8 mock front covers

Photo planning for music magazine. (Front Cover)

Questionnaire Results

What gender are you?

Female - 13      Male - 12    Most - Female    Least - Male

Whats your age range?

11-14 - 5     15-17  - 14    18-21 - 5    22-25 - 1 

26-29 - 0    30-33  -  0      Most - 15 - 17     Least - 26-29 + 30-33

In a music magazine which type of article would you like to see? 

Best albums/singles/artists - 7            Fashion - 15        Interviews - 15 

Music Quizzes - 3    Upcoming music and concerts - 7   Reviews - 1 

 Most - Fashion + Interviews      Least - Reviews

Which of these artists would you like to see in the magazine?

The vamps - 13        The arctic monkeys - 15          Ellie Goulding - 13 

Lana Del Rey - 15         George Ezra - 7          5SOS - 14         Sam Smith - 12

Taylor Swift - 12        Cheryl Cole - 13         The 1975 - 6          Ariana Grande - 16 

Ed Sheeran - 15          Paolo Nutini - 6       Emile Sande - 9       Iggy Azalea - 13  

Beyonce - 10       Nicki Minaj - 11      

  Most - Ariana Grande,The arctic monkeys,Lana Del Rey and Ed Sheeran      
  Least - The 1975,Paolo Nutini and Emile Sande

  Majority Ariana Grande,The Arctic Monkeys,Lana Del Rey and Ed Sheeran. 

Which of these contents pages do you think looks better?

 1.) - 18                      2.) 7                             Majority contents page 1

Which of these magazine name ideas do you like best for an indie pop magazine?

Sound - 4         POP! - 1          Noise - 1         Listen - 1        Love POP! - 0        IP - 8         IPM - 4
IPMW - 0         Bang! - 4        Beat - 2                                  Majority IP

In an interview with an artist do you prefer short question and answers or long continous answers?

Q and A's - 19                 Long Continous Answers - 6                

Most - Q and A's     Least - Long continuous answers

What colour scheme do you think would suit my magazine?

Black and Pink - 6         Blue and White - 5         Black and White - 6       Black and Blue - 8

Most - Black and Blue     Least - Blue and White

What makes you buy a music magazine?

The front cover - 12       The artists featured inside - 13        The brand of magazine - 3

The price - 5        The contents of the magazine - 9       The images featured on/in the magazine - 9

Most - The artists feautured on the inside         Least - The brand of magazine

Which one of these radio stations is your favourite?

Kerrang - 2       Capital - 13       Radio 1 - 1       Free Radio - 4       Heart - 5

Most - Capital                  Least - Radio 1 
What social media do you use?

Facebook - 23       Twitter - 20       Instagram - 16       Tumblr - 7       Whats app - 12

Most - Facebook                 Least - Tumblr

What gadgets do you own? 

I phone - 13       Other Phone - 12       I pod - 16       Laptop - 23       Computer - 13  

  Games Console -  13

Most - Laptop                       Least - Other Phone

Do you prefer colourful magazines or black and white magazines?

Colourful magazines - 6        Black + White magazines - 4       A mixture of both - 15


Most - A mixture of both             Least - Black + White magazines

Treatment for music magazine production.

What is the title of my production?
- IPM (Stands for Indie Pop Magazine)

What is the genre of my magazine?
- Indie-Pop

What is the brand identity and values of my magazine?
- The brand identity of my magazine will be a modern,vibrant,tidy layout..My images will be colourful and staged.My brand will value,youth,music,excitement,fashion,style,technology,originality,social activity,social networking and its readers.

What contents will be featured in my magazine?
- Fashion,interviews,best albums/singles + artists,interviews with singers,bands and managers,music quizzes,upcoming music and concerts and reviews of songs/artists.

Intended target audience for my product?
- My primary audience would be 15-20 year old females.My secondary audience would be 14-18 year olds.My intended audience is 65% female and 35% male.

What representations will I include in my magazine?
- I will represent teenagers aged 14-18.They will be represented by advertising teenage related products and music.I will represent the average teenage female mostly.The social group my magazine readers will fit in be will be a group of girls.

What will my magazine look like?
- The images I will use for my magazine will be staged photos.The colours I will use for my magazine will eb black and white for the main text and brighter text for the title.I will use the rule of thirds to design my front cover for my magazine.The background colour I will use for my magazine will be a washed out picture or white or a very light pastel colour.

Brand identity + Values

Music Magazine Mastheads

Billboard magazine ideology

Rolling Stone magazine ideology

Questionnaire Plan

What gender are you? (Pick one)

[ ]  Male                    [ ] Female

Whats your age range? (Pick one)

[ ] 11-14   [ ] 15-17  [ ] 18-21 [ ] 22-25 [ ] 26- 29 [ ] 30-33

In a music magazine what type of article would you like to see? (Pick two)

[ ] Best albums/singles/artists

[ ] Fashion - Artists styles and where to get them from.

[ ] Interviews with singers/bands/managers.

[ ] Music quizzes

[ ] Upcoming music and concerts.

