Kerrang double page spread

This is a double page spread from kerrang magazine. The layout for this double page spread is quite basic with the image on one side of the page and the story on the other, the overall effect of desiging a double page spread like this is that it is neat and looks well presented and also is easy for the audeience to follow. The image takes up one whole page and shows the band green day, as the main focus is on this band this means that the story on the next page is going to be complety focusing on greenday. In the image the boys from greenday are dressed in black suits all with a differnt colour tie, the colour black could be used as a representation of the 'dark rock' that kerrang like to premote. The men in the image are also wearling black eyeliner, when a male is seen to be wearing eyeliner it normally has an ideolgy of belonging to the rock genre. The text next to the image is in a black font with an orange background. The orange background is a good contrast against the dark image and will catch the audiences attention. Although the layout is set out neatly i do think it looks a bit boring and the audience may have lack of attention in reading the story when looking at it.

One thing i think this spread is lacking is a masthead, normally at the the top of the page they would be a bold masthead that instantly make the audience stop and read the page. I think if i where to see this in a magazine i would be likely to turn the page thinking that what was on show was not that interesting, however i do find the image of green day rather eye-catching as the way the greenday band members have all been dressed in black is a really good contrast to the white background on the page and the colour black could also be using the representation of the rock genre.

The main cover line on the page which reads 'Green Day get kinky with their Garage rock alter-egos'i think is a very good way of getting the audience interested the language used is quite amusing which is a lighter approach to the normal green day language which is normally quite deep and serious therefore it might intrigue the audience.

Mojo double page spread

When first looking at this double page spread the first thing i noticed was how dark it was. The double page spread is taken up by mainly one whole black and white image that takes up one full page and half of the other. The way the colouring scheme on this double page spread has been done could maybe have an ideology of the 'dark rock' which mojo normally associates it's music genre with. The only colour on this double page spread is the text which is of two colours either white or a gold/brown colour. The title which says 'American Gothic' stands out clearly against the black background and instantly catches the audiences attention. The font of the title on this double page spread looks effective as the 'American' part of the font is in bold uppercase writing that slightly slants whereas the 'gothic' part almost looks like it has been sprayed on in gold paint, both of these seem to link well with the overall gothic look of the double page spread. The layout for this spread is quite different to what you might see in other magazines, the image takes up one and a half pages leaving only half a page for text which could mean that the text is very specific to the image which obviously the editor wants us as the audience to mainly pay attention to. In the image we can see a man with a backdrop of a church, with the image been black and white this creates quite a gothic, eerie looking image which most people would find scary however, the man in the image is stood looking relaxed with his arms above his head which allows us too see views of his tattoos, the man doing this has a representation of power and and fearless which pretty much outlines what most people think about rock artists. Also tattoo's are sometimes seen as rebellious in society therefore this also adds to the representation of showing the average rock artist.

nme double page spread

When first looking at this double page spread, the bright, bold blue colour instantly draws me in and is defiantly going to make the audience stop and take notice. The layout of the double page spread looks tidy and presentable with an image of the band 'The teenagers' to the left and the cover story to the right. The title which is in bold black and all in upper case stands out and has a good contrast to the plain white background also highlighting the black text with a bright blue colour also creates an eye-catching effect. The colour scheme for this double page spread is mainly blue, black and white , however at the bottom of the cover story their is the famous Red NME logo and textbook which is there to remind the audience the institution of the magazine. The colour of blue throughout the double page spread also could have an ideology of been targeted towards the male generation. This double page spread has also used an intriguing story starter which reads "Young, dumb and full of......filthy tunes"this makes the audience want to know what the boys in this band are like, therefore i think this is a good way of getting the audience to take notice and read the story. The image used on this double page spread is very good it shows the three boy members from the band 'the teenagers' lounging about on what likes a bed, with images of half naked girls above them. This image has a representation of the average male teenager who is believed to sit about doing nothing all day, chatting with friends and maybe fantasizing about girls, therefore this image sums up what message the band is trying to give off. On top of the image in the left hand corner is a short fact file of the band, i think this is a very good idea as many people might have not heard of the band and might want a bit more information about who they are or the music work they have produced before reading the story on the following page. In the far right of the double page spread is a review by alex turner on some of the most talked about bands at that time. Other good things this double page spread has are quotations from one of the members from the band and also at the top of the page is a banner which reads 'NME loves" the audience who read NME have great respect in the musical artists that are published within the magazine therefore if they read the banner they feel that if NME loves this band then maybe i should see what they are all about.

