Final Product

There are my final version of my front cover, contents page and double page, i would like to thank my target audience for helping me create this music magazine and i hope you enjoy it. 

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2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The social group my magazine represents is mainly teenage girls aged 15-21 years old who are interested in unheard of bands and British artists. I have represented them by having a teenage girl on the front cover and having my main story about a boy band. All the photographs are about artists within that age group, as this will interest them.  I used bright colours for my front cover to attract the customers however the simple, mature design inside makes the magazine sell well to people over the age of 18. I decided not to have any advertising on the front cover, apart for concert tickets, because from my research I have found that 15-21 year olds aren’t interesting in adverts that are not related to tickets and music updates.

The language of the magazine is colloquial so that ‘Unsigned’ relates to my target audience. This means it is light hearted and fun. This keeps the reader interested as it shows the magazine can relate to them. I used call outs and a lot of photographs to break up the text and make the layout of the double page more interesting to my target audience.

I have also used a lot of photographs for my double page and contents page as my research tells me that a lot of images attract younger people.  The front cover of my magazine is aimed at a stereotypical audience, as this will attract customers. I think this is a good thing as you know what to expect from the magazine. Even though teen magazines are seen as childish I think I have made the magazine mature by using only one other colour and simple layouts for my double page and contents page. But I have kept the same interesting features teenage girls like to read e.g. celebrity gossip.

The ratio of photographs to text seems to be even. However I think I have displayed my pages so that it appears that there are more images. I did this because from my questionnaire I found out that people prefer to have more images than text.

I decided to make the magazine's target audience females because in the media men are known for being the more powerful gender. I think by having a female on the front cover and having her story line about how she was brave enough to separate from her friends and try to make it on her own will inspire younger girls to fight for their dreams. I think this is a positive representation as I have shown a strong female character who might inspire the readers.

 (i have added images of typical girls aged 15-21 who would want to read my magazine)

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

There is a gap in the market for this magazine as it is about unheard of artists who are just making it in the music business. There is no other magazine that sells these types of stories. This gives ‘Unsigned’ a niche in the market because most magazines talk about popular American singers. However ‘Unsigned’ will cover every band or singer in England. The magazine also helps people to achieve their dream of becoming singers as it gets them noticed.

The company that would distribute my magazine would have to be a British company as my magazine is about British artists. IPC Media publishes magazines like NME, they would want to publish my magazine because it is aimed at a younger audience. The company would want to distribute ‘Unsigned’ because it is a new idea to have an only British artists magazine. However as ‘Unsigned’ is unlike many other magazines it might be hard to find one that relates or has the same style. Therefore I will have to research different music magazines that are like ‘Unsigned’.

5. How did you attract/address your audience?

From the results of my questionnaire people have told me that the front cover has to be interesting or they wouldn’t buy the magazine. Therefore I have focused on the colour, design and font, as my magazine is for 15-21 year olds.

The most important feature of a magazine is the front cover. Therefore to attract my target audience I added an image of a powerful teenage girl on the front cover to inspire women. The funky masthead tells the reader the magazine is for teenagers. I also added bright colours and different fonts to make the front cover appealing and stand out; I did this because 70% of people buy their magazines on the spur of the moment. I used a photograph where the model was giving you eye contact because it creates a relationship with the audience. The price of a magazine tends to put people off buying it. Bearing this in mind I made the size of the price small so that it wouldn’t stand out. However as the price of the magazine is cheap (only £1.99) this would attract my target audience as it is in their price range.

I didn’t use freebies to attract my target audience because from the feedback I got from my Blog people did not want to have freebies on the magazine. I also thought freebies were a bad idea because you can’t tell if people are buying your magazine because they like it or because they want the free stuff.

People would want to buy my magazine because of the way it talks to the reader; the magazine uses colloquial, chatty language as well as interesting unheard of stories. There is no other magazine like ‘Unsigned’. What makes it unique is that it has interviews with unheard of bands and artists and how they have managed to ‘make it’ in the music industry.

