The document describes the process of creating a music magazine cover and layout. The creator was inspired by a Vogue magazine cover they saw, particularly liking how it was set out like a poster and had bold writing for stories. For their music magazine, they aimed for a sophisticated look with neutral colors and a serious model on the cover. Feedback noted the contents page could be improved, so the creator added more color and spacing to make it look more professional while keeping the overall style. Through this process, the creator learned Photoshop skills that improved their work.

2. The masthead. A large, dominant
icon. Making it clear what the
title of the magazine is.
The main image. A very
sophisticated model. To
suit the magazine.
Barcode and price. Shown clearly, so
the audience can read it clearly.
Cover stories. Shown in
banners, so they stand
out at the top and the
bottom of the front cover.
In my media work, I have shown the forms and conventions of real media
products, mainly on my front cover.

3. This vogue magazine is where I got my
inspiration for my front cover. I liked how it
wasn’t too colourful and how it was set out like
a poster. The bold writing for the main story
stood out, so I created something I liked, and
knew would stand out.
The image inspired me too. The model on this
magazine from this front cover is pouting and
looks serious and sophisticated. Like my
model, she is pouting and looking quite
serious. To give the theme of my magazine, I
have set my magazine out to be
sophisticated, and aimed it at young adults.
Young adults don’t want to see immature
photos, of a group of friends. They would
prefer to see a photo of a women that has a
story behind why she is there and how she got
there.

4. My music magazine front cover, is a very sophisticated magazine. Which is how I
wanted it to be, a very clear main image, with neutral colours. My pop/fashion
magazine is very poster like. I wasn't intending to do it like that at the beginning but
how it has turned out I like it, because it looks sophisticated and grown up. Also the
bright red lipstick on my models face stands out, because there is just one lot of bold
colour throughout the front cover, contents page and double page spread.
The theme stays with the magazine throughout the front cover, contents page and
double page spread. Black and white are very plain and very neutral colours but I
wanted it to be different from all the other colourful magazines, I wanted to be
different with the colour scheme.

5. On the contents page I took the masthead
from the front cover and brought it onto
the contents page to keep the theme going
and to make it look like a real magazine.
I used columns to separate the regulars
from the features. I got the inspiration for
this from magazines I read, most magazines
seem to separate the regulars from the
features, to make it clearer and easier for
the audience to read. With it being
separated it is a lot easier for the audience
to navigate.

6. This magazine was my inspiration for my contents
page, it is similar in many ways but also very
different. This magazine has brought the
masthead over to the contents page, like how I
have with my masthead. Also this contents page
is set out in columns, separating features and
every month, which is regulars. This contents also
has the issue date on the contents page, and that
is what I have done with my contents page.

7. My double page spread is also very
similar to the theme throughout the
magazine, I kept a very clear house
style. The colours , the model, the
font of my writing. The heading of
my double page spread
‘Childerhouse, is very bold and big
so it stands out over everything else,
to draw the attention of the reader
in and then they will read the page
and her interview. The stand first
helps this happen as well, a short
paragraph that is persuasive and
Attention grabbing, to make the reader want to read the interview behind the pull
quote and the stand first. The pull quote also matches the theme of the
magazine, black and white sophisticated theme.

8. My music magazine represents a certain social group, I have made my magazine for
teenage/young adult girls. This is represented through the colour of the magazine, and
how it is carried out through the whole magazine. Teenage girls and young adult girls
are all about their music, all about their fashion and all about life in general. The free
giveaways in my magazine appeal to my intended audience because they would love to
have free posters of there favourite pop stars and fashion icons.
My music magazine is based on music, fashion and life, what girls think about daily.
Girls at their teenage years and coming up to being young adults, think about how they
could be, they think how things could be different and how they could improve their
overall appearance, to match their favourite pop star or favourite fashion icon. Which
is one of the reasons there isn’t a lot of images on my magazine because girls feel
rubbish about themselves if they do not have the perfect figure or have the perfect
makeup.
One of my cover lines is ‘true stories: International Adele's heartbreak’ putting a true
story into my magazine is showing teenage girls and young adult girls that not
everything is perfect with the most famous people.
My music magazine most definitely represents teenage girls and young adult girls.
With all there problems, and their love of fashion and music.

9. The kind of media institution that might distribute my
media product would be Ipc media, I have looked on the Ipc
media website and the magazines they distribute are how I
wanted my magazine to look. Sophisticated and not too full.
I would like Ipc to distribute my magazine because it’s the
right institution for my magazine. Ipc look like they
distribute sophisticated magazines, which is what I want for
my professional magazine.

10. Looking back at my preliminary task, I have learnt many things. When I produced my college
magazine, I didn't really know how to work Photoshop, it was knew to me and I found it hard
to use. Also my images are simple and boring. But as I was working through my preliminary
task I kept thinking of things that I could add into my final piece, that I learnt from just having
a play with Photoshop. My music magazine is very more mature than my college mazgine, as
you can see through the imagery and just overall text. There is also a theme that goes through
the music magazine. The college magazine didn't have an overall theme.
The masthead on my music magazine is spread across
the top of the page to grab the attention of the
audience. I also used a more formal sans serif font, to
make it look more sophisticated.
the cover lines on my music magazine are
completely different to the ones on my college
magazine. On my music magazine I have made my
front cover look more like a poster, to show the
audience that I wanted it to sophisticated and I
don't need loads of cover lines to make it
interesting and eye catching.

11. I like the fact that most people said
the image, and the model. That is
what I wanted. The image is meant
to stand out. Its a beautiful
picture, the model looks very
sophisticated, so it sets the theme
for the magazine
All the improvements the audience have
said are completely understandable. The
colour scheme is black and white, becasue i
wanted my magazine to be different, most
pop magazines are full of colour, but not
mine, its different.

12. I was happy with what the audience said
on this question, on a couple of the
questions the contents page has been
brought up. The contents page is the
one I want to improve if I have the time.
The front cover could have a few extra
cover lines. I respect what there
audience have to say and I will try and
improve them as best I can.

13. I took into account the audience feedback I
received, and what the audience found the
biggest fault with my production, and that was
my contents page. People said that it looked to
cluttered and lacked colour, so I decided to
improve it. I added more colour and I spaced
the text out a lot more. Which now I feel more
happy with it, because it looks more like a
professional magazine. But it still keeps the
house style and keeps the same colours and
the sophisticated theme.

15. At the start of my preliminary task I didn’t have a clue how to use Photoshop, but
during this task I learnt some necessary skills that I would use in my pop magazine.
Doing this task it gave me practice on Photoshop and it really was helpful, because if
I had gone straight into my pop magazine I wouldn’t have a clue how to produce a
professional magazine. But now I have improved on my preliminary task and
produced a professional pop magazine. The masthead on my college magazine
doesn’t stands out enough to be on a professional magazine, it needs to be bigger
and bolder so it stands out to the audience.
The masthead is bold and
It stands out to the audience.
It is also very easy to read.
The masthead on my
college magazine, is not
very bold and it isn't as
easy to read