2. At the moment I am happy with what I
have uploaded onto the blog and I feel as
though I have a good idea to what my
magazine may include. I have enjoyed
researching into the magazines and feel as
if the research will be useful and relevant
when it comes to designing my magazine
3. I have decided on a magazine that will
hopefully attract both genders instead of
just males who are often associated with
indie magazines, this gives me a unique
selling point.
4. For my magazine I am going to conduct a
photoshoot of an indie band called ‘Hallowed
People’, this will then allow me to write an
article about them or interview them allowing
me to include factual knowledge in my article.
This will give readers the inside knowledge of
what its like to be a new upcoming indie band. I
will also take photos of my friends to include in
the contents page.
5. My front cover will abide by the Rule Of Thirds in order to
accentuate the cover image and attract people’s
attention. I decided to use five headlines and this will allow
me to do so which reflects the content of the magazine. I
have not fully decided on House style yet as I want to
experiment with a variety of colours in order to find out
which is more effective but I would prefer to use different
shades of blue. In my questionnaire I will ask what House
style people would prefer which I will also take into account
when I experiment with them.
6. On my contents page I would prefer the
layout to be more creative and exciting
but also gives relevant information at the
same time. This means that I can include
all the information in a different way to
how the article will be, therefore the
magazine won’t be boring and shows the
variety which reflects the rest of the
magazine. I will also include lots of
images and a competition on this page.
7. My audience will be:
- Both male and female
- Aged 15-23
- An active audience
- A/B income bracket (primary)
- C2-E income bracket (secondary)
- Hedgehog thinkers
8. Throughout this coursework I will need to
manage my time a lot more effectively in
order to keep on top of all my work, I plan to
do this by using my school planner and
organising the shoot and interview early on in
the process. This would therefore allow me to
work at a higher level and keep my work
maintained and steady.
9. In my magazine I will allow my audience the
opportunity to use the internet to contribute
their thoughts and ideas to the magazine. By
doing so I will include digital natives into my
audience by incorporating the use of Web 2.0.
This is very important as it will reflect my
research into independent journalism and
give the public more freedom of speech
compared to other magazines whilst also
keeping to the ‘indie’ genre. I will do this
through competitions and reviews.
10. I would want my magazine to be owned by
the large conglomerate ‘Bauer’ as it also owns
a variety of other indie magazines. This will
allow me to get as much distribution as the
other magazines and hopefully make my
magazine more successful. This is also
conventional for an indie magazine now as it
reflects the genre becoming more
mainstream.
