2. Introduction
• This is going to be an evaluation on the components of a music magazine
that I created they are the front cover, contents page and a double page
spread my chosen genre for this magazine is the rock genre, I researched
the other magazines that are currently in production as I knew that this is
a genre that will have some tough competition so I looked at the other
magazines and used their colour schemes that were similar to each other
anyway and I created one myself based on the other ones. I also made
notes on how the layout was used on them.
3. Techniques
• There is multiple ways in which the music magazine I created uses the current techniques
that other magazines use in the same genre as mine (rock) these are the colour schemes
of the rock magazines that I analysed were very similar and I also used a colour scheme
that was in line with those other magazines. So the audience will recognise the genre and
if they read that type of magazine then they will purchase the magazine.
These are two examples of rock/ metal magazines and I have included
their colour schemes they are very similar in colour.
4. My colour scheme in my front cover
• This is my colour scheme for my music magazine project I used these colours because I think
that they are similar to the other music magazines and the magazine’s target audience would
recognise the type of magazine that it is and be curious to pick it up and buy the product. The
colours themselves are used because I feel that the magazine needs to have some
contrasting colours in it for example the black and white would be good to use for the
background and the background of the textboxes.
This is my front cover that I created for
my chosen genre I have taken into
account the other magazines that I
reviewed in my colour scheme for
example the colour scheme has
contrasting colours ( the black and
white).
5. Representing the target audience
• My magazine I think effectively represents the type of people that read
the magazine because the majority are fans of the metal themed music
that the magazine offers to its viewers. Also the colour scheme is in theme
with the genre as it has a lot of dark colours. For example the black
background and the red border around the double page. I think that most
of the readers will wear a similar style of clothing to their favourite bands/
singers and with this magazine being in the rock and metal genre the
clothes will be dark colours which will be in theme with the magazine.
6. Attracting the target audience
• The techniques that I used to attract and entice the target audience were
the familiar colour scheme that followed a pattern of other music
magazines of the same genre. The layout of the main image is also similar
to others but with a twist. It has a feature that will make the audience
intrigued to see what it is all about this is a feature that I have not seen on
any other rock/metal music magazine.
7. Premises that might sell my magazine
• The kind of media institution that might distribute the music magazine
that I created would be the newsagents in and around the UK because
they mainly sell newspapers and magazines with other goods. Also in the
modern age the normal shops and supermarkets will sell these kinds of
magazines to the general population. So the magazine will have lots of
different places to be purchased in by the target audience. This will be a
mass marketed product. That will be sold to companies that would like to
buy it this could be record shops or bookshops for example because most
book shops also sell magazines or other reading material.
8. Audience
• The audience for my magazine would be the type of people who are
interested in rock music and the magazines that it offers, they could be of
both genders and the age would be late teens (16+) however most people
over this age could read the music magazine that I have created . For
example the magazine will be presented in a way that is suitable for the
target age and they will be able to understand the language that it will use
in its information.
9. Advertising methods
• The methods that I will use to advertise my magazine and promote it will
be the in newsagents in the shop windows and the posters that are in bus
stops these forms of promotion are cheap and effective and I think that
the target audience of the magazine will see this because the target
audience uses these premises where the magazine will be sold in.
10. Techniques that I have learnt
• I have learnt some techniques in designing the magazine they are mainly
adopting and maintaining a colour scheme that was similar to other music
magazines in the same genre as mine. This is because the target audience
would recognise my design of a music magazine and might be tempted to
pick it up and read it.
• Also the positioning of the main image on the front cover was an
important technique that I learnt as well because it was a portrait front
cover then the image had to be adjusted this was achieved by making the
image compact and covering on a person in the image up in white with a
question mark and creating a story behind it. This made the image
narrower and better suited to the portrait set up.
11. The technology that I have learnt about during
this project
• During this media studies project I have used many different software
programmes and internet webpages to create and research my music
magazine for example the whole project is displayed on a blog programme
called blogger this allowed the pages of information to be displayed to
people who also have blogger this programmes also allows the users to
comment on other peoples work suggesting improvements or giving
praise to them. Also the main programme that I used to create the music
magazine project was called fireworks mx 2004 edition. This allowed me
to import images and lots of other programmes. Also I used Microsoft
power point 2010 edition.
12. Audio about music magazine
• This is a recording of the factors I took into account when designing my
music magazine.
