evaluating contents of music magazine

1. Question 1:
Evaluation
of Contents
Page

2. I followed the code most magazines have of having
the “contents” title in the top left hand corner. I also
showed synergy by using my masthead again and
placing it in the top right corner, and using the same
font for both texts. I followed the house style by
using the same colour font and contrast of orange
and black. I also showed the issue of February 2016
and placed this in a box-out of red which makes it
more noticeable and adds to what is expected of my
genre of being colourful and vibrant.
Another code which I followed was not
having the word “page” next to the
number, as on my posts of drafts on my
blog you will be able to see I originally
did, however I quickly corrected that. I
used the colour of the banner on my
front cover as the colourful shape in
which I put the page number in, as this
created synergy. I either put the
number next to the article name or
placed it on top of an image which was
showing the article. I also placed all the
numbers in order.
I also followed the code of changing the layout and the font when promoting the
cover story on the contents page. As I ensured the cover photo image was the
largest one and I chose this image as I found it showed the setting in which the
shot was taken very beautiful and helps create the idea that this star is very natural
and pure. The image also shows her outfit more. I chose to emphasise that this was
the cover story by using a different shaping and colour stating “Cover Story”. I also
over layered the image with text which I didn’t do on any of the other images on
my contents and used a transparent box to write a summary of the article in.

3. Most magazines have a subscription
section on their contents page, so
therefore I used a vibrant colour and
inserted an image of my completed front
cover on to the contents page. I also
used the slogan in which I used on the
banner on my front cover again to help
create synergy and emphasise the idea
of this magazine being to a very high
standard and very well liked. The deal
and money saving option is clearly
stated and the page in which you will
find further information is stated. This
part of the contents also makes it clear
that this magazine is seasonal.
At the bottom of my contents I provided usernames and links to social
media that the magazine has, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and
their official website. During my target audience research I found that my
target audience of 16-21 year olds all wanted to be able to engage with
the latest trends and offers that Bhangra Beats has to offer through social
media. Another convention I followed was the page number located in
the bottom right corner. These two conventions are present in almost all
music magazines.
I followed the code of advertising a competition
on my contents , I used a black extravagant new
shape to promote a competition with
contrasting colours to help advertise it. My
target audience research informed me they
wanted to be able to have the chance to win
something if they were to purchase a magazine. I
overlapped this shape over an image. The use of
my bright colours have been consistent
throughout as because my genre is very niche
there was very few, if any, Bhangra conventions I
could follow other than bright vibrant
contrasting colours.

4. I followed the code which all magazines have
despite the genre, and had a range of images
on my contents. The images varied in shot type,
model and scene. I broke conventions by having
images of images and not places, that do not
have people in on my contents page, such as
the Gurdwara, the gifts and the close up shot of
the candles. I felt this was necessary as it would
help engage the cultural beauty that would be
involved throughout the magazine and how
they link to Music.
Richard Dyers theory is proven here as
each star is simply a fake image, as the
models in the images are pretending to
have musical careers and be as dressed
up as they are and they would normally
not be dressed as culturally and
traditionally as they are shown to be.
I wanted to balance out the genders on my
contents page, as although the magazine is
very pretty and colours and can be seen as
very feminine, I wanted to ensure that the
magazine was attractive to males as well
and I did this by balancing out the number
of images I had of males and females.
I used lines to give structure to the page as a convention that many music
magazines have is having structures columns so I wanted my magazine to
be sophisticated and organised. Contents pages also have very little clear
space on their contents page, so I wanted to follow that convention and I
did this by having 15 stories on the contents page.
I wanted to ensure there was a clear house style from the cover to the contents, and I made this synergy by using the logo
and the same colours and the same bold orange background.