Dan Stubbs who is answering. This is informing people about who is telling them the answers to the questions they have asked making them feel more scure. He is also building a close relationship with the readers by addressing them using their names: "Have a little perspective, please, Sam!", which is informal language and he is again approaching the person, Sam Chapman, who has asked the question like he knows him and that they are mates.



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Planning for my production:


Ideology:
- Having the same colour scheme but in different tones for the issue (black, white and red). For example having a darker red.
- Producing the magazine for both gender to read.

Representation:
- I would want my product to represent teenagers and young adults. From the clothes they are wearing the music they are producing. Aslo by the colours.

Questionnaire, for my finished Magazine (Feedback)



Colours in a Magazine - Psychologies || September 2014

- There are three main colours in this magazine which are pink, white and black. The colour pink is used to represent female, because pink is a colour that females are more likely to be interested in. Pink is also a colour that shows love and some people believe that pink is sign of hope. Also pink calms and reassures our emotional energies, some people may argue that pink represents the sweetness and innocence of the child in us. On the other hand the colour white is used because the colour white means purity, innocence, wholeness and completion. The colour white also refers to the word "clean". Lastly the colour black relates to hidden, secretive and unknown. This is why most of the text is written in the colour black, to show that more of the text is hidden in side the magazine. The colour black is also used so it can stand out more on a white background and on a main image. 

 

 

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Planning for my production:

Ideology:
- Having the same colour throughout my magazine - which will represent my target audience throughout my magazine.
- Picking colour that will represent my audience.



Emotive and Colloquial Language in Magazines. Psychologies || September 2014

- In the magazine "Psychologies" the target audience are female adults.

- "Improve your love life in 15 minutes" The write uses emotive language here about love and life combined. Emotive language is used to persuade the target audience to read the article and to find out more about the topic. By including the word "love"  brings up all the happy or sad emotions the reader has experienced in past. She uses colloquial language to approach friendly towards her readers, "And this is what we explore..." points out to the readers that she is trying to approach them as a mate by suggesting that she went and explored about the suitation on purpose, for them. The editior wants to sound friendly to its readers in order for them to carry on reading the article and show that its worth the money they gave it, which is not offensive.

- Many Magazines target their audiences through the use of language. They aim to attract their audience by using colloqial and emotive langauge. For instance in this magazine words like "love" "beauty" and  "perfect products" these words accomplice with female audience due to females more likely to be into these sort of discussions where as men doesnt really care about beauty and perfect product, its something that doesnt interest them, its more of a feminine idea. By using this language it attracts more female readers who wants to find out more about these products.  

Editor Letter - P.E.E

Editor Letters

- In the magazine "MOJO", the editor in his letter is making it so clear about who the specific audience are, with the terminology used because people who are my aged (16) wouldn't really know what "fetishise vinyl" meaning unless they are into vinyl music. The terminology used shows how professional the magazine is, by using more complex language addressing the reader directly.
The target audience are people that listens to rock music in their everyday lives. The editor uses language that is reasonably formal. This reflects on the age of the target audience, theirs is no use of slang language. The editor includes his thought of giving out a vinyl to his readers, "If we could only have produced this months convermount CD on vinyl." this quotation makes the readers feel happy and wanting that vinyl.
At the end the editor sounds like he is talking to someone he knows, for example a friend or a member of his family because he uses sarcasm at the very last sentence "Now there's on for the future..." which gets the readers involved, with the sarcasm. This was done because the editor wants to play with their love towards vinyl music.

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- In the "Q Magazine" the editor sounds like he is talking to his friend in the editor letter. The editor says "somewhere in a box at the back of my garage there's a tape of me out rapping with Jay Z." this quotation suggests that he is approaching his readers as a friend because he sounds like he is trying to start a conversation with them,
The editor starts using informal language. He uses a foul language "to be the d*ckhead" which is really informal, but sarcastic as well because you cant be a d*ckhead. You would use this language or the word d*ckhead when your having a chat with friends and joking around. This language also reflects on the target audience which are adults and young adults due to the fact that an older person (45+) wouldn't use words like that when talking are writing. 

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- In the magazine "Psychologies" the female editor starts with rhetorical questions to its readers. She uses a lot of rhetorical questions through out the editors letter this is because Rhetoric is a persuasive technique used to convince people verbally. Rhetorical questions are used in a argument in a persuasive argument so that if the write asks a rhetorical question, it forces the readers to think of the obvious answer. 

She also uses the repetition after a rhetorical question she has said, "Too busy, too tired, too poor" she uses repetition to emphasis a particular word. She repeats it because the editor wants the readers to remember it. Also she repeats the word to give the letter a bit of a beat and rhythm. 

The editor approaches to its readers like she knows them because she tries to give them help and ideas about something she talks about through out the letter, "If your short of ideas, this issue will definitely inspire you." this also shows that she cares about her readers.  

 

 

 

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Planning for my production:

 

 

Ideology:

- Having a short editors letter on my contents page;

- Addressing the reader as I know them (as if we talk once every week).

 

Audience:

- Involving the audience (answering few questions that the readers has asked).

Preliminary Task - Image Selection

 

 

These are the images I took to use in my front page and content sheet. The reason my I chose the one I used for my front page because the angle I took the image from is a full body shot and its to the left leaving place for my text that I will include, which is not covering my main image of the school kid. And for my contents I used the three images including the hopscotch because it showed the schools logo and a girl with "thumbs up" suggesting its a really good school and that she enjoys it with the facial expression. The other image shows the school environment which looked interesting and warming as well as welcoming. They were the images that really stood out for me and that is expressing the school in every way, for example the play area and the attitude kids have towards the school

Preliminary Task - Content Page

Preliminary Task - Front Page

Preliminary Task - Questionnaire

Preliminary Task - Frontcover Setup 3

Preliminary Task - Frontcover Setup 2

Preliminary Task - Frontcover Setup 1

Preliminary Task - Content Page Annotation 4

Preliminary Task - Content Page Annotation 3

Preliminary Task - Content Page Annotation 2

Preliminary Task - Content Sheet Annotations 1

Preliminary Task - Hopper Annotations

Preliminary Task - Primary Life Annotations

Preliminary Task - Back to School Annotations

Preliminary Task - TagMag Annotations