Genre

1. Genres

2. Essentials for planning a
magazine
• There are a few things that are important to
think about when deciding the genre of your
magazine
• Such as; image Inc. fashion, poses for pictures,
background for pictures, colour themes
• As well as more theoretical things such as
target audiences and ideas for coverlines etc.

3. 1. Rap
• Colour theme – bright, bold & masculine
• Pose – attitude, street & relation to fashion
(stereotypical views)
• Fashion – street, hip hop & what the relatable
celebrities are wearing
• Background – Streets & stereotypical
situations

4. 1. Rap
• Target Audience- people interested in rap and
older teen and young adults audience.
• Good cover stars- people similar to Kanye
West and Jay-Z.
• Possible ideas for coverline ‘exclusive
interview with Kanye West’ or ‘Fashion tips
from Jay-Z’.

5. 1. Rap
• Example of Cover-

6. 1. Rap
• Example of Contents
Page-

7. 1. Rap
• Example of Double Page Spread-

8. 2. Pop
• Colour theme –match the season and what’s
hot in fashion, mainly girly.
• Pose – fashion, dance (stereotypical views)
• Fashion – stereotypical, stick with colour
theme, pop
• Background – relate to articles, fashionable

9. 2. Pop
• Target Audience- people interested in pop
with with a younger age range.
• Good cover stars- people similar to Adele and
Taylor Swift.
• Possible ideas for coverline – ‘interview with
Taylor Swift’ or ‘dress like your favourite pop
star’.

10. 2. Pop
• Example of Cover

11. 2. Pop
• Example of Contents
Page

12. 2. Pop
• Example of Double Page Spread

13. 3. Disco
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Colour theme – bright, fluorescent colours
Pose – dance, fun, laugh
Fashion – bright, 80’s, leg warmers
Background – club, party dance, suit to issue
theme

14. 3. Disco
• Target Audience- older generation (people
who lived during the 80’s), gender neutral
• Good cover stars- Madonna & Prince
• Possible ideas for coverline- ‘get a early
glimpse at prince’s new song’ & ‘back stage
with Madonna”

15. 3. Disco
• Example of Cover

16. 3. Disco
• Example of Contents
Page
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17. 3. Disco
• Example of Double Page Spread
Unfortunately this
picture isn't very
clear but you can
still see the colour
theme, also you
couldn't’t see
inside the
magazine either.

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