Question 1 for my Media project

1. In what ways does your magazine
use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?

2. Magazine Cover: Use
For my magazine
I have used the
same shot type
as the Vibe
magazine which
is a mid-shot.
As you can see the main
Design of my front cover it
is very similar to the
existing music magazine.
The background is the
same colour, The image
used is very similar and the
colours used are the same.
This is because on one of
my research question
videos I found out that
most people prefer this
design, so I based my
design off this one.
The genre of my
music magazine is
Rap and rap is
largely cultured
around African
American males.
That is why I have
used a mixed raced
model. This helps
people recognise
what genre my
music magazine is.
I mostly based my music
magazine On this version
of Vibe magazine.
However, I also
incorporated some other
features off other Rap
music magazine.

3. Magazine Cover: DevelopEven though I based
the majority of my
front cover design
on this specific
magazine there are
some things that I
have developed.
An example of something
that I have developed on
my magazine is the
Masthead. As you can see
the style of text is
different. I used a more
graffiti style text to give my
magazine more of a
‘street’ look. Also instead
of having a sold coloured
text, I have used a two
toned style text.
Another thing that I
have developed on my
front cover is the
lighting used on the
pictures taken. The
lighting used with my
model it a lot more
brighter. This
symbolises the bright
future that my model
has ahead of him in
the rap industry.
One final thing that I have developed on my front cover is the
background. Even though the background is the same colour I
have incorporated a smokey look onto the background. This is
just to give my background a different look.

4. Magazine Cover: Challenge On my front cover I
have inserted my
strapline “ When
words fail rap music
speaks” at the bottom
of my magazine.
Where as Vibe
magazine hasn’t got
one anywhere on their
magazine.
At the bottom of my
magazine I have
incorporated some
advertisement for
Eminem’s new album.
Where as Vibe
magazine doesn’t
advertise products on
their front cover.
At the bottom right of
my front cover I have
added the price and
made it very visible.
Where as the price
isn’t visible or
possibly not there on
Vibe magazines front
cover.
I do not have a logo on my
magazine but there is a logo
on Vibe’s magazine.
On my magazine I
have added a storyline
onto the front cover of
my magazine where as
Vibe magazine hasn’t.

5. Contents Page: UseEven though my
contents page looks
nothing like the one
on the right, this is
the contents page
that I have analysed
toughly. My Contents
page looks nothing
like this one because
I used many different
contents pages to
create mine.
One thing that is the
same on both
contents pages is the
fact that they both
have page numbers
on them.
Another thing that is
the same on both
magazines is the fact
that the information
that is on each page is
listed and the page
numbers are also
displayed as well.
All of the images on my
contents page are mid-
shots as is the image on
the contents page on
the right.

6. Contents Page: DevelopThere are some of
the things that I
have developed
from the contents
page on the right.
Something that I have
developed on my
contents page is the
way I have set out the
lists of information
involving the content
on each pages of my
magazine.
Another thing that I
have developed on
my contents page is
the main title.
Instead of having a
bold solid coloured
title I have used a
more graffiti style
text to give my
magazine more of a
‘street’ look. Also
instead of having a
sold coloured text, I
have used a two
toned style text.

7. Contents Page: ChallengeEven though I
have talk about
some points
which are the
same there are
lots of features
that are different
One massive
difference between
these two contents
pages is the colour of
the background. I have
chosen to use the
colour black because
my magazine front
cover is black so I want
to keep the colour of
the backgrounds
consistent.
Another big
difference between
these two contents
pages is the fact
there is only one
image on the
contents page on
the right, where as I
have used three
images on mine.
One final difference
between my contents
page and the
contents page on the
right is the different
colour text. I have
continued to use
black and yellow text
to keep consistency.

8. Double page spread: UseI mostly based
the style of my
double page
spread on the
double page
page spread on
the right from
Vibe magazine.
however I have
incorporated
parts of other
double page
spreads onto
my own as well.
As you can see my double page spread
is very similar to the existing double
page spread on the right. The
background is the same colour because
I wanted to keep a colour consistency
between my three products.
Another thing that
is the same
between my
double page
spread and the
existing one is the
fact that we have
used a large image
and positioned it
on the left of the
page and we have
positioned the text
on the right.
One final thing that is the same
between these to double page spreads
is the fact that they both have used
slug line quotations from the models
on the page.

9. Double Page spread: Develop
Even though
these two double
page spreads look
very similar, there
are some thing
that I have
developed on
mine.
Some thing that I
have developed
on my double
page spread is in
stead of having
his name in small
writing over the
top of the image.
I have moved it
to the top of the
page and made it
into a title
Something else that I have developed on my double
page spread is the angle that I have taken my photo in.
Even though they are both mid-shots my image is taken
centrally where as the image on the existing double
page spread is taken from a side point of view.
One final thing
that I have
developed on my
double page
spread is instead
of using just one
slug line I have
used two. I have
done this to try
and make my
page look like it
has more on it.

10. Double page spread: Challenge
On my double
page spread I have
incorporated page
numbers, where as
the double page
spread on the right
doesn’t have any
on.
Another difference between these two double
page spreads is the colour in text. On my double
page I have used a lot brighter white and yellow
to make the text stand out, where as the double
page spread on the right uses a darker white and
a bronze colour.
Another difference between these two
double page spreads is the fact that I have
only used one image on my double page
spread, where as there is two on the
double page spread on the right.
One final difference
between these two
double page
spreads is, I have
split my story into
three columns,
where as the other
double page spread
story is spilt into
two columns.