7. What do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

From looking at my student magazine I feel I have learnt how to make my practical work look suitable and professional for my target audience, I feel I have understood what specifically appeals to them and I have used this information to make my music magazine. I have also learnt about producing a magazine, the amount of different styles and genres there are, and what layouts and styles suit my target market. From a practical side I think I have developed my skills as I have made my music magazine more professional, I have also used better images for my magazine and greater technology as I hadn’t used Publisher before.

 

 

changes to front cover

i wanted to change the front cover slightly as i wasn't too happy with it. i kept the purple and yellow theme at the top of the page however i added special effects onto the model, changed the font and colour of some of the cover lines and added a outline for the title to break up the block of red. i think this works best as it looks more professional and exciting.

making my contents page

i have started to make my contents page using photoshop for the images and assembling the writing and images on publisher. i have used images from my photo shoot. i have decided to keep the colour purple in the contents page as it links in with my front page and double page.

Final double page

i have just finished my double page i will go back and look at it later on and do some finishing touches but for now im finished. please comment and tell me what you think of the page

i added text to the double page however i didn't get to fit in all the text therefore i am going to make the pictures at the side smaller so i can fit more writing, i also need to add an introduction to the article however i will do that later. please comment and tell me what you think of it.

second attempt of double page

i cropped out the legs of the boys on the big picture as i think it makes the double page more interesting, i also added a title for the page. i made it small because the title of the page isn't that important please comment and tell me what you think of it

double page

after working on my front cover i decided to work on my double page before the contents as i have more ideas on how to lay the pictures out. i had the idea to put single pictures of the boys in the edge of a Polaroid picture. this makes the boys stand out and gives the magazine a older audience look.

front cover

after listening to my comments i changed the front cover slightly by making the price smaller and giving all my cover lines capitals.

Third try for front cover

please comment and tell me what you think

second try of front cover

Even though i liked the first try there was something missing from the cover. i thought the colours where to bright and the background was too dark so therefore i brightened the whole image, i think this make the model stand out even more as well as doing that i moved the model slightly more to the side, i think this makes the front cover more interesting. i also changed the colours for the masthead from multi-coloured to all red.

ideas for cover lines

• Take This! interview 
• Karen from KIK rebels against the girls 
• Adele album by album
• concert tickets 
• Top 20 British albums of 2011
• upcoming artists of 2012
• Brit awards
•  Karen bares all!

first attempt of front cover

From looking at the comments i decided to go with the 5th picture for my front cover. This is my first attempt at making my front cover. what i like about it, is the photo and the masthead, however i don't really like the fonts or the colours, i think the colours are too bright for a magazine aimed for teenagers. Therefore on my next attempt i will change the colours and front too see if this improves my front cover.

please comment and tell me what you think of it

developing font

i decided to develop this font by changing the colour as i thought it would look better and the multicolour's suggest the magazine is for teenagers. i think i will use this style for my front cover. please comment and tell me what you think of it.

fonts

i thought the fonts i had chosen before suggest a genre, and as i am designing a magazine for new unheard of British artists i decided not to have a font that suggested a main genre. therefore i decided to see to chose a font out of these two. please vote and tell me which one you think works the best.

posible front covers

please comment and tell me which one you like the best

Take this! (photo shoot)

please comment and tell me which group picture should be the main image on my double page and which image you like the best

girl band photo shoot

please comment and tell me which picture you like the best and think should be on the contents page.

My magazine is about unheard British artists who are trying or have just broken through the music business. I have decided to write about a new boy band, which consist of 5 boys, Josh, Chris, Daniel, James and Antony. The band is called "TAKE THIS!" On the 18th of January i took a photo shoot of the band and some other artists who will be shown on the contents page.

