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The document analyzes the cover of a magazine focused on rock music. It features a picture of Slash from Guns N' Roses as the cover image. The masthead is in simple black text at the top to match the aesthetic of rock bands featured. There is a promotion ("puff") for an exclusive CD included in the magazine featuring tracks picked by Slash. The cover line prominently displays "Slash" in bold white text to attract buyers. Additional details like artist features and a barcode are also included on the cover.
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Final pitch
This document outlines plans for the front page, contents page, and a double page spread for a music magazine.
The front page will feature an image of an exclusive band along with cover lines of other established bands. It will have a full title masthead and banner stating "The essential music guide." The contents page will include pictures of the exclusive band and other images like album covers, keeping text to a minimum.
The double page spread will be an exclusive article on the featured band, with one page showing a full shot of the band and the other containing information and an interview in a question and answer format.
Final pitch
This document outlines the plans for the front page, contents page, and a double page spread for a music magazine.
The front page will feature an image of an exclusive band along with cover lines of other popular bands. It will include the magazine title and taglines. The contents page will also be pictorial with photos rather than extensive text.
A double page spread will provide an exclusive article on the featured band through a large photo on one page and an interview on the facing page, following conventions from analyzed magazines.
Final Pitch.
The document outlines plans for a music magazine launch, including:
1. The front page will feature a cut-out image of an exclusive band over a white background, along with cover lines of other established bands.
2. The contents page will include pictures of the exclusive band and other album covers, with article numbers in columns and minimal text.
3. The double-page spread will have a full-shot photograph of the exclusive band members on one page, and details about the band on the facing page, maintaining the color scheme from the front page.
Front cover analysis 2
The target audience of Kerrang! magazine is teenagers and young adults aged 15-25 who enjoy heavy metal and rock music. This is evident from the images, typefaces, and focus on rock singer Gerard Way on the cover. The genre is primarily heavy metal and rock. The lead article promotes the band My Chemical Romance, with their name displayed prominently in bright colors against the dark background to attract attention. The magazine's masthead is partially obscured by Gerard Way's head, but its name is an onomatopoeia related to guitar riffs, appealing to the target audience.
Evaluation q1
The document analyzes the design of existing rock magazines like Kerrang to inform the creation of a new rock magazine. Key elements that were incorporated include a black, white, and yellow color scheme inspired by magazines like Kerrang and Mojo. The layout is busy with lots of elements like Kerrang to create an exciting feel that will appeal to the target audience of young adult rock fans. Elements like the large masthead, cover lines, and featured artist text are used similarly to Kerrang to draw readers' attention.
Front cover analysis of Q magazine
This magazine issue of Q targets both middle-aged and younger audiences. The cover features younger artist Jake Bugg wearing a leather jacket, representing rebellion and linking to his music. Additional coverlines mention older bands like Nirvana and Metallica to appeal to original readers. The magazine's design follows principles to direct readers' eyes to the masthead first and coverlines last. Its house style uses red, gold, and black colors and different typefaces to highlight important information and articles.
Headlines digipak analysis
The album cover for The Saturdays' "Headlines" depicts the band members sitting at a hair salon reading magazines with headlines about themselves, relating to the album title. The cover shows the convergence of headlines and music. The black and white CD features the title in a headline font with varying text sizes to denote importance. The back cover continues the hair salon theme with illuminated writing listing songs, placing more familiar songs at the top to encourage purchases.
Kerrang! magazine cover analysis
The target audience of this rock magazine is males and females aged 12-20. This is evident through the chaotic design and bright colors meant to attract teenagers. The magazine focuses on rock music, as seen in the cracked masthead and general chaos of the layout. The main image takes up most of the page and features Ozzy Osbourne, a prominent rock artist, looking threatening to draw in readers. Band names in the credits and coverlines are in large, bright fonts to grab the attention of audiences familiar with those bands. Overall, the magazine's design is loud and chaotic to appeal to its target teenage rock audience.
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Final pitch
This document outlines plans for the front page, contents page, and a double page spread for a music magazine.