Mojo contents page

At the top of the contents page there is the title 'mojo'which is the insitution for the magazine. The title is in a bold font and also in black which makes it stand out to the audience. Looking at the text on the page we can see that the font used is consistant throughout the contents page which makes it easier for the reader to read and follow. Different colours have been used to outline different parts of the text for example the sub-headings are in red, the page numbers are like a goldy colour and the actual content is in black. The Layout of the Mojo contents page is set out rather neatly with the images on the left hand side and the actual contents on the right, this makes it extremly easy for the reader to navigate around the magazine and also allows the reader to see everything clearly. In total there are 5 images on the contents page exluding the images of the people who have contributed to the magazine. The images show an image of Martha Wainwrite, an album cover for sea sick steve and mojo men and also a cartoon version of the kings of Leon. The images show music artists who are mainly all of a diffrent music genre therefore this could be a represenation of how Mojo magazine is versitile and offers a wide range of music. The images on the contents page look colourfull and attracted. my attention thereforw i think it will have done the same to many other readers , i also think the bright colours of the images are a good contrast to the white background. At the bottom of the contents page show the that issues contributers to Mojo magazines, there are black and white images of 3 males who have contributed and information about them and their past jobs, although this is informative to audiences who have an interesting in publishing etc i dont think many people will be that intersted in the contributions in the magazine.

Q contents page

When first looking at the Q contents page the first thing i notice is how well set out and tidy the layout looks. Down the left hand side of the contents page it has been split into two different sections, 'features' and 'every month', these are both in bold white fonts highlighted in red which will definitely make them noticeable to the audience, underneath them are the contents of the magazine and what page they are on, doing this makes it easier for reader to navigate round. The 'every month' part shows the reader what is normally in the magazine and what page it is on, this is a good thing to use as for regular readers they will be able to find out where abouts in the magazine their favourite feature is and for new readers they will know what to expect in Q's magazines. The 'Features' section shows this months features of the magazine that are new things and are not always included in the magazine also in the features section is a seperate section titled the 'Oasis special' the title is in a gold font which stands out the reast of the text on the contents page which either white, red or black. The colour gold has an ideology of been special therefore using this for the 'Oasis special' cover line has given a good impression to the reader as they will feel as though they have to read it and maybe that other magazines are not offering the same feature. On the contents page there is a main image of the band The Courteeners useing an image of this band reflects the genre that is written and interveiwd about in Q magazine. The boys in the image are dressed in jeans and t-shirts, have accesories and long hair which would be seen as a representation of the average indie/rock band and you would probally find the people who read this magazine most probally dress like that to. At the bottom of contents page there is a review box , this shows the reader the revewis included in this version of Q. There is a tagline above the reveiw box which says 'The worlds biggest and best music choice'.This is a good thing to include in the magazine as people are most like to buy and see the magazine as a better choice when chooseing a magazine if it has posotive reviews

NME contents page

This is the contents page for NME magazine. The background colour of the contents page is white, which is a good contrast with the black and red text as it can be seen clearly. The red text on the magazine also draws in the readers to that specific part of the contents page, therefore these could seem intriguing and important to the audience. To the right hand side of the contents page shows exactly what is featured in the magazine and short cover lines of what will be on that page and also obviously includes the page numbers. To the left hand side of the contents page their is a band index which shows all of the bands that are present in the issue of that magazine, This is a good idea as the audience might have a specific band they would like to look at, therefore the band index will clearly show if the band they want are included in the magazine and what page they are on. In the center of the NME contents page their is two images of 2 members from the band Oasis, underneath the images is the cover line "Oasis kicked off their world tour"underneath the cover line is a story snippet that the audience can clearly read which will then possibly draw them into the story which will continue on a double page spread