[] Reviews

Which of these artists would you like to see in the magazine? (Pick as many as you like)

[ ] The vamps

[ ] The arctic monkeys

[ ] The neighbourhood

[ ] The 1975

[ ] Ellie Goulding

[ ] Ariana Grande

[ ] Lana Del Rey

[ ] Ed Sheeran

[ ] George Ezra

[ ] Paolo Nutini

[ ] 5 seconds of summer

[ ] Emile Sande

[ ] Sam Smith

[ ] Iggy Azalea

[  ] Taylor Swift

[ ] Beyonce

[ ] Cheryl Cole

[ ] Nicki Minaj

Other _____________________________

Which contents page do you think looks better? (Pick one)

[ ] 1.) A contents page with lots of pictures and each article in blocks with a matching picture

[ ] 2.) A contents page with one large dominating image with each article written down the side.

1.)                                                                             2.)

Which of these magazine name ideas do you like best for an indie pop magazine? (Pick one)

[ ] Sound

[ ] POP!

[ ] Noise

[ ] Listen

[ ] Love POP!

[ ] IP - Indie Pop

[ ] IPM - The number 1 indie pop magazine

[ ] IPMW - Indie pop magazine weekly

[ ] Bang!

[ ] Beat

In an interview with an artist do you prefer short question and answers or long continuous answers? (Pick one)

[ ] Q and A's 

[ ] Long continuous answers

What colour scheme do you think would suit my magazine? (Pick one)

[ ] Black and Pink

[ ] Blue and White

[ ] Black and White

[ ] Black and Blue

What makes you buy a music magazine? (Pick two)

[ ] The front cover

[ ] The artists featured inside

[ ] The brand of magazine

[ ] The price 

[ ] The contents of the magazine

[ ] The images featured on/in the magazine.

Which one of these radio stations is your favorite? (Pick one)

[ ] Kerrang

[ ] Capital

[ ] Radio 1 

[ ] Free Radio

[ ] Heart

What social media do you use? (Tick as many as you like)

[ ] Facebook

[ ] Twitter

[ ] Instagram

[ ] Tumblr

[ ] Whatsapp

What gadgets do you own? (Tick as many as you like)

[ ] Iphone

[ ] Other type of phone

[ ] Ipad

[ ] Laptop

[ ] Computer

[ ] Games Console

Do you prefer colourful magazines or black and white magazines? (Pick one)

[ ] Colourful magazines

[ ] Black and white magazines

[ ] A mixture of both

Prezi

Music magazine name ideas

Questionnaire Planning

Contents page analysis

Representation in the media.

Final Contents Page

Contents Page Pictures

School Magazine Moodboard

Contents page drafts

Verbal Feedback from Mr Farr

What went well (WWW) - I was focused and engaged in lessons
                                            I asked questions when I needed help
                                            I have good attendance and punctuality


Even better if (EBI) -         If I met all work deadlines on time
                                           I did independent learning outside of lessons.



Target Grade - C but aim for B in coursework.

Magazine Cover

School magazine front cover sketches

Rule of thirds homework

Contents of a school magazine

Planning my photos

Masthead designs

Analysing a school magazine front cover.

Magazine Language.

Format of magazine.

Magazines are very popular and usually cover hundreds of subjects.All magazines have a lot in  common and follow a common format.Most magazines have adverts ,adverts will pay a lot of money to magazines to reach their target audience.This is good as it lowers the price of magazines.Magazines also have features. The.The features of a magazine will relate to the main interests of the target audience.Editorials will also be included in the magazine.The editor will introduce the main topics,give an opinion and maybe give a hint of what's in next weeks magazine.Magazines may also feature a problems or letters page.

Layout of a magazine.

The front cover of a magazine is often taken up with a large image.This cover image represents the messages and values of the magazine.Down the side of the cover are details about the content.These will be in headline style.The title/masthead will  be in a distinctive font to make it stand out.It will also incurred the price,the issue number and the publisher logo.If the magazine is really popular or well known then the masthead will be covered by an image.The full content of the magazine is listed on page 2 or 3. Women's magazines usually put their adverts at the front of the magazine and the back page of the magazine is usually a full page advert.

House Style

Everything about a magazine helps set the house style.The style changes depending who the audience is.A small child's magazine will have a different written and usual style from women's magazines.The written tone is really important,some magazines treat the readers like friends.For example the magazine will say "come on lads,give this hot new website ago." Other magazines will use more more factual and impersonal. For example this will say something like "the camera has high resolution graphics and it adjusts to different lightings." Pictures set the tone visually.They do this through mise en scene,mise en scene is the items in the picture or the model in the picture.This could include the models age,their ethnic background and how pretty the model is.This would matter on women's magazines.In a home decorating magazine the brand of bath oil may be the background shot.Design features like the logo and fonts play a big part too.This section puts magazines and comics together but there is a big difference between them.The difference between a comic and a magazine is that a magazine tells you what is going on and new fashions,games etc whereas a comic shows you shortness story's.

Plantsbrook magazine name ideas

Conventions of a magazine front cover and contents page.