Analysis of layouts

I made 3 layouts each for my front cover, contents page and double page from the comments below I have decided to pick “A” for my double page as I think it’s an interesting layout, however, from the comments “C” was the most liked layout. “A” was the most like front cover layout and therefore I will base my front cover on this design. For my contents page I decided to go with “A” again as most of the comments said that was the best one, although I will add an editor’s letter and this might change the layout slightly.

fonts for front cover

i have decided to call my magazine Unsigned as the magazine is about undiscovered British pop stars. The fonts i think work best are called Seven swordsmen (Celtic), Most wanted (Graffiti)   Whoa! (graffiti), Lead (retro) and learning curve (script).please comment and tell me which font you like the best.

Analysis of questionnaire

From my questionnaire I have learned that the majority of people read a music magazine only once a month, from this I have decided to make only one magazine a month. Even though from my questionnaire it tells me that most people read other articles than the traditional interview and review I have decided to still put these in my magazine. The average price a music magazine for teenagers is £2.70, but as I am making a new magazine I will set my price at around £1.20 -£2, this will attract customers as it’s the cheaper magazine. From looking at my questionnaire the Kerrang is the most popular music magazine at the moment.
Depending on how my photo shoot goes I will decide who and what shot I will make for my front cover. However, I think I will have a group shot for my front cover as the double page article will be on a boy band.
The type of genre my magazine will focus on is Britpop, as the magazine is about undiscovered British artists. From my questionnaire people thought it would be a good idea to make the magazine for both genders however, I have decided to focus on teenage girls. From my questionnaire I have decided to have purple and white colours for the front cover and have this colour theme will be on every page so people as this will help people remember the magazine.

Treatment

Unsigned is a new music magazine aimed for teenage girls aged 16-19 who are interested in the latest music and new Britpop bands. Parents of the reader will fall into the C1/C2 grouping as they are more likely to spend money on my magazine. The readers will be mainly mainstreams who like easy to read articles, however I will as be making the magazine for aspirers which are people who want to follow the lives of famous and important people. As the Aspirers like to read about the latest fashion, music and stars this is what I will need to include in my magazine. The reader is a bright, hard-working girl who wants to succeed in her academic life. She is interested in the latest music and stars. She will be more interested in interviews of new bands and upcoming albums. She will also be interested in programs such as X Factor and American ideal.

Form of style: Unsigned is a creative magazine with unusual patterns and layouts. I will mainly use colder colours than bright ones as I am targeting and older audience. The cover will include models that are around the same age as the target market. As my magazine is all about new upcoming artists there will be no celebrities as they have been discovered. There will be a new band or artists on every issue with will include interviews of them and their reviews. As I am aiming for teenage girls there will teenage age role models and attractive boy bands inside most issues. My magazine will as include auditions for shows such as X factor and competitions where you could possible get signed. The graphics will bold and catchy, there will also be a lot of cover lines to show the magazine is good for your money; I will sell the magazine at around £1.20-£2. As the average price for a teen magazine is £2.70 I will attract more readers as it is a cheaper magazine to buy.

Themes and typical features: unsigned will include reviews of artists and interviews; it will also include how to get the celebrity look which includes make-up, jewellery and fashion.  I will focus more on male bands and artists as teenage girls because teenage girls are more likely to buy the magazine. It will also include music makeovers which will be featured in the celebrity look sections. As it is a new magazine their will not be many loyal followers as they would never have heard of the magazine before. The writer will use similar language to the target audience with will show the magazine is up to date and will make the read interesting to the target audience.

Potential advertising:  the adverts in my magazine will include competitions, concerts and beauty products and bands such as Max factor.

Editorial team: the editorial team will be made up with experience writers who have been working in teenage magazine for a long time, and are aware of what stories and style of writing attracts the target audience. They will bring fresh, new ideas that will get more people interested into the magazine; famous celebrities interested in music will be interviewed and will interview the new bands, this will attract customers, as people are interested in famous people. 

layout designs

i have designed three layouts each for the front cover, the contents page and the double page. please comment and tell me which is your favourite cover, contents and double page.
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2a                                          2b                                                             2c         

3a

                                                   

3b

                                                                                                                    3c