The document provides details on the design choices made for a magazine cover and contents page. Key points include: - The cover image takes up 80% of the space and shows the subject in a medium shot to follow conventions while also showing some of her outfit. - The magazine name is slightly covered by the image to look like a recognizable magazine. - Subheadings around the cover provide information on the magazine's content in different shapes and fonts. - Colors and fonts are limited to 3 types to not be overcomplicated but still eye-catching. - The contents page includes a range of artist images in different shots to familiarize readers with the music genres covered.

1. EVALUATION
QUESTION 1

2. Cover Image
Image takes up about 80% of the magazine
cover. The image is a medium shot and is
laid out central to the cover. The reason I
decided to have it medium shot is because
the usual convention of cover photos is
medium shot. However to improve from it
and to also target my audience by making
the cover person sexy and reflect rnb soul I
decided to add in some of her outfit to
show it, because the women singers of rnb
soul , take care of their image and
appearance and do like to show off their
outfit and sexiness. So I did include some
but I did not add in a lot because then it
would be seen as breaking conventions
rather than developing the convention for
my particular magazine.

3. Magazine cover name
I decided to have my front cover image
slightly over my magazine name, this is
because I wanted it to show the
conventions of a well-known magazine
and therefore readers who are familiar
with it will already know what magazine
it is even if the name is slightly covered. I
did not cover a lot of it because
otherwise it would be harder to identify
what magazine it is.

4. Subheadings
The subheadings are all around the
magazine and stand out. The subheadings
also have the same text font and
therefore they are recognisable. They are
informing readers about what to expect in
the magazine by highlighting the main
purpose of the music magazine which is
to inform about album reviews, exclusive
interviews, new acts etc. Though some
real magazines do not include a lot of
subheadings, I still wanted to use a lot of
subheading because then it makes the
front cover look more interesting. By
positioning the subheadings around the
cover I made it look more dynamic and
adding in different shapes to not stick
with a just a list of text.

5. Colours
There are no more than 3 font styles
or colours used– so it is not over
complicated however still eye-
catching because there is 3 different
types. It also follows real life magazine
conventions by restricting the colours
and font styles to 3. It is suitable for
my age group because a lot of colours
would be inappropriate as it would
seem like it is for younger children
whereas my magazine is aimed at the
age 16 and onwards. On the other
hand I added a small amount of
orange just to add emphasis on the
subheading however it is not part of
the colour scheme.
BLACK WHITE RED

6. In real magazines such as the Q magazine,
the magazine name and the front cover
artists name is in the same colour to also
emphasize the main key parts of the
magazine. The artists line is also BOLD and
stands out. I decided to use ‘ back and
better’ and not only her name like some
magazines because I wanted the readers to
Feel excited towards the story that is inside
the magazine.

7. DATE, PRICE AND BARCODE
The Masthead does not contain date and
price like most magazines because I
decided to improve this convention and
place it in the barcode like some magazine
because it looked more neat and the
barcode did not look plain. I followed the
conventions by putting my bar code in the
corner. I decided to place it in the bottom
right because it looked plain in that corner
and all magazines have barcodes so I made
sure to include it to follow conventions of a
magazine.

8. My contents page follows the
conventions of weekly
magazine conventions because
it only take up one page. By
using one page made how
frequently the magazine comes
out which is weekly.
There is a range of artists used in the
contents page, this then allows the
readers to familiarise themselves with
other artists and also see what genre of
music the magazine is based at. With
the artists there is a range of shot
distances to allow the contents page to
have.

9. I used the layout convention from the Mojo
contents page, however I added in more
sections for example the ‘MTV AWARDS’ to
connect with the Rnb soul genre as it is
another form of media that relates to the
genre. However I improved it by adding
more images to show a range of artists.

10. I also made sure that the date
and website was corresponding
with the date on the cover
The strapline of ‘pure heart, flavour
and lyrics’ was also used to keep in
the readers mind. It helps to
promote the values behind the
brand.
I added in the Editors letter because
most magazines do feature an note
from the editor to directly talk to the
readers.

11. I followed conventions by keeping my text in columns and making sure
that the text was not going over the lines with hyphens but making
sure that the text was in place. I also used a drop cap at the beginning
of my article.

12. I have used a range
of different photo
angles to suggest
that my article will
give different
angles and
perspectives on
the artist.
My article
The content in the article makes the readers seem like they are getting an insight in
Alicia key’s life as the article is friends and engaging. It promotes the album by
mentioning it continually. I also used the expanded quotes to get readers engaged
into reading the article and into finding out about her character more.

13. I included a stand first
paragraph that introduces the
article. Alicia keys is lying on
top of it to portray further that
it is about the article . I made an album cover so that the readers get
familiar with what it looks like and what to buy. I
positioned it near the bottom after the article
because it connects with the article and by having a
visual of it promoting it further.

14. Photography by Ulera longwe
I Credited the photographer, this also
promotes the photographer because
readers can read the name and
therefore search for the photographer
to also get their own photos.