Vibe magazine

On the front cover of vibe, the masthead is a bold prominant light blue colour which is appealing to the eye. Underneath the masthead is the medium shot image of the celebrity Usher, the image of Usher could be representated as a role model to many people as he is seen to be a succesfull, atractive, wealthy male artist who males aspire to be and who women want to be with, therfore having usher right in the center of this issues magazine is making people want to buy it. vibe magazine is aimed around young RnB lovers, we can tell this by looking at some of the lanuage used on the front cover such as 'Swagger' and 'No1' these words are more targeted towards the yonger public around the age of 16+ we can also tell that Vibe magazine is trying to promote RnB music as some of the artists featured in the magazine are; Keri Hilson, B2K, 50 cent, Ashanti, Ryan Leslie, Nelly and Chris Stokes all these artist are well known and and famous for their RnB music genre. The insituation for this magazine is Vibe we can tell this because Vibe is also the masthead of the magzine therefore this gives us a big clue and also at the bottom of the front cover is the vivbe website 'www.vibe.com'. The front cover also has many coverlines which are all quite crowded together. however they all have a similer font style. The target audience for vibe magzine would be RnB music lovers around the age of 16+, i think the magzine is aimed towards both males and females as many females would buy the magzine just by looking at the cover celebrity due to admiration and an interest in the celebrity and also have an interest within the RnB genre which will be very similer reasons for why males would also but Vibe magazine.

Analyse Q magazine front cover

On the front cover of Q magazine, the first thing that I noticed was the prominent masthead 'Q', the masthead is white with a bright red background and underneath has the selling line a 'A different take on music'. To the right of the masthead is a centre image of Lilly Allen and a panther, underneath is the main cover line titled 'Lilly Allen & her wicked, wicked ways...' This draws the audience in as Lilly Allen is a well known celebrity and people will be intrigued to read the story/interview on her. Also Lilly Allen has the representation of a confident, attractive, outrages female solo musician which would attract the audience to buy the magazine as many people idolise Lilly and aspire to be like her also many people like to hear her opinions on other musicians and various topics so this would also attract the readers. The magazine has many cover lines that seemed to be crowded together in bold black writing, the background on the font cover is grey which is a good contrast with the image and the text. The institution for this magazine is Q, I can tell this from the masthead of the magazine .The ideology of this magazine is claiming having a different take on music then all of the other magazines out there, this is stated in the magazines selling line. The target audience for this magazine I would say are adults a who are into classic rock/rock music. I think this because the issue of the magazine is featuring artists such as U2,The Rolling stones and Queen which are quite old rock bands who have or where going on for many years. The magazine is not particularly aimed at any gender however I think more of the male generation would be attracted to this magazine.

