Mock Up of Front Cover

Experimentation: Font, Title-Wordle, Colour Schemes

Magazine Treatment

In my magazine 'ShamRock!', there will be interviews with up and coming rock bands, tour dates, exclusives on the "oldies" and the down low on festivals such as download. The magazine is aimed at 16-25 year olds, that love Rock music and Heavy Metal music. Will also feature Blues bands, Punk Rock and Jazz bands too.

Audience Research Questionnaire

Initial Idea Moodboard

Initial Ideas

2x Analysis of Music Magazine Double Page Spreads

2x Analysis of Music Magazine Contents Pages

3x Analysis of Music Magazine Front Cover

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Introduction to Main Task - Music Magazine

Student Magazine Evaluation

Student Magazine Front Cover and Contents Page

Textual Analysis of Front Cover and Contents Pages 1

Masthead of “247.” Is groovy, white writing blend nicely with the minty green splodge behind it. The slogan underneath is very appropriate, same colour scheme. Central image is very casual, makes the magazine seem kind of laid back and cool. The student is against a graffiti fence which although it is a student/college magazine, it is still allowed to encourage imagination and artistic creations. The cover lines are in the same style of the slogan, which connotes consistency, and style in the magazine. Along the bottom, there is a long green box that has the different genres that are inside the magazine, which means that people who want the magazine for specific reasons can look quickly to see what is in it before they buy it.

The contents page is very subtle with colours, not using a huge variety of them. The Picture is a nice bright yet sophisticated piece of art that you wouldn’t usually be seen in a magazine but works nicely with the context of the magazine and the image the magazine is trying to get across to the readers. The orange border around the image also has the writing (contents) on it. The simple white writing blends perfectly with the orange border giving it a warm feel to the magazine.  The layout of the contents page is very effective and connotes organisation and formality which is a direct contrast of the image of the magazine.