1. Mood Board
This is an image of my Mood Board. I selected images and texts from music magazines such as Q and Kerrang, as they are
similar to what I hope to produce, and put them together in order to see what makes a good magazine. I have found that for
the rock music genre magazine uses dark colours such as black but also lighter colours to balance it out. These colours are
noticeably the primary colours: red, yellow and blue.
Most models pose for main images, however some are taken with a more natural approach. For example the image of the
subject pointing in the middle of the left hand side appears as though he isn't even aware of the camera’s presence and it is
made to seem as though he is laughing with a friend.
Big bold texts are used in order to seize the audience’s attention, particularly if something is of great importance or interest.
For example the words in the blue in the centre: ‘Get Social’ could be particularly important as there might be something
announced on a social media sight which will be announced. The title is in blue to stand out from the Masthead to make
sure people take notice of it.
This task will help me when constructing my magazine as I have now been able to see a difference in a variety of styles used
across different magazines, for example variations between House Styles, model poses, representation etc.
An example of something I have learned from this task is the use of white font (on the Kerrang Masthead in the middle)
helps to give the black background ‘breath’ as it makes it appear less cluttered, dark, and easier to read, I will try to
incorporate the use of the white colour or font in my own magazine.