Media music magazine ideas and inspiration.

1. C3 MAGAZINE
TREATMENT
C A S S I E
V I N Y L
D A N C E M U S I C

2. INSPIRATIONWhich of the titles from Task 1 will inspire your design?
Include images of magazine covers which you like here from:
Hip-Hop:
• Paper
• Complex
• Fader
• HypeBeast
• Status
• RWD
• Clash
Indie:
• Scout
• Foam
• Under the Radar
• Nylon
• Wonderland
• Dazed
• Clash
EDM:
• Mix Mag
• DJ Mag
• URB
• Nylon
• Wonderland
• Dazed
• Status

3. TITLE AND MASTHEAD
Go to wwwpossible typography styles here.

4. MAIN IMAGE
Use google images to find a range of photographs which match your idea for the main
cover image. Your selected images should reveal your chosen:
• Photographic Style (moody, whimsical, arty, edgy, black & white, on-location, studio,
psychedelic, gritty, glamorous etc.)
• Shot type (mid-shot, ¾ knee shot, medium close-up, close-up, big close-up, long shot
shot etc.)
• Camera angle (low, high, canted etc.)
• Lighting (high key, naturalistic, use of colour etc.)
• Location (most likely the studio, but there may be other locations relevant to your
genre)
• Fashion, make-up, props (styling relevant to your genre)
You may wish to include one slide of images on each of the above bullet points.

5. COLOUR SCHEME

6. COVER-LINES
Use your snipping tool to copy a range of possible cover-lines from existing music
magazine front covers.
Remember your cover-lines must be relevant to your chosen genre and specialist
audience.

7. REPRESENTATION OF ARTIST

8. ARTICLE TITLE
The A-Z of HAN
The Q&A – HAN
The different sides of HAN
Questions for HAN
Half an hour with HAN
An interview with HAN

9. STRAPLINE
Include a range of straplines from existing music magazines here.
Living and breathing dance music.
The worlds biggest dance music and clubbing magazine
Stays woke
Is in focus
Is breaking underground
Comes of age
• The sound you love

10. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE
ARTICLE
Early stages – being discovered
What influences her music
Why do you remain hidden from the public eye
Quotes from the artist
What inspires your work
What have you got planned for the rest of the year
Who would you like to collaborate with

11. ARTICLE PHOTO-SHOOT