The front page will feature an image of an exclusive band along with cover lines of other established bands. It will have a full title masthead and banner stating "The essential music guide." The contents page will include pictures of the exclusive band and other images like album covers, keeping text to a minimum.
The double page spread will be an exclusive article on the featured band, with one page showing a full shot of the band and the other containing information and an interview in a question and answer format.
Final pitch
This document outlines the plans for the front page, contents page, and a double page spread for a music magazine.
The front page will feature an image of an exclusive band along with cover lines of other popular bands. It will include the magazine title and taglines. The contents page will also be pictorial with photos rather than extensive text.
A double page spread will provide an exclusive article on the featured band through a large photo on one page and an interview on the facing page, following conventions from analyzed magazines.
Final Pitch.
The document outlines plans for a music magazine launch, including:
1. The front page will feature a cut-out image of an exclusive band over a white background, along with cover lines of other established bands.
2. The contents page will include pictures of the exclusive band and other album covers, with article numbers in columns and minimal text.
3. The double-page spread will have a full-shot photograph of the exclusive band members on one page, and details about the band on the facing page, maintaining the color scheme from the front page.
Front cover analysis 2
The target audience of Kerrang! magazine is teenagers and young adults aged 15-25 who enjoy heavy metal and rock music. This is evident from the images, typefaces, and focus on rock singer Gerard Way on the cover. The genre is primarily heavy metal and rock. The lead article promotes the band My Chemical Romance, with their name displayed prominently in bright colors against the dark background to attract attention. The magazine's masthead is partially obscured by Gerard Way's head, but its name is an onomatopoeia related to guitar riffs, appealing to the target audience.
Evaluation q1
The document analyzes the design of existing rock magazines like Kerrang to inform the creation of a new rock magazine. Key elements that were incorporated include a black, white, and yellow color scheme inspired by magazines like Kerrang and Mojo. The layout is busy with lots of elements like Kerrang to create an exciting feel that will appeal to the target audience of young adult rock fans. Elements like the large masthead, cover lines, and featured artist text are used similarly to Kerrang to draw readers' attention.
Front cover analysis of Q magazine
This magazine issue of Q targets both middle-aged and younger audiences. The cover features younger artist Jake Bugg wearing a leather jacket, representing rebellion and linking to his music. Additional coverlines mention older bands like Nirvana and Metallica to appeal to original readers. The magazine's design follows principles to direct readers' eyes to the masthead first and coverlines last. Its house style uses red, gold, and black colors and different typefaces to highlight important information and articles.
Headlines digipak analysis
The album cover for The Saturdays' "Headlines" depicts the band members sitting at a hair salon reading magazines with headlines about themselves, relating to the album title. The cover shows the convergence of headlines and music. The black and white CD features the title in a headline font with varying text sizes to denote importance. The back cover continues the hair salon theme with illuminated writing listing songs, placing more familiar songs at the top to encourage purchases.
Kerrang! magazine cover analysis
The target audience of this rock magazine is males and females aged 12-20. This is evident through the chaotic design and bright colors meant to attract teenagers. The magazine focuses on rock music, as seen in the cracked masthead and general chaos of the layout. The main image takes up most of the page and features Ozzy Osbourne, a prominent rock artist, looking threatening to draw in readers. Band names in the credits and coverlines are in large, bright fonts to grab the attention of audiences familiar with those bands. Overall, the magazine's design is loud and chaotic to appeal to its target teenage rock audience.
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Front cover analysis 1
The target audience of this music magazine is older readers aged 25+. The main genre is rock music as shown by the image of Mick Jagger and a guitar. Mick Jagger takes up most of the front cover to attract both older and younger readers. The model credit and lead article about Mick Jagger also take prominent space. Design principles are followed to draw readers in with the most attention-grabbing elements in the primary optical area and less prominent details in other areas.
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Double page spread analysis
The headline uses sans serif font in red and black colors consistent with Q magazine's style. It is large and bold to catch readers' attention without revealing the story. The headline also mentions a prize to attract readers.