Annalyse NME magazine cover

The front cover of NME magazine has the masthead of the 'NME' logo in the left hand corner. The logo is in a bright red colour which immediately attracts the audience towards the cover of the magazine. The masthead also shows what the main insinuation of this magazine is which is therefore NME. The magazine is set out to have the main image of Alex Turner and Miles Kane who form the band The last shadow puppets just off centre, whilst most of the cover lines take up the left hand side of the magazine however the main cover line is on top of the main image. The font of the text on the magazine is all bold and mainly in the colour black or red which also has a similar appearance to the masthead. The colour of red on the front page stands out which could have a representation to how this magazine is promoting independent music which is know to many people as the indie genre. The centre image is the main focus of the front cover as it is a photograph of the two music artists Alex Turner and Miles Kane who have formed a duet band ‘The last shadow puppets’ The image has a representation of two British successful male artists who many people idolise and see as a role model in many peoples life, therefore having these two on the font cover of this magazine will sell this current issue. The main cover line underneath the photograph also takes up a lot of space on the front cover, the main cover reads ‘The last shadow puppets’ in big bold red writing, the main cover line is the second biggest text on the front cover, this is because this is the magazines main feature story therefore they need to focus this towards the audience. Above the Main cover line in an italic font is another cover line that reads ‘first major interview as’ The language of this cover line draws the reader in as the word ‘major’ sounds to the audience like this interview is extremely important and therefore if they don’t read it they are missing out on vital information on these two celebrities. The target audience for NME would be people who enjoy or have an interest in independent music I would say the appropriate age for NME magazine would be around 16+ as some of the language in the magazine may be difficult for younger people to understand clearly. The ideology for this magazine is to promote the indie music genre, many people are involved, have an interest and extremely enjoy independent music therefore NME have a successful magazine and other products such as a website and a music channel.

Key Concepts

The media concepts can be listed in the word LIIAR
The L stands for Language- the language that is used in the media component. Newspapers and magazines all have a particular style and presentation of language that is specific to their genre and audience. The language of print-based meida is evident in the articles you read, but also in text such as captions for photographs, mastheads and advertisments.

The I stands for Institution - The people who have a role in the production process of media texts, the companies/organisations they represent and the process of production, distribution and marketing in which both are involved.

The other I stands for Ideology - Ideology is often referred to as an unconscious set of ideas, values and beliefs that a group, society or an individual believe to be true or important, and which provide a framework for a particular view of the world. Within a society there might be different ideologies at play representing different sets of social interests.

The A stands for Audience- The audience for any media product is the group that consumes it. The target audience is the group at whom the product is specifically aimed. Some media texts will aim to engage a wide mass audience, and others might aim for a niche group. Each audience (and individual members of an audience) will consume the media product in a different way. In order to be able to target the most appropiate audience, the producers of a media text will reserach using categories which include age, gender, socio-economic, sexual orientation and consumption history or preference

The R stands for Representation- Representation is the process by which images, words or sounds are used to indicate issues or debates beyond what the literally mean. The most common form of representation is that of social groups, and debates arise that analyse both the posotive and negative aspects of represention.

when designing my magazine i need to take these key concepts into consideration

The Brief-Main Task

Main task: The front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original, produced by you-minimum of four images.

Presentation of your work
The presentation of the research, planning and evaluation may take the form of any one, or combination of two or more, of the folowing:

• A presentation using slideshow software such as powerpoint;
• A blog
• a podcast;

Evaluation

When producing and designing my product one of the main things i had to keep in mind was my target audience. The target audience for my college magazine is wyke college students both male and female around the age of 16-19. I wanted to target this age range and types of people as students are going to be the main people who would see the college magazine and most students age ranges from 16-19. To attract my target audience i knew i had to make my college magazine look interesting and attractive to the eye, therefore this would catch the students attention and make them want to read the college magazine more, to do this i needed to take into consideration how images, logos and fonts would look on the page and how they would be represented.

Firstly the main image on the front cover of my college magazine is supposed to be showing students enjoying college life and basically having fun, i choose to make my image like this as i think this would definitely grab my target audiences attention. On the page, my image of the students looks bright and colorful an as if the students are enjoying themselves and having a good time. I wanted my image to have an ideology of students been happy and enjoying the place where they are. When taking my images i asked the models in the images to act as though i was not there taking the photograph so i could get them looking as naturally happy as possible as i did not want the image to look too arranged and as if they where made to pose like that for a reason. I took the images to the side of the Ash building at wyke college as i felt this was a highly appropriate location seeing as my college magazine was targeted for wyke students.

The fonts on my college magazine are just plane and bold, i wanted them to be bold as i think bold font really catches the audiences attention, however i do have italic fonts on my front cover for the selling line and the dateline and also the price this is because these things are not hugely what the audience will need to notice first therefore i did not feel that they should be outstanding and in bold. I mainly have only used font on my front cover for cover-lines and subsidiary lines. The main cover-line on my magazine is the biggest font and the most obvious this is because i want it to stand out against the rest of the cover lines as i would like my target audience to be intrigued to find out what the story is about.

