This document discusses the design choices for a music magazine called TUNE. It summarizes: 1) The masthead uses a bold, outlined font in white on a green textured background to stand out and match the theme of music. 2) The cover photo features a model in front of a dark textured background in a mid-shot with increased brightness to make her stand out. 3) The magazine features popular indie rock bands like Arctic Monkeys, 1975, Imagine Dragons and The Killers to appeal to fans of the genre while also attracting broader audiences through recognizable artists. 4) A limited number of easy to read fonts like "Cochin Italic" are used

1. In what ways does your media
product use, develop or
challenge forma and
conventions of real media
products?
Magazine evaluation.

2. TUNE Vs. NME

3. MASHEAD
• My masthead I have used is conventional due to the fact when you
just look at the title it conveys the main theme of this magazine
which is music. To find my masthead I tried to think of different
words for music or sound and thought that the word ‘TUNE’ was
very appropriate. I also had a look if there was any magazines out
there with the same masthead. I done this so I would not be
accused of stealing another magazines name. I like how the NME
is outlined in colors that really makes the text stand out and the text
is easy to see. I took this inspiration and chose a text that had
outlines within the text to make my masthead look bolder and more
defined. I chose the colour white as it stood out on the green,
textured background. I also chose white as it is the best house the
colour to match the background.

4. MISE EN SCENE
• I have chose to put my model in front of a
dark, textured background. I done this as the
model was wearing bright clothing so it would
make her stand out. Also I thought it would
look good as most magazines have their
models in front of a plain background and I
wanted my magazine to be different. When
looking at other magazines in my research I
realized that the most common shot used for a
single model was mid shot this s why I have
chosen a mid shot of my model.
• When editing my photo using Photoshop I
decided to increase the brightness of the
model. This is because I wanted the model to
stand out and not just blend into the
background. I also wanted the image I used to
look professional so I was trying to get the
effect of high key lighting. I made the
background darker by reducing the saturation
as I wanted my house style colours to be
visible on the background. Also

5. PEOPLE
Within my magazine I used people such as: the Artic Monkeys, the 1975, Imagine Dragons and The
Killers. I have choses these as they are bands that everyone know but are bands from the indie rock
genre. Also because they are well known bands other people who are not into the indie genre because
of the artists inside. I have chose The Killers to feature on the front of my magazine as personally I think
they are the most well known out of the bands I have featured inside. This could be due to the fact the
band has been going for longer than all the others. Also some of their songs have been heard on
movies such as Hot Fuss. I have chose the 1975 as they are a well known band for teenagers and
young adults. Have included a variety of bands for all ages as I want everyone to be able to ready my
magazine, there is no stereotypical age group.

6. TITLE FONT&STYLES
• Within my magazine I decided to use a small amount of text
fonts, I have done this as I don’t want my magazine to look
unprofessional and messy. I got the majority of my fonts
online from a website called dafont.co.uk and then
downloaded them into the Photoshop software so they are
there to use whenever I need them. The main font I used
throughout my contents page and DPS is “Cochin Italic”. I
used this font as it is easy to understand and it fit with the
style of my magazine.

7. How is genre reflected?
• To reflect the genre of my
magazine I used a range of things.
One way of reflecting the genre
straight away was by using the sell
line ‘ why has the uk gone indie
mad’. This single sentence tells the
reader the genre of the magazine
straight away.
• Also I have included many stories
about other indie rock artist what
people will know of. This will also
give the reader an idea of the
genre and will attract people who
like these artists.