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Magazine cover analysis3
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Magazine conventions
1) Rocksound magazine uses various design elements to highlight key information on the cover, including kickers, cover lines, and taglines to indicate featured articles and bands inside.
2) The feature article photo is prominently displayed on the cover and is often accompanied by a tagline describing why that band is the focus of the issue.
3) The magazine aims to promote new and unsigned bands by including free music CDs with each issue featuring both established and up-and-coming artists.
Double Page Spread Analysis
The page uses black and red colors which link to the magazine's style and the genre of rock music. A large main image takes up much of the page along with informal text. The headline aims to make readers curious to learn more from the article. While the layout is informal with the large image, the content and language around music suggests discussing a notable figure within the industry.
Contents 2
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Cover image mag 1
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Double page spread analysis
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Textual analysis
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Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine focused on rock music. It is published by Bauer Media Group, a large multinational media company. Kerrang! has maintained its position as the best-selling music weekly magazine in the UK. Originally devoted to new wave of British heavy metal and hard rock, Kerrang! now provides information on current bands, music releases, and upcoming events. While appealing to both male and female readers, Kerrang! particularly targets younger audiences who can be difficult for magazines to reach.
Front cover analysis (main task)
The document analyzes 10 different magazine covers and discusses their design elements. It notes that magazine covers typically feature eye-catching mastheads at the top to draw readers in. Covers also use bright colors, graphics, and images of popular artists to attract attention and interest buyers browsing the shelves. Skylines showing additional artists are also used to keep readers engaged even if they are not fans of the main featured artist. Barcodes with pricing are included to make the magazines look professionally produced.
second assessment
The document discusses the cover of a magazine dedicated to the band My Chemical Romance. The cover features an image of the band from their "Black Parade" era. Elements like the masthead, headline, and color scheme are designed to tie into the band's aesthetic and signal to fans that this is a special collector's issue focused on My Chemical Romance. The contents page continues this theme with a large central image of the band and text listing articles in neat columns at the bottom of the page to avoid clutter.
Digipak ideas
The document provides details on the design ideas for a digipak for a compilation album featuring songs from various artists. It discusses including information about the songs on the CD disk, using album artwork that represents the compilation rather than individual artist photos, and laying out the track lists and artist information on the front and back covers as well as the spine in between. The design aims to make the album cohesive while highlighting the various artists and songs included.
Dizzee Rascal Analysis
The document describes the layout and design conventions used on the contents page of a magazine. It includes the masthead at the top, a main image linking to content below, an index of page numbers for articles, and date and subscription offers. Common design elements like rule of thirds and positioning of images and text help make the page neat and easy to understand for readers.
Research into digipacks
The document discusses the album cover for Klaxons' album "Surfing the Void". It summarizes that the cover features a cat in a space suit, created by merging two photos. It then discusses conventions of album covers like simple designs and fonts. It notes the album cover has minimal text, just the band name on the space suit. The photography combined two photos in a clever way. Bright lighting and props help make the cover eye-catching. The document also summarizes a magazine ad for The Killers' "Day & Age" album, noting conventions like the band/album name and recognizable fonts and artwork.
Magazine analysis
This double page spread features an article about an eccentric band. The main image shows members of the band in unusual poses, including a woman wearing a rabbit costume. Other images are included to provide additional content. The layout is split into columns, as is conventional for magazine articles. A bold heading identifies the band as the subject of the article. A quote from a band member adds star appeal. The unconventional high angle shot of the band looking at the reader promotes audience involvement. Overall, the spread utilizes images and text in a conventional magazine format to profile an eccentric band.
Music magazine covers
The document summarizes conventions used on magazine covers. It describes features of Q magazine covers such as placing part of the masthead behind the cover image and using distinctive fonts and colors for the coverline to make it stand out. It also notes that cover images and stories are chosen to appeal to the magazine's audience. Additional conventions discussed include pull quotes designed to look handwritten and competitions advertised near the barcode.