Choosing colours for my magazine was quite a complicated choice as i wanted something that was a good contrast with the main image but also appealing to the target audience. As you can see in my final version of the college magazine i have chosen a white background, this is because with the image been bright i think the white background contrasts with it extremely well and makes the image much more eye-catching, also the wyke logo which i used for my masthead stands out very clearly therefore my target audience will be able to see it properly. Also white is an appropriate colour for both males and females and font normally shows up well against it.

I created my product by using DTP and photoshop. In photo shop i edited the wyke logo and added a selling line and a dateline i then imported it into DTP, in photoshop i also edited my chosen image in photoshop to make it brighter. I the used DTP to construct my finished college magazine by adding cover-lines and images of barcodes. One problem i had when making my college magazine was that because my image was bright it was hard to get font colours to contrast out and stand out well against it, therefore i had a limited colour choice.

Overall i think my final product represents that target audience that i wanted it to as i have planned and produced it properly to the audience. The language, image, fonts and construction of my layout all seem to be appropriate to my target audience however i do feel like i could have spent a bit more time making the text show up better against the main image, this is something i will defiantly take into high consideration in the next task i do.

mock up of my contents page

This is the mock up of my contents page. I created this mock up in DTP, i used basic things such as word art and the square space tool. The mock up shows where the images and list of contents would actually be if i where to make the real contents page for the college magazine.

final college design front cover

This is my final product of my college magazine. I took all of my idea together and created my final piece by using photoshop and DTP. The first thing i did when creating my college magaizine was the masthead, i saved the wyke logo as an imaged and then impropted it into photoshop and then edited the text 'college magazine' in. Underneath the logo to the left i then wrote the selling line for the college magazine which is 'students number one magazine'. To the right of the masthead i then put the date line and price which is 'october, 2009 95p". I then saved this and opend it into DTP on a white background. I then opend the image i wanted to use into photoshop and resized and changed the lighting of it to make it brighter i then saved my image and imported it into DTP. After this i then created my main coverline which reads'wyke students enjoying their first term?' underneath this i then wrote some subsidary lines. Then to the left i did another coverline in orange text reading 'Halloween party' i then also wrote subsidary lines underneath.I Also put an image of a barcode onto my college mgazine to give it a more realistic veiw

Mood board

This is the mood board i created for my college magazine. My mood board shows the ideas i had in mind for my college magazine.

Images;

For my images my ideas, where to get a group of my friends outside the loaction of the college and take photos of them looking like they are enjoying them selevs in a natural and not forced way, this is because i want the images to catch the audiences eyes and make them want to read it. When i took my photos i got some of my friends together and just told them to act act as though i wasn't taking a photo this way i got the natural happiness look. The four images on my mood board are the 4 best images i got.

Colours;

The colours i have thought about for my front cover are mainly navy and purples, however i am thinking about having the background of my front cover white as i think this would be a much better contrast with the images i will be using.

On my mood board i have also looked at cover-lines and masthead's, for the masthead i will defiantly want to have the Wyke college logo. My main cover-line will be something to do with half term as this will fit in well with the students looking happy in the digital image.

college magazine draft

this is a basic layout of my college magazine front cover, it shows where i want my masthead, main image, main cover line and other cover lines. This layout also shows where my selling line, dateline and barcode will be.

plans

These are some of the plans for my college magazine. I have decided on what i want my main image to be. I would like 5 girls to be stood inside the college, with folders for props. I have chosen different types of girls so that the magazine will appeal to a different range of people. I have stated that the masthead on my college magazine will be big and bold reading "wyke college" and will also be in dark purple. The main cover-line on my college magazine will be "Students enjoying their first term". I would like the background for my magazine to be a dark navy colour or white as i think these would be a good contrast to the purple colour of the masthead.

