1. AS Media Studies: Music Magazine Name: Rosie Stocking School: Harris City Academy Crystal Palace Centre No.: 14390 Candidate No.: 7161
2. Genre Rock/Alternative Indie Swing Pop Metal Jazz Hip Hop Classical From the spider diagram of popular genres that I have brainstormed, I have chosen to create a music magazine under the genre of Rave/Disco . I have chosen this genre because there are not many well-known Rave/Disco magazines available, so there is a gap in the market. Also – from a personal point of view – I have always been interested in Rave music, but other musical genres were always a priority. By designing a Rave magazine, I hope to gain a better understanding of the genre and hopefully learn about some new bands too. Emo/Punk Rave/Disco Death Metal Ska Blues/Soul Ballad Pop-Punk Britpop Folk J-Rock Genres Country
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4. List of other bands featured – gives a quick view as to what else is inside to entice readers. If a reader's favourite band is listed, they feel more inclined to buy it. The two stars are shot at a low angle, and are wearing summery clothes and sunglasses to reflect on the 'Mid-Summer Mischief' title of the article. The logo of the magazine is quite simple and uses red because red is a bright colour, which reflects the genre of music. Also, red is a unisex colour, which shows that this magazine is not specifically for one gender. The font is quite clean and simple, and is mainly black or white. However, the colourful element comes the background of the text box, which makes the front cover seem bright and inviting, but it is still easy to read the writing. DJ Magazine use a wide variety of articles, ranging from 'In The Studio With...' to 'Questions & Answers'. They promote these articles on their front cover on both the left and the right to create a sense of balance to show the wide variety of articles they have featuring many different artists. The fact that this article is in a yellow sticker and not in the list below it signifies that this is a bigger artist, is separate so the audience can see it clearly and will want to buy the magazine if they are a fan of the artist.
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6. The subtitle of the main feature uses youthful slang to engage a younger audience. Like the articles, the other artists featured in the magazine are in a list, so it is easier to see when the magazine is stacked on a shelf. A free CD is advertised to appeal to a younger audience so they don't have to buy the CD or download the tracks, all they have to do is buy the magazine. Also, a relatively well-known event is used to entice people who attended The Warehouse Project or fans of artists who played. The logo for MixMag is simple and youthful, and a bright colour is used to make it stand out against the white background. Instead of having just one artist on the front cover, a lot of artists are used to relate to the main feature. Also, they are all wearing bright, fashionable clothes which helps them relate to a trendy, fashion-aware audience and relates to the fact that in recent years, there has been a fashion piece in the magazine. Although quite a boring long shot, a wide variety of heights and poses are used to create a more interesting image. Unlike DJ Mag, the other articles in the magazine are in a list, rather than on both the left and right. This makes it easier to see the articles and artists when the magazine is stacked on a shelf. There is a distinct colour scheme on this example of MixMag; only blue, white and a little black is used. However, I think this is because MixMag has a different colour scheme for every issue so it is easier to differentiate between the issues. The colours are quite unisex, which suggests that is not designed for one specific gender.
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14. Proposed Layout Before I actually start to make my magazine, I thought it would be a good idea to make a flat plan on Microsoft Publisher so that I have some of my ideas down so I don’t forget them. I think that this proposed cover is good. I like the circle advertising the free CD and the list of other articles featured in the magazine. It is hard to determined, however, what it will really look like at this stage, but hopefully I will be able to stick to the format I have made.
