1. The double page spread follows the
conventions of a typical magazine article
because I have used columns to keep the
In the contents page does not traditional style.
include many thumbnail I have chosen to put the barcode at the bottom of the
images, this is so that the I have used a different colour for the page so that it is the last thing that is seen, it is important
page does not seem questions and answers so that they are but only when it is being scanned, nobody really wants to
overcrowded. The sections easy to read, this means that if the reader look at it. The main sell line is at the bottom but is in a
are in boxes so that is looking for something specific, it will be bigger font and is highlighed around the outside.
everything looks separate and easier to find.
the whole thing is just easy to
navigate around for the There are three images of the artist, taken
reader. The competition has a from different angles so that they don’t
lack background so that it make the page seem too “flat” they give
appears more important and the page dimension and this draws the
the use of an exclamation
readers eye to them. Also, one of the
mark also adds a dramatic
effect. pictures has an abstract background which
contrasts the other two, it is also bigger so
that the reader can tell it is the main
image.

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Blue can be a dramatic colour but
also attractive to a younger
The “Free plectrums”
audience. The black and white used
offer would appeal to Colour are for the text and shadows etc.
guitar or bass players scheme and to make things stand out more.
plus they are flat so
The front Red and yellow help to attract a
would be easy to attach.
cover younger audience but they are not
The main photo includes
used too much so that older people
a guitar which ties into
will like it too.
the free plectrums ideas.
The masthead stands
out as it has an opaque
background and is a
How… The
separate part of the The “Hard Vinyl” relates to
name
cover. content an older reader because
they would have had
records when they were
younger but it also
appeals to a younger
audience as it seems
Language
retro and stylish.
Includes a SHORT editors letter because a lot of people
said they don’t read it but I want to stay with the
conventions and not break tradition.
Informal but not “slangy” to appeal to a more mature
audience but with a laid back take on life

3. What media institution might distribute your media product
and why?
• Future publishing would publish my magazine as
they have a large collection of guitar magazines and
they would know where to go with it and have a lot
of experience on what sells and what does not.#
• My magazine would hopefully fill any gaps that they
do not already cover.

4. Who would be the audience for
your media product?
• Reader profile for music magazine –
• Age - 18-60
• Male or female
• Plays a lot of guitar or drums and wears jeans and converse, easygoing and down to earth,
respects nature and likes being outside. Eats well and drinks a lot of tea.
• Listens to…
• Traveling wilburys, tom petty, hard-fi, kasabian, beatles, waterboys, radiohead, journey, the cars,
UB40, madness, the specials, the beat, MGMT, roxy music, red hot chilli peppers, maroon 5, kings
of leon, florence and the machine, starsailor, Fleetwood Mac, supertramp, ELO, Roy Orbison,
Killers, Michael Jackson, bob Dylan, America, tracy chapman, credence Clearwater revival,
connells, the feeling, crowded house, Brandon flowers, the police, Maroon 5, Stevie wonder,
Lindsay Buckingham, beach boys.
• Likes –
• Art galleries, coffee, staying up late drawing, carry on films, being a hippy, listening to Fleetwood
Mac, playing guitar and keyboard and singing, paper-round, early mornings, trees, animals, fixing
things, driving, fruit salad, herbal teas, incense, surf jewellery, the sea, thunderstorms, computers,
new design, being a “roadie”, ovaltine, cherry pie.
Dislikes –
• bad hygiene, chavs, hot weather, two-faced people, fake friends, buses (would rather walk in the
rain), N-Dubz.

5. I used a bright colour
scheme to draw the reader
in, the photo on the front
cover is a natural pose and
she is smiling, this makes
the magazine appear to be
fun and casual. The colours
tie in together but do not
blend.
The language used is I used a red column to stand
informal but not colloquial, out from the blue so that it is
this is to attract the more the first thing you see and is
relaxed but not illiterate easy to navigate.
reader.

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the
process of constructing this product?
• I have benefited from the use of photo editing software and now feel I have a better understanding
of how to manipulate an image to suit a purpose.
• Using publisher 2007 has helped me work around the new setup and experiment with
backgrounds, fonts, picture editing etc.

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt
in the progression from it to the full product?
I have learnt how to tailor
a magazine to fit a target
audience and that the
conventions of
magazines do not
change much from genre
to genre. I feel I have
improved my
photography skills, and
know what kind of photo
to take for a magazine.