1. Evaluation of Music Magazine Shannon Grant

7. The front cover of my magazine (Fuse) shows a long shot of a two girls band, they are both wearing bright colours which help them to stand out against the white background. This shot is a studio shot, which means they were prepared for it. To get focus on to the writing I have used denser colours for the text boxes, this is so it shows up against the brightness of the image. I specifically asked my models to wear blue as this means the colour theme (pinky-red) would stand out well against the image. The masthead for the magazine says “FUSE” which is the title of the magazine, it stands for. The masthead is off-centre but this means the band members can be seen fully, the masthead is clear and easy to read from a distance. I feel that the mastheads font should stand out more than the headlines, so I done the masthead in a more outstanding font. I think this works well because people might want to be able to recognise their favourite magazine which would be easy to establish from the masthead as it stands out most. I think I have used the colours well to contrast one another, the colours also show no specific gender, being a pinky red I think could be specific for both genders. The front cover I don’t think is gender specific however showing women as being talented rather than just having sex appeal might be more suited towards women rather than men. I didn’t use a left third I placed the cover lines all over the place to make it look more innovative. The cover lines play a big role of inviting the readers and I think using “50 best albums of the year!” to do this works well as it intrigues people to find out what is inside. The cover lines state lots of band names, which is good and a lot like MOJO magazine and NME magazine. The cover lines big up the magazine and makes it sound like the best in the world for example it says- “Number 1 in music magazines” There is not much information on the front cover which makes you want to read more from the inside and what the cover lines say, this means you would buy it to read it, this is good. I think this cover has a slight uniqueness to it, because generally other magazines have a lot of information on the front cover but where this one doesn’t you have to buy it to read it, this is good because it entices people like they want to read more. However, I do think that ‘NME’ is similar to ‘Kerrang’ music magazine, this is because they share the way they used an image of a whole band, rather than just one member of a band like other music magazines (MOJO). The font, colour scheme, type and even the way it is laid out is a lot like MOJO’s. I think people who would be most likely to buy my magazine would be mostly individualists as the two people on the front are quite odd looking, which could have an impact on someone wanting to be “different”. Deconstruction

8. Deconstructive Similarities My front cover compared to Q’s is quite similar, the mastheads are on the same side, the cover lines are in a similar place, as is the strip across the middle and the strip across the bottom. Alike to Q I have used a simple image as a background filler. Aswell as that The bar codes are exceptionally alike. All of these similarities makes me feel as though my magazine is at a professional standard as I have stuck to the conventions of a music magazine. Masthead Cover lines Middle Strip Bottom Strip Image Masthead Masthead Masthead Cover lines Masthead Cover lines Masthead Cover lines Masthead Cover lines Masthead Image Cover lines Masthead Image Cover lines Masthead Image Cover lines Masthead Middle Strip Image Cover lines Masthead Middle Strip Image Cover lines Masthead Middle Strip Image Cover lines Masthead Bottom Strip Middle Strip Image Cover lines Masthead Image Image Middle Strip Image Middle Strip Image Middle Strip Image Bottom Strip Middle Strip Image Bottom Strip Middle Strip Image Masthead Bottom Strip Middle Strip Image Cover lines Masthead Bottom Strip Middle Strip Image Cover lines Masthead Bottom Strip Middle Strip Image

9. From my first project of creating a student magazine I feel as though I have improved my magazine making skills as my music magazine looks a lot more professional than my student magazine. This is because my student magazine hasn’t got very clear writing and the colours don’t show any gender or race etc. specifications.