When planning and creating my magazine I tried to conform to the typical conventions of an Indie/Rock magazine. When doing my similar product analysis I tried to focus on products which I could base my product on and to help develop my ideas. I gained further knowledge on magazines like Q, Kerrang and NME when doing my Key Concepts Prezi which then enabled me to start my magazine appealing to a target audience of 14-25 year olds. My target audience needed to have an interest to predominantly mainstream music and have similar-ish fashion to the iconic artists who make up the genre.
I aspired for my magazine to be the most eye-catching among the others of its type in the hope to sway their audience on to my magazine making it the most popular. I adapted my masthead from how it was originally going to be built up from speakers and guitar necks to make it easier to read and bolder, I extended the letters to make them taller and added a drop shadow. The colour of my masthead is grey which is a underrated colour, this could imply that the artists within do not get the recognition they deserve therefore this is why the magazine is promoting them. This is reinforced by the bold red background as it represents the passion for music that the magazine will be representing.
My main sell line is centred near the bottom of my page, I felt positioning is crucial as well as size, font and colour. It needed to have some form of diversity from the rest of my sell lines so that it didn't blend in. Therefore I chose the font impact and capitalised the text. The artists name is in red to signify her importance, similarly to the masthead she has a drop shadow on her name. However the colours aren't the same as there needs to be something that differentiates them to avoid confusion and to create hierarchy. My model is positioned in the centre of the page leaning forward towards the audience. I chose this particular image as it's like the model is inviting the audience to join her. The models head covers some of the Masthead which signifies how the magazine consider their stories and artists more important than the name of the magazine. There is a banner that spreads across the bottom of my page which says "FREE RHCP POSTER" the use of the acronym for Red Hot Chilli Peppers signifies that the audience will have preconceived knowledge of what this stands for. My sell lines are situated down either side of the page in the same colour as my masthead. The feature bands such as "Atryeu", "Lana Del Rey", "Kasabian" and "Blink 182".
My contents page highlights the consistent colour scheme of the magazine. I followed a similar layout to NME by separating what bands are featured in my magazine down one side as well main stories and news down the other. Again I've used the centre of my page for the pictures, creating a staircase image with the most important story at the top, again establishing a hierarchy to the audience. I included a subscription box in the bottom corner of my magazine which also has details of a smart phone AP. I also got inspiration from the Facebook button to create my own for my magazine. By incorporating social networking and APs into my magazine will appeal to a broad teenage audience as they rely on communication a lot via social networking sites.
My double page spreads again uses the same consistent colour scheme of red and grey, which will create familiarity for my magazine. The colours will help demonstrate the mood and add mystery of this weeks artist as the audience may not have heard her story. I created an introductory page consisting of the pull quote; "SOME PEOPLE PRAY I TURN UP THE RADIO" which already gives an insight into the artists faith in music. There are 3 images underneath the quote of my model sitting on an amp which signifies what type of music she plays. On the other side of the page is an introductory paragraph and an anecdote from my artists mother which helps to give a back ground story. I put a picture in behind the text of my artist holding a microphone out to the audience which signifies how her voice has been heard and now it's their turn. I changed the opacity of the picture to help blend in behind the text. My second double page spread features a black and white picture of my artist eating a strawberry. The whole picture is in black and white apart from her lips and the strawberry. I followed a similar style as y first page with my second as I put a picture in behind the text of my artist throwing confetti in the air which helps to display how she is young and celebrating her success. I also have a third and final double page spread being made which features most of the article.
I aspired for my magazine to be the most eye-catching among the others of its type in the hope to sway their audience on to my magazine making it the most popular. I adapted my masthead from how it was originally going to be built up from speakers and guitar necks to make it easier to read and bolder, I extended the letters to make them taller and added a drop shadow. The colour of my masthead is grey which is a underrated colour, this could imply that the artists within do not get the recognition they deserve therefore this is why the magazine is promoting them. This is reinforced by the bold red background as it represents the passion for music that the magazine will be representing.
My main sell line is centred near the bottom of my page, I felt positioning is crucial as well as size, font and colour. It needed to have some form of diversity from the rest of my sell lines so that it didn't blend in. Therefore I chose the font impact and capitalised the text. The artists name is in red to signify her importance, similarly to the masthead she has a drop shadow on her name. However the colours aren't the same as there needs to be something that differentiates them to avoid confusion and to create hierarchy. My model is positioned in the centre of the page leaning forward towards the audience. I chose this particular image as it's like the model is inviting the audience to join her. The models head covers some of the Masthead which signifies how the magazine consider their stories and artists more important than the name of the magazine. There is a banner that spreads across the bottom of my page which says "FREE RHCP POSTER" the use of the acronym for Red Hot Chilli Peppers signifies that the audience will have preconceived knowledge of what this stands for. My sell lines are situated down either side of the page in the same colour as my masthead. The feature bands such as "Atryeu", "Lana Del Rey", "Kasabian" and "Blink 182".
My contents page highlights the consistent colour scheme of the magazine. I followed a similar layout to NME by separating what bands are featured in my magazine down one side as well main stories and news down the other. Again I've used the centre of my page for the pictures, creating a staircase image with the most important story at the top, again establishing a hierarchy to the audience. I included a subscription box in the bottom corner of my magazine which also has details of a smart phone AP. I also got inspiration from the Facebook button to create my own for my magazine. By incorporating social networking and APs into my magazine will appeal to a broad teenage audience as they rely on communication a lot via social networking sites.
My double page spreads again uses the same consistent colour scheme of red and grey, which will create familiarity for my magazine. The colours will help demonstrate the mood and add mystery of this weeks artist as the audience may not have heard her story. I created an introductory page consisting of the pull quote; "SOME PEOPLE PRAY I TURN UP THE RADIO" which already gives an insight into the artists faith in music. There are 3 images underneath the quote of my model sitting on an amp which signifies what type of music she plays. On the other side of the page is an introductory paragraph and an anecdote from my artists mother which helps to give a back ground story. I put a picture in behind the text of my artist holding a microphone out to the audience which signifies how her voice has been heard and now it's their turn. I changed the opacity of the picture to help blend in behind the text. My second double page spread features a black and white picture of my artist eating a strawberry. The whole picture is in black and white apart from her lips and the strawberry. I followed a similar style as y first page with my second as I put a picture in behind the text of my artist throwing confetti in the air which helps to display how she is young and celebrating her success. I also have a third and final double page spread being made which features most of the article.