Magazine analysis
The document analyzes magazine covers and contents pages. It discusses conventions like logos appearing throughout, dates listed, and sections used. It also notes unconventional elements like unusual placements of images or text. Main images are usually central and convey importance. Covers entice readers with star appeal from featured artists and hints of inside content. Contents pages continue brand themes and intrigue readers with numerous small images and previews of articles. Overall the document examines design principles and how magazines adhere to or break conventions in visual presentation.
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The document discusses the technologies used to create a magazine, including Photoshop and InDesign. Photoshop was used to edit photos and create the front cover, while InDesign was used to layout the contents page and double page spreads. InDesign has a useful text wrap feature to wrap text around images. When creating the magazine, it is important to establish a theme through color scheme, backgrounds, and design elements to appeal to the target audience. The writer used black, white, red and yellow colors and a black to white ombre background to tie their rock music-themed magazine together.
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This document provides guidance on presentation methods for evaluations, including Popplet, Prezi, Padlet, and video/screen recordings. It also includes evaluation questions about representing social groups in media products and distributing media products through publishing houses. Students are asked to discuss how their media product uses or challenges conventions of real media products, represents particular social groups, and which media institution might distribute their product. Suggested publishing houses include Bauer Media, which distributes magazines like Kerrang. Students are asked to consider revenue expectations in the first year of distribution.
Double page spread of my mag (flat plan)
This document appears to be describing the layout and design of a page, mentioning visual elements like a main image, pull quote, overlapping text, and advertisements. The main text is surrounded by other design elements like a pull quote and advertisements.
Contents of my mag (flat plan)
The document discusses various elements that may be included in a magazine such as contents, images, indexes and editor conversations. It notes that index images will be decided on later during the magazine creation process and also mentions advertisements and a band index may feature.
Double page analysis mag 3
The double page spread features a large main image of the lead singer of My Chemical Romance on the left page. An advertisement promotes new tracks from the band to attract listeners. The main title uses alternating red and white text to stand out and convey that the story is about the band striving to be the best version of My Chemical Romance. Side images provide more details about the band working hard to create more music. The main text in smaller font goes into detail about the band creating their fourth album and how it will differ from previous albums, promoting the new album.
Double page analysis mag 2
The double page spread features a full-page image of the band A Day to Remember as the main image. The huge main title of the band is placed at the bottom right of the page in a contrasting color to stand out. A pull quote is highlighted with a white background and black text to attract readers to that part of the article. While the main body text is in a smaller font size throughout, important phrases are enlarged to pique readers' interest.
Double page analysis mag 1
The document discusses the layout and elements of a double page magazine spread. The main image on the double page spread introduces the main story, which is about the band Green Day. Side images and text provide additional context and perspective on the main story. The bold main title is placed in the center below a side image. The main text tells the story of Green Day's alter ego band Foxboro Hot Tubs and their new album, while an advertisement promotes some of Green Day's songs.
Index analysis mag 3
This document provides an analysis of the contents of a magazine, including the date of release when the issue was published, a main image featuring the cover story, an index listing the stories and pages in bold for the main topics, a band index listing musicians mentioned and the pages they appear on, an advertisement for subscribing to receive future issues, and a lead story on the context page to entice readers to learn more within the magazine.
Index analysis mag 2
The document summarizes the typical contents and sections found in a music magazine. It describes the contents images as featuring the main story being covered. It notes the date of release indicates when the magazine was published. The contents text provides context and may include lyrics from bands featured. The editor's conversation section has the editor discussing upcoming tours or ways for readers to get involved. The index lists and previews the stories inside through bold text and images. It identifies common story types such as news, feedback, features and reviews.
Index analysis mag 1
The document discusses different sections of a magazine, including contents images, the editor's conversation, the index, index images, advertisements, and types of stories featured. Contents images showcase the main stories, the editor's conversation promotes upcoming events, the index lists the magazine's contents using slang, and index images promote events and contests. Advertisements encourage purchasing the next issue. The index organizes stories with new news first and feedback on bands.
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