2. In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge the conventions of real
media products?
3. Masthead – The name of the magazine Eyebrow - These are the feature stories in the magazine and will be
is „The Source‟. It is clear that the main the main selling points other than the cover image related article. It is
audience for the magazine is male, as made sure that it covers the left hand third as newsagents like to
the masthead is very dominant and present the magazines with the left hand third showing. All of The
bold. The is also a fist in the “O” which Source‟s magazines have an eyebrow in this style.
has conventions of aggression and
The cover image tells us that it is
violence which related to masculinity.
an urban hip hop magazine by the
use of the main image of rapper
Cover Line- This is big and
„meek mill‟. It is a ¾ mid shot and
bold and stands out over
shows his saluting his audience
everything else as this is
with strong eye contact, this gives
most relatable to the cover
him dominance. The cover image
image.
will be the main cover story.
There is a box out on the words
„street dreams‟. This helps to
improves layout design linking to The magazine uses
the upper quarter and also the layout of third's
anchors the words making it having text in the left
more meaningful relating to the and right hand third
cover image. and an image in the
middle.
These are other feature
stories within the magazine, Colour Scheme – the magazines
uses larger font size for main colour is red and white and
name and smaller font size this links well with the cover
for caption relating to the image.
artist name.
Facebook and twitter links on
There is a barcode in the
lower left hand third, all front cover to help advertise
magazines have these and other multi-platform areas that
usually place them in a place are popular in the modern day.
that does not affect the
presentation .
4. Masthead – The name of the magazine is Eyebrow - These are the feature
„The Beat‟. It is very similar to the design of stories in the magazine and will be
I decided to add a
The Source magazine and I have chosen to the main selling points other than
slogan to my magazine
do it this way as I found that the design the cover image related article. It
that will be published
suited the hip hop genre with the bold covers the whole width of the top of
on all the magazines
letters showing dominance. the page with artists that will attract
located under the
the readers.
masthead. With smart
use of words it relates
to the overall content of The central image tells us that it is
the magazine and also an urban hip hop magazine by the
the masthead. use of the main image of rapper
which is supposed to take on the
Cover Line- This is big and bold
role of meek mill. It is a ¾ mid shot
and stands out over everything
and shows his saluting his
and I have used black colour to
audience with strong eye contact,
help emphasis this. This is most
this gives him dominance. The
relatable to the supposed cover
cover image will be the main cover
image.
story. I thought about these things
Much like the source there is a when taking the picture to make it
slogan relating to the cover acceptable for magazine
image. I created the caption and standards.
the placement and design
anchors the words making it
more meaningful. Colour Scheme – From research I
found that more people liked red
Other feature articles and I liked the way it looked so I
placed on the front cover used red and white as an overall
in the left hand third so it colour scheme.
can be seen when placed
in stores etc.
Barcode, date and price placed in the bottom left
hand corner as these are useful when purchasing
up-to-date versions and checking prices
5. The contents The content is on the right hand
page, or third of the page, this includes
all the feature articles within the
„master plan‟ magazine. It is a very basic list
consisting of larger text for the
A full bleed image is used of the subject title and smaller text for
rappers face and he is looking any extra text concerning the
directly at the audience in the page.
eyes. The image works very well
with the design of the contents
page, having half of his face Short and punchy
shown and the other half headers to attract
covered by text. Doing it this the reader and
way, the image still has an also relate to the
importance in dominating the typical audiences
left hand third. language type.
The text in contrast to the
main image shows that the A range of different
main image is more important typography has been used
and attracts more attention to attract the readers eye.
from the reader.
The masthead is included Headers are in bold and
at the bottom of the page slightly larger font that
as well as „master plan‟ the rest.
Extra details are much
smaller.
6. Magazine masthead at Contents
top of page. page
Different text
sizes Main image takes
throughout, big up ¾ of right hand
text for main third. Looking
article headings directly at the
and smaller reader with a strong
text and pose.
colours for
short quotes
and information
about the page. Short and
I done it like punchy headers
this as most to attract
contents pages audience.
have smaller
text on this
page so I varied
the size of the Basic listing of
text and fonts. contents text.
7. By the lack of colour in the image and un-
Image of the artist in relation photogenic pose you can tell that the
to the article. picture is serious which will follow the
Pull Quote is guidelines of the article which will also be
Page number on one
included in the serious.
side only
page. Possibly
from the words Another
of the artist image of the
himself. artist is
used, so
there is a
fair amount
Drop cap of image
used to start and text.
of the
paragraph.
A vast amount of A different article
information for concerning the
the readers to rapper who is the
gain information main subject on
from. these pages.
Perfectly aligned text set in Bold text used for first
rows. couple words of both article
sections. Could help ephasis
the article.
8. Red and white
Image of the artist in relation background, goes well
Pull Quote is
to the article. with dark text
included in the
Page number and article name
page.
Magazine
masthead Another
image of the
artist is
used, so
Small character there is a
profile box fair amount
of image
and text.
A different article
A vast amount of concerning the
information for rapper who is the
the readers to main subject on
gain information these pages.
from.