The target audience for my college magazine is going to be students in the college. Therefore i need to make the magazine seem more fun and aimed more at teenagers, rather then been more sophisticated and serious. I will aim my college magazine for around the ages of 16-19. When making my magazine i will have my target audience in mind so i can make it appeal as much as possible.

The software i am going to use to create my college magazine front cover is photoshop and DTP. I will be using photoshop mainly to edit my images for example brighten them and crop and resize them. Then will use DTP to construct my finished version of the college magazine front cover.

key concepts

The media concepts can be listed in the word LIIAR
The L stands for Language- the language that is used is media
The I stands for Institution - The producer of the component
The other I stands for Ideology - Ideas reflecting the aspirations of a social group, class or culture.

The A stands for Audience-who it is targeted at and aimed towards
The R stands for Representation- how the character is represented

when desiging my magazine i need to take these key concepts into consideration

Research and planning

for the first part of my research i am going to research into other magazines, this is so i can get an idea of what type of things are important to include on a magazine. I am going to compare a gossips magazine to a college magazine so then i can get an idea of what i am going to need to include for my front cover of my college magazine.












This is cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan magazine is aimed for the female generation aged around 16+, the masthead is bold and quite a simple font this catches the readers attention, it is also colourful which also makes it seem more appealing to the audience. The magazine cover has a main image of Scarlett Johansson, the image stands out and would make an impact on the news stand as the woman has eye contact and stands out clearly. This magazine also has a lot of cover lines which are distributed around the magazine, mainly around the image. Also taking up a lot of space on the front cover is the main cover line 'sexy eyes' it is in two layers and in two different light colours, this shows up well against the white background of the magazine and is still bold enough to grab the readers attention.

This is secondary magazine. Secondary magazine is a college magazine therefore it is targeted towards teachers or anyone with a job or interest in the teaching profession. The masthead is bold and simple to the point but also colourful so still attracts the eye. The college magazine has a main image of two regular students of a mixed ethnicity this is promoting that anyone can get a good education and no-body is excluded. The front cover of the college magazine has one main cover line which in turn is the only cover line, it is in a plain bold font and reads 'challenging stereotypes' which is significant to the image. The main cover line is also in Yellow which attracts the reader and is a good contrast to the darker background.


Things i should include on my college front cover:

• Bold Masthead
• Main coverline
• Limited coverlines
• A main image of students(try to get them looking different)
• Date and price
• barcode
• Colours and fonts that will attract the audience but also be a good contrast to the magazine.

Conventions of a contents page

The contents page has numbers listed on it so the reader can turn to the exact page they want to be on. Also on a contents page there are headlines and brief descriptions of what is on that page, this is so the audience can find out what exactly that page is about. There are also images on a contents page this is often to attract the readers to the page the images are relevant to.

Conventions of a college magazine

On the front cover of a collage magazine there is a big bold Masthead which will be the name of the magazine, the titles are normally bold and plain therefore this would not attract teens and children but more towards adults, however the title still stands out to its targeted reader. There are also images on the front cover as this is a college magazine the images will mainly be related to colleges/schools this is to attract the reader in and give them a basic knowledge of what the magazine is about. The magazine also includes sub-titles and dates.
Most magazines include a;
Masthead-The name of the magazine
Dateline-Month and year of publication, often with price.
Main image-Image that takes up most of the front cover
Coverline-Give the reader an idea what is in the magazine
Main cover line- Normally large, the main one that attracts the readers
Bar code
selling line-Short, sharp, description of the titles main marketing point.

The Brief

Preliminary exercise: Using a DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and masthead. Additionally you must produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasps of DTP.

Main task: The front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original, produced by you- minimum of four images.

Presentation of your work
The presentation of the research, planning and evaluation may take the form any one, or combination of two or more, of the following:
-a presentation using slideshow software such as a powerpoint;
-a blog
-a podcast;