1. Mariya Ahmed
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05/02/14
Front Cover
I will have an image of
a female model that
will be wearing a light
pink dress with limited
make up and jewellery.
The pose that she will
be doing is having her
hands on her hips,
which is a pose that I
have seen from a
popular classical
magazine called
‘Gramophone’. Her
whole body will be
facing the left but her
head position is going
to be straight towards
the camera.
The content that I’m
going to insert is a
quiz which will show
what sort of classical
lover you are,
upcoming classical
festivals which they
can go to, music
releases and a life
journey interview of
a famous classical
musician. The main
point I’m trying to get
across is the fact that
classical music is like
every other genre
and not what its
stereotyped as which
is boring.
The layout that I am going to use is going to follow the codes and conventions of a
popularmagazine, which is known as ‘Gramophone’. I’m going to keep my magazine quite
basic and not crowded with loads of cover lines because then it will not attract people to
purchase the magazine. Also, to make it easy for the audience to follow I’m going to have the
models image in the middle and a few cover lines on each side, so its easier for the audience
to read and navigate around the magazine. The font style of the masthead will be ‘Oriya MN’
and the font size will be around 70. The font of the cover lines will be ‘Stencil’ and the font
size will be 14, but the main cover lines will have a bigger font such as 18. The language I
have used is formal to reach my target audience, as they are mature. I am going to add a
puff, which will have an exclusive offer or something that will immediately attract the
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2. Mariya Ahmed
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audience. According to my questionnaire results, my audience read about 3-4 magazines a
month that made me come to a conclusion that I will publish my magazine weekly. Also, I
asked whether I should feature a competition or not in the magazine and 60% of my
respondents said I should. Moreover, I asked my audience what attracts them the most
when looking at a magazine and they said the title and images which is why I am going to
pay more attention on the images that I take and the title. I also wanted to know a colour
scheme for my magazine so I asked what colour my audience would associate with classical
and they said pink and black, this is why my front cover will be pink and black so it can
attract more of my audience and I have a more possibility of people purchasing it.
Contents Page
I will have an image of the
model that is in the front
cover and she will be playing
the piano. This will give a
hint to the viewers that
there are piano classes
available and it gives a sense
of continuously. The camera
angle will be from the side
to give more emphasis on
the piano.
Here I will have an
image of a violin as I’m
following the codes and
conventions of the ‘Q’
magazine. The violin will
represent the fact that
there are violin classes
available for people who
wish to become a
violinist.
I will be adding short
subheadings to keep
the reader
interested and I will
be adding read
borders t separate
each section and
make it look more
organized.
There will be an image
of 2 girls all happy,
reading a classical
magazine together. They
will both be looking at
the magazine and not
the camera to show how
interested and excited
they are feeling about
the magazine.
I will have an advertisement at the bottom to show more
benefits to the magazine
The layout I am going to use follows
the codes and conventions of a popular magazine, which is ‘Q’. I’m going to try and keep my
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3. Mariya Ahmed
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subheadings short so it keeps the audience interested in the magazine and I will make my
subheadings to the point. Also, to make it easy for the audience to access I have the images
on one side and text on the other so it looks organized and professional. The font style of the
masthead will be ‘Lucida Bright’ and the font size will be around 60. The font I will be using
for the subheadings will be ‘PT sans Narrow’ and the font size will be 14, however, the
writing underneath the subheadings will be the font size of 11. The advertisement
underneath will have a font style of ‘Monaco’ with the font size of 14 and the main writing
which would attract the reader in size 18.The language I have used is formal to reach my
target audience, as they are mature. I am going to add an advertisement, which will have an
exclusive offer or free tickets to a concert, which would immediately attract the audience.
According to my research I have found that my target audience wants to have a quiz or
some sort of competition in my magazine, this made me come to a conclusion that I will
feature a quiz in my magazine hence why one of my subheadings will have this. On my
contents page I will use the colours red and black, as they are a good combination and some
of my respondents wanted a bit of red in the magazine.
Double Page Spread
I am going to
have 3 images of
the model who
will be on the
front page. The
images will be
with the same
product to make
it look smooth.
I will have a big,
eye-catchy title
so it can
immediately
attract the
audience.
I will be adding a lot of
text as the target
audience is mature so
they would like to read
more.
I will have an image of the
model in a piano, which
represents the magazine.
I will have a quote from the
famous musician who I will
be interviewing, in a big font,
as it will be a famous and
inspirational quote.
The layout I am going to use is from a fashion magazine and I am going to
follow the codes and conventions of the fashion magazine and try not to break
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them. To make my magazine easy for my audience to access I will have the images
on the top right hand side and text at the bottom to make it more organized and
easy to understand. The font style for my title will be ‘Lucida Calligraphy’ and the font
size will be between 60-80. The font for the main writing will be ‘Lucida Bright’ and the font
size will be 12. The quote from the musician will be in the font ‘Noteworthy’ and in the font
size of 20 to make it stand out. The language I have used is formal to reach my target
audience, as they are mature. To attract my target audience I will have another
advertisement to reinforce the fact the magazine has beneficial attributes.
According to my results, my target audience would like the magazine to be featured with
mostly Opera music, which made me come to a conclusion that I will have an interview with
a famous Opera musician on my double page spread. My respondents associated classical
music to the colours pink and black, which is why I have come to a conclusion that I will be
using these two colours on my double page.
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