Perfectly aligned text set in
rows. Promotional advertising
9. How does your media product represent
particular social groups?
10. The social group I had in mind when I created my magazine was a slightly
younger rebellious group, aged 16-44 in which, stereotypically a typical rap
lover, seen as a bad influence to the community and who would be interested
in the influences that rappers force upon them, such as guns, women and
money.
Rap/ hip hop music is a culture and can have an effect and influence on the
youth through the gangster rap attributes it has, although commercial hip
hop can be not all bad.
Through research I found that rap is all about social conscious and
controversy against things that may not be questioned by others. The
audience I aimed my magazine to are socially conscious people who share
experiences as rappers, it is a very underground magazine but would have a
wide population audience due to the success in the rap industry.
Rap/Hip hop has a lot of racial and political controversy and so, is right for
people that like to hear a stand being taken place.
11. Demographic Stats
Category Percentage
The typical audience for my
magazine will be young
fashionable people that ADULTS
seek entertainment and Men 58%
information into the rap
Women 42%
and hip hop industry.
Through research and help Median Age 28
into „The Source‟ AGE
magazine, I have used 16-44 84.7%
information to put together
an audience as my Men 16-44 50.3%
magazine is similar to „The RACE
Source‟. African Origin 60.2%
Readers that enjoy freedom
White 26.9%
of expression showcased.
Asian 17.3%
EDUCATION
College 19.8%
Employed 73.9%
12. What is Representation:
Representation is how and
individual or group is conveyed
by a producer or „higher
person‟ in the ideas of there
own.
Looking at the pictures, this is a
rough outline of the audience my
magazine will seek to pull in.
Keep the dress code fresh and
young no matter the age, like to
hang round in groups and love
parties.
They wear clothing that makes
them look good and also
expensive, designer brands that
will be used to show off, such as
„True Religion‟ jeans.
13. I chose to do my photos like this as there is a message to them and they
show many connotations.
The image on the left shows power to the audience, with the sign of a salute
to the people which is a very strong gesture.
My model is being represented as a rapper due to the salute which are
commonly used by rappers which associates him as one. I decided that he
should wear the jumper as it would match the colour of my magazine
colours and is similar to the style of the rapper my model is trying to
convey.
14. After viewing other existing magazines, I analysed the text
style used and how it relates to the audience. I noticed
that hip/hop terms and slang where used and also punch
lines and quotes, so it was very informal.
I though about how I would write my article and as a
young influential audience of hip hop, I thought I should
write it in a urban type style.
I used quotes, slang and little slogans throughout my
article and also acronyms to shorten certain words.
The design is simple but stylish of my overall magazine.
Red and white are the house colours with unique fonts and
styles throughout as young people like brighter colours
and my main target audience will be for the youth with the
exception of adults.
16. In the creation of my magazine I used many skills
to attract the audience.
The use of language and text was important for
my style of magazine as it was for an informal
audience and so I had to take into consideration
the fact that they may not spend a lot of time
reading. The use of language was short and
simple which helped to attract the reader get the
main details of the article without any
unnecessary information that may result in the
loss of interest by the reader.
With the use of slang this would help attract the
audience with use of relation.
17. I thought about how the design will have an influence over the audience
and so I don‟t my front cover in the way it currently is.
I done it like this as it has a main image, (as well as the double page
spread), and has very little text, but includes important information such
as artists which are located on the front cover in bold.
The use of colouring is also very important, simple colours are used to
grab the readers attention but colours are not overcrowded and so I
used colours such as red, black and white.
The double page spread has simple rows or text and also 2 main
images and so there is a fair balance of imagery to text which will not
bore the reader.
I created a survey to find out what people like on a front cover of a
magazine and this is which influenced my final design. The survey read
that red was a most favoured colour and also and good balance of text
to imagery was liked for majority.
As pages are usually read from top to bottom, more of the important
information is at the top such as eyebrow, masthead and the feature
magazine content, and from left to right which is why text is on the left
and big imagery on the right. (Front Cover)
18. What have you learnt about technologies from
the process of constructing this product?
19. I used a range of different programs to put my
magazine together.
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
HD Camera
The Internet
Wordpress
Laptop/Computer
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Powerpoint
Google
Computer
20. All of the programs were available to use and
after a while I got used to them. All the
programs were accessible and after tutorials
and with help of the teacher when getting
used to the program it became easy to use
which aloud me to construct my magazine.
21. Looking back at your preliminary task, what
do you feel you have learnt in the progression
from it to the full product?
22. Over the period of this course I have improved my general
knowledge in production of magazines, also learning
terminology that I did not know of before. I have learnt how
to correctly layout a magazine and also how to use
professional programs such as InDesign to create a
magazine.
I have also learnt about the impact of photo‟s and through
the help of a photo shoot I done I learnt how I can represent
people in photos to be represented in a certain way, showing
dominance through eye contact etc. My preliminary excursive
was very simple the overall design making it look incomplete,
and also things like slogans where missing.
I feel I have learnt enough to have a complete magazine and I
am proud of my work.
