1. Publication Plan
Title: Indie Style
Positioning statement: Music fans only
Frequency of publication: Monthly
Price: £2.30
Distribution: Newsagents, magazine shops and supermarkets
Rationale: The magazine is for indie fans from the age of 16-35. The indie magazine will contain content
which is the most popular ( by using the questionnaire) to make the magazine suitable and interesting
for the readers.
Style: The style of the magazine will be simple to read it won’t contain complicated words.
Regular contents:
Gig dates
Fan mail
Crosswords
Band of the month
Competition to see your favourite band at a gig with VIP tickets!
New single of the month
Reviews
Interviews with bands/singers
10 crazy facts about a band/singer
Poster of a band/singer
Feature articles:
Introducing "Mumford and sons" new album
Interview with "Arctic Monkeys"
How "Blur" has risen in the charts
Oasis talks about their new single!
Travelling with "The Wombats"
Interview with the new band
"The Hoosiers" raise "£3,000" for charity
How did Arctic Monkeys become so big?
Going on tour with Kasabian
Competition to see Band of skulls with VIP tickets
How to start a band!
Festival at the O2 arena
Backstage with "Two door cinema club"
Bands talk about their fans!
Interview with Rachel Dunster (Cover story)
Alt-J tells us their secrets
Exclusive interview with the vaccines
2. House style
Cover lines: Harlow Solid Italic and Pristina
Headlines: Forte
Stand first: Comic Sans MS 12pt. (Bold)
Captions: Baskerville Old Face
Features of first paragraph: Comic Sans MS (Not bold)
News first paragraph: First word in capitals and bold
Body text: Baskerville Old Face 11/12pt.
Colour scheme: